Budget ammo and gun storage options

[DJBrad]

4 Extended drawer file cabinet from Habitat for Humanity with one key for $34. I thought that was a bargain indeed. Of course if I extended all four drawers this cabinet would flip over real quick!

I spy with my little eye....

 

[Broc]

That cabinet is a good idea.

I got a bunch of tool boxes for ammo. I bought them cheap, I think less than $10 each and put a lock on each. It was cheaper than ammo boxes and I didnt need to do anything to them, they come ready for a lock.

They will hold quite a lot of ammo.

Or ... the cheap 12 gun cabinets that cost like $80/100. Those should hold more than the "legal" limit. The only downside is stacking it if you have a lot of calibers.

 

[RumRunner]

I took my old cheapo gun cabinet and put some shelves in it. It holds a good amount of ammo and with 5 shelves I am able to keep it sorted pretty well too.

 

[DJBrad]

That cabinet is a good idea.

I got a bunch of tool boxes for ammo. I bought them cheap, I think less than $10 each and put a lock on each. It was cheaper than ammo boxes and I didnt need to do anything to them, they come ready for a lock.

They will hold quite a lot of ammo.

Or ... the cheap 12 gun cabinets that cost like $80/100. Those should hold more than the "legal" limit. The only downside is stacking it if you have a lot of calibers.

I took my old cheapo gun cabinet and put some shelves in it. It holds a good amount of ammo and with 5 shelves I am able to keep it sorted pretty well too.

The cheap gun cabinet idea was on my mind but the $34 was cheaper and easier. Certainly most gun owners opt for a gun safe and then relegate their gun cabinet to ammo storage which is the frugal option. How’d you setup the shelves rumrunner?

 

[RumRunner]

I used some angle iron with holes already from HD. Then just drilled and bolted them in. Then used planks cut to size for the shelves. Worked out well, and very sturdy.

 

[bsaks]

for ammo storage I use one of those big husky tool boxes from home depot. not terribly expensive. lockable. and the big ones even have extendable bars and wheels for move around. it is plastic though so not exactly difficult to break into but nothing cheap will be very secure.

Husky 35 in. Mobile Job Tool Box-222167 - The Home Depot

 

[whacko]

I just have shelving in my basement. I don't worry about locking up ammo. I keep the guns in the safe.

 

[snax]

I got a 3 drawer later file cabinet for free on the side of the road that my ammo is in.
I cleaned it, lived it, and slapped a coat of paint in it. Got a key off the internet.
Total cost was 2 hours and 7 bucks for the key. I put plywood scraps I had in the drawers to help with the weight.

 

[mac1911]

Drive around a little your bound to find cabinets getting tossed.
File cabinets work well and sometimes you luck out and find the fire rated ones

 

[Eric H]

The file cabinets at ReStore's are great solutions, use them for organizing by caliber, also for organizing my reloading components.

I've known people using them and locking tool chests from harbor freight for storing pistol and ammo in their man caves.

 

[Demoman]

I pickup a 8 draw card file cabinet with key. Holds a lot and keeps it some what separate. Rest in ammo cans in a job box

 

[KMM696]

If you go file cabinet, 50 Cal ammo cans fit the drawers like they were made for it.

 

[alan226]

This works out pretty good for me. I bought an old wooden case at Army Barracks for $20, added 6 casters from Home Depots on the bottom and bingo. A case that locks and can be rolled under a bed

 

[oldguy47]

This works out pretty good for me. I bought an old wooden case at Army Barracks for $20, added 6 casters from Home Depots on the bottom and bingo. A case that locks and can be rolled under a bedView attachment 286205View attachment 286206

Nice!!!

 

[Palladin]

I just stack it all in a pile on the basement floor

 

[T-Unit]

I like ammo cans, especially the plastic ones cuz cheap, as I like being able to separate ammo and organize it, but also be able to move it around easier. Can't really take a filing cabinet to the range, but I do use filing cabinets and other things with drawers to store ammo, guns, mags, etc.

$34 for a four drawer filing cabinet is okay tho, but I'd rather have a locking cabinet that doesn't have drawers that slide out.

 

[Coda]

I have most of my ammo stored in Ammo Cans. I vacuum seal the boxes with a FoodSaver machine. Then I bought a bunch of Silica Packets on Amazon a throw a couple of those into each can. It’s a bit of work sealing up the boxes but now I feel pretty good about my long term ammo storage.

 

[Coda]

This works out pretty good for me. I bought an old wooden case at Army Barracks for $20, added 6 casters from Home Depots on the bottom and bingo. A case that locks and can be rolled under a bedView attachment 286205View attachment 286206

Sweet...........