Organizing / storing pistol magazines?

[Marty McFly]

Cigar boxes...

That's alot of cigar boxes for some of these guys

 

[Queen Bee]

Guess i have it easy because there are only glock and 1911 mags for pistol. Though i might not mind a CZ when i move to a free state

 

[moojpg2]

Wondering if the NES braintrust has any clever methods of organizing and storing pistol magazines? Not much room on the safe shelving, and the door has all of the document pouches. Eventually, I'm going to forget what pistol they go with...

uhm I use plastic stackable bins on a shelf? empty mags don't need to be locked up. Loaded mags go in my ammo cabinet in the same type of bins, organized by type or make of gun, or just stacked on a shelf inside the cabinet which I keep locked. Mags for "go time" or edc are already in my plate carrier or are on the safe door.

 

[Marty McFly]

Guess i have it easy because there are only glock and 1911 mags for pistol. Though i might not mind a CZ when i move to a free state

Might not mind cz whan I move to a free state says the glock person.... love it

 

[Queen Bee]

I really would love a cz pcr compact and a 2011 in 9mm when i move to a free state

 

[nitsuj]

MTM ACR4-18 Ammo Crates.

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Would love to see inside one of these boxes...really like the idea

 

[Narrowback]

Bringing my two favorite hobbies together. Mag storage sorted by flavor.

 

[Marty McFly]

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I worked for a handyman when I was younger. All his sockets were stored in these bags

 

[AHM]

That's alot of cigar boxes for some of these guys

For some other guys,
not so much.

P. S. They store their ammo in bottles, too; go figure.

 

[Marty McFly]

For some other guys,
not so much.

P. S. They store their ammo in bottles, too; go figure.

I was being nice. Its a f*** ton of cigar boxes for most of us

 

[ScottS]

Would love to see inside one of these boxes...really like the idea

I have dividers hot-glued into the cases to separate the mags.

 

[VTJPM]

Impressive!

 

[Mesatchornug]

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I have dividers hot-glued into the cases to separate the mags.

 

[mjbff]

All lost in a boating mishap

 

[AHM]

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I have dividers hot-glued into the cases to separate the mags.

Wait, wait; they mean something different in Cyrillic
if you hold them upside down...

 

[xtry51]

I only buy pistols that accept double stack 9mm glock mags.

Is this a pistol mag in my hand?
No -> it won't fit in your pistol
Yes -> it will fit in any pistol in the house.

 

[Radtekk]

Lady Radtekk and I each have a GHB in our vehicles. Each has 2 spare mags for our carry guns. We each carry a couple of spares in our daily bag, purse, daybag, whatever. I also carry 2 spares for my EDC in my jeans, and a spare in the center console of my truck. So we have a MINIMUM of 8 mags per carry gun.

Buy a new carry, buy more mags. For a brief period we each carried the same S&W compact 9mm. So we ended up with 18 mags.

My mag storage resembles one of those bins st the back of old gunshops.

This thread is awesome!

 

[Medicine Man]

I need more mags’

 

[nitsuj]

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I have dividers hot-glued into the cases to separate the mags.

Wow that’s awesome

 

[dcmdon]

Wondering if the NES braintrust has any clever methods of organizing and storing pistol magazines? Not much room on the safe shelving, and the door has all of the document pouches. Eventually, I'm going to forget what pistol they go with...

You are way over-thinking this. Put all the mags for a specific gun in a gallon zip loc or quart zip loc, throw all the zip locs in a box. Keep box on the shelf.

If you can't recognize different mags for different guns, you need to spend more time shooting.

The only exception would be if you own the same type gun in cals 9, 40, .357 sig. In which case the mags look the same and you need to read the caliber off the mag to tell them apart. In that case, label the zip loc bag.

 

[dcmdon]

Here is how I like to store my mags, it’s Velcro’d to the door so all I need to do is just grab the appropriate pouch and throw it in my bag and head to the range.

Its cute that you haven't had to use the room on the door of your safe to store pistols. Give it time. ;-)

 

[Leezway]

Its cute that you haven't had to use the room on the door of your safe to store pistols. Give it time. ;-)

I prefer them up on the Top shelf versus hanging them on the door, and trust me the shelf is full..

 

[Mtn_Guy]

I like these... similar to an earlier post where they were attached with Velcro to the inside of the safe door (except I’m not that organized or fancy)


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[dcmdon]

I prefer them up on the Top shelf versus hanging them on the door, and trust me the shelf is full..

Why even store them in the safe? That is high value real estate.

 

[backinblack]

You are way over-thinking this. Put all the mags for a specific gun in a gallon zip loc or quart zip loc, throw all the zip locs in a box. Keep box on the shelf.

If you can't recognize different mags for different guns, you need to spend more time shooting.

The only exception would be if you own the same type gun in cals 9, 40, .357 sig. In which case the mags look the same and you need to read the caliber off the mag to tell them apart. In that case, label the zip loc bag.

Never said I can't recognize magazines. Just looking for ideas on how to store them rather than they way I'm doing it now. Which currently sometimes leads to me picking magazines off the floor when I go digging for something at the back of the shelf... The idea of gluing dividers into plano boxes is starting to grow on me...

 

[ScottS]

Never said I can't recognize magazines. Just looking for ideas on how to store them rather than they way I'm doing it now. Which currently sometimes leads to me picking magazines off the floor when I go digging for something at the back of the shelf... The idea of gluing dividers into plano boxes is starting to grow on me...

I used poster-board from Staples, cut to size, and a hot glue gun.

 

[dcmdon]

Never said I can't recognize magazines. Just looking for ideas on how to store them rather than they way I'm doing it now. Which currently sometimes leads to me picking magazines off the floor when I go digging for something at the back of the shelf... The idea of gluing dividers into plano boxes is starting to grow on me...

Again, way too complex and time consuming. Ziploc bags. Put the bags in a Plano box if you want.

Now, if you own 3 guns and have mags for them. Fine. But if you reach a certain point, it becomes ridiculous.
If you do Ziplocs, you aren't forced into having the proportions forced by your spacers.

 

[T-Unit]

Harbor Freight's $3 ammo cans are great. When you go shooting just take the whole can that's full of mags.