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5/27/2001 8:12:36 PM EDT
(posted in the Ammunition forum, but thought I'd ask it here also)

How many loaded stripper clips can you fit in a 50 cal. ammo can? Also, where's a good place to get bunches of stripper clips and some guides? I'm clueless on where to look. Thanks

-Gloftoe
5/27/2001 8:15:54 PM EDT
[#1]
Not sure how many you can fit in a 50 cal can but heres the place to get the clips and guides. Many guys here have done business with him and have heard nothing bad about him.
[url]http://www.angelfire.com/on2/PandaWeb/wupage.html[/url]
5/27/2001 8:22:22 PM EDT
[#2]
I don't know the answer, but maybe I will try it tomorrow.
Bandoleers and etc are available at Fred's Stocks.([email protected]) $6 per bandoleer & $1 per 10 clips.
Dillon also sells .223 SS109 loaded in clips in bandoleers.
I like to keep my ammo in bandoleers.
5/27/2001 8:26:04 PM EDT
[#3]
I can second the recommendation for Wu's Surplus. Great prices, and great service. Follow the link supplied.
5/27/2001 8:31:22 PM EDT
[#4]
Rather than count all those rounds out by hand, it is simpler to weight the can and calculate the num,ber of rounds from the weight.
5/27/2001 9:03:14 PM EDT
[#5]
On strippers, in bandoleers, I would guess 720.


5/27/2001 9:39:23 PM EDT
[#6]
6x6-pocket, 1x4-pocket; 720+80=800 rds plus room for dessicant. 50 cal. can
5/27/2001 9:41:57 PM EDT
[#7]
Quoted:
6x6-pocket, 1x4-pocket; 720+80=800 rds plus room for dessicant. 50 cal. can
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Alright, here's my cluelessness:
Pocket? I read somewhere that you could just stack about 600 rounds in a 30 cal. can.  What are pockets?  Apologies for being too newbie-ish, I just haven't dealt with bunches of ammo before.  I usually just buy Q3131 by the box at Academy (bad bad me)

-Gloftoe
5/27/2001 9:47:17 PM EDT
[#8]
Pockets refers to number of pockets in bandolier. Each pocket holding two 10-rd stripper clips, in cardboard silencers, and one stripper clip guide per bandolier.
5/28/2001 1:12:54 PM EDT
[#9]
WU for sure!