I reload...

So my 9mm, 556,357 is made in bulk and stored in 30cal/50cal cans loose.

My match ammo is in mtm boxes inside an ammo can (243,223,40)

The few boxes of gold dot or tap ammo is still in the box, unless it’s in a gun.

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Since I have 30-round clips for my AR-14 , I bought the smallest zip lock baggies that are made, put 30 rounds in each baggie, and then put the baggies in my ammo boxes up to their maximum designed weight. I have the plastic MTM 50 Caliber Ammo Cans...

https://www.midwayusa.com/prod...564262075?pid=262075

12 color coded loose ammo,ammo cans maximum of 11 pounds per container,
holds 80 rounds per color coded baggie, each baggie has the original box flap inside. 12 color coded boxed ammo cans, maximum of 11 pounds per container,,
12 magazine and clipped ammo, color coded ammo cans. 11 pounds per container. ( 7 calibers)

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I always keep the original packaging if I’m not loading into mags

Original boxes. If there's a recall you'll need the boxes to ID them.

Lose in cans, labeled.

I do keep all mags loaded at all times, in cans, and those are my primary storage medium.

But the rest is in boxes in cans.

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Originally posted by braillediver:
Original boxes. If there's a recall you'll need the boxes to ID them.

Excellent point.

If you have loose rounds in a can then you have to bring the entire can to the range. I would rather just bring the number of boxes I plan to shoot. That also makes it much easier to keep track of how many rounds you fired.

Mine are in boxes within ammo cans or just in unopened cases. I do not think it matters in terms of longevity.

This is the first thread I can remember that the forum has split slow cleanly in opinions. Kind of like a shirts and skins game. We have shooters and reloaders. Sure, us reloaders shoot too, and we even occasionally buy a box or two of ammo. But we've developed radically different storage systems out of necessity. You also can see the non reloaders have a feeling of superiority. Those of us who stuff our own are just amused by it and the money the other crowd seems to waste.

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Originally posted by Fundman:
If you have loose rounds in a can then you have to bring the entire can to the range.

There are several ways to approach this with loose ammo stored in cans:

A) Have enough magazines. I store a decent number of loaded practice magazines for my most used guns. When I'm headed to the range, I'll grab enough loaded mags for the day. Once I return, I reload the empty mags with loose rounds from ammo cans, and then put the loaded mags back into storage. (This also keeps you from having to sit there and load mags while at the range... It's all done at home afterwards.)

B) Even if you don't have enough magazines, it's dead simple to shove a few handfuls of loose ammo into a ziploc bag or the side pocket of a range bag.

C) Even fully loaded, a .30 cal ammo can isn't all that heavy, and it doesn't take up much space. So it's not really a burden to take a .30 cal can of ammo along. Keep loose rounds in .50 cal cans, and then have one .30 cal can of that ammo. Use the .30 cal can to take with you to the range, and refill from the .50s as needed.

I've always preferred original packaging. Stripper clips are a bonus. And naturally, no fingerprints on the shell casings.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
I have certain loads for which I have thousands of rounds of the same ammo. Those go in as loose rounds.

For other situations where I have a mish-mash of smaller quantities of various loads, they stay in the box.

Me too.