Ammo cans!!

[Seismic Sam]

Found a source for ammo cans, and while they aren't dirt cheap like that one guy who used to be a MWCA shows (you could get 5 40mm ammo cans for $6 each, and if you just wanted one, he'd gouge you for an extra buck and charge you $7), they do have the larger sizes and all of those are being sold for $20. If you figure it out on $ per cubic inch of space, 20 bucks is a bearable price. They have 40mm cans, somewhat larger 20mm cans, and the almost suitcase sized 25 mm cans. Some have the sides bowed in, so shop selectively. Sadly, the "fat 50" cans are also $20, as well as normal 50 cans, and the 30 cal cans are $12, and that's no bargain. For loaded ammo, a 30 cal can is perfect, and there's no way you could lift a 40mm can full of loaded 45 ammo. But for storing guns, or empty cases, or powder, or primers, these bigger sizes are good.

The source is CC Surplus on White Bear Ave. North of Hwy 36 but South of Maplewood Mall, and they have GREATLY enlarged their square footage and inventory since the last time I was in there several years ago. Well worth the trip if you haven't been there in a while. Prepare to wander around getting tacticool lust for the better part of an hour drooling over stuff that you'd like to get if you didn't have to keep making house or rent payments...

[FJ540]

Seekers in Rice (north of st cloud) has good cans and better prices - they just suck for the metro proximity (or lack there of).

40mm grenade can is $14. I don't remember what the others cost, but they smoke FF for price and condition.

[destron]

Driven past CC Surplus so many times I couldnt guess the count.. never stopped in, but will stop in the next time im in the area since ammo cans are on my shopping list - fleet farm had limited choices

found them online - but no prices - http://www.ccmilitary.com/surplus.php

[yuppiejr]

I grabbed a 9 pack of the B-stock 50-cal cans from Widners for $50 + shipping and it came out to $75 or so shipped for 9, $8 a can with 9 desiccant packets thrown in. Same grade as what I saw at CC and Fleet Farm lately which likely come from the same source.

The 20mm and 40mm cans for $20 locally are great for lower density stuff like 12 gauge shotgun shells, the ones I saw at the CC in Brooklyn Park were in good shape so I expect the supply in WBL came from the same distributor. Wonder if they would wheel and deal a bit on the price if you picked up a few at once.