WTB Ammo Cabinet

[MikeGrad]

looking for an ammo cabinet, not a safe. Cant be any bigger than 20w x 16d. height i'm thinking 50" or so. Let me know what you have and want to get rid of. Even a locking file cabinet could do. Ill pick up if you are reasonable distance from upper westchester. PM me please.

Stack on discontinued something like this, which would have been perfect for me. Give you an idea of what i'm looking for.
Stack-On Pistol / Ammo Cabinet GCB-5300RTA-DS, Height: 53, Width: 17, Depth/ Thickness: 11, 15% Off

-mike

 

[Deplorable Me]

Years ago on Craig's list I found an industrial locker room locker. Major heavy duty. I had to fabricate internal shelves but it holds a lot of weight. Spent like $30 for it. Heavy duty latch and a padlock. Also look around for office stationary cabinets, single and double door upright type. Again Craig's list. The older items may need a coat of paint but are heavier gauge than the newer manufactured stuff.

X-ray's are now digital, the film was heavy. X-ray film storage cabinets are tactical heavy, obsolete and may go cheap as well.

 

[MikeGrad]

thanks - ive checked craigslist for the typical office stuff. ill do a search for lockers and film storage

 

[Dinkus the Stinkus]

Look into manufacturing related storage as well might be some options there too.

 

[Deplorable Me]

My units came at a good price but had a few spots of surface rust. I used Rustoleum roll-on primer that had a conversion coating. Then I hit it with a medium gray roll-on oil base Rustolium gloss finish (or brush). Never had to touch them up. I don't use aerosols, added volatiles (acetone or toluene?), they tend to melt off old base paint.

 

[thegatman]

An old cardboard box works for me.

 

[GTN]

I’m using a two drawer lateral file cabinet. The lock and hasp on each drawer Keeps the honest people out

 

[Saltwater60]

I’m using an old metal laboratory cabinet with heavy duty handles. I just drill some locks into it and have 2 pad locks on the front. Works great and it was free at my old job due to a remodel. Sorry I’m pretty far away or I might have something for you, but I’m in Buffalo.

 

[Saltwater60]

I’m using a two drawer lateral file cabinet. The lock and hasp on each drawer Keeps the honest people out

That’s all 2 drawers?? Step up your game man.

 

[Doc8404]

I just use ammo cans sitting on the floor in my basement.

 

[GTN]

That’s all 2 drawers?? Step up your game man.

Well it is a 4’ wide lateral

 

[MikeGrad]

I’m using a two drawer lateral file cabinet. The lock and hasp on each drawer Keeps the honest people out

is that the ones where they have doors that lift up? About how deep is yours? i have a pretty specific space it needs to go in, but sounds like t might work.

 

[Phauxtoe]

I use an old smaller jobox
Great locking system
Used from craigslist

 

[MikeGrad]

i like the jobbox idea too - but i would need to rethink my location i planned to store it in. Home Depot has a new one thats 19 deep, and i dont think i could get that where i need it to be.

 

[Criticalt]

Arent there some guys here that could build a sweet cabinet with wood?
@cgrutt perhaps.

 

[GTN]

is that the ones where they have doors that lift up? About how deep is yours? i have a pretty specific space it needs to go in, but sounds like t might work.

Drawers pull out. I made separators to keep calibers apart. 1 drawer has around 3000 9mm and still room for more, some 38’s, 3000 5.56.
Bottom drawer 6 flats of 12ga and 300 00B & slugs, 5000 .22
I thought it was 4’ but it’s only 3’ long

 

[MikeGrad]

nice! thats holding alot more weight than i thought it could.

 

[GTN]

nice! thats holding alot more weight than i thought it could.

Yeah it does. When fully loaded if you open only the top draw fast it will tip over. I probably should’ve put the shotgun shells up on the top shelf but I wanted the brass off the floor as far as possible

 

[Saltwater60]

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Drawers pull out. I made separators to keep calibers apart. 1 drawer has around 3000 9mm and still room for more, some 38’s, 3000 5.56.
Bottom drawer 6 flats of 12ga and 300 00B & slugs, 5000 .22
I thought it was 4’ but it’s only 3’ long

Man that’s nice.

 

[RSCamaro]

I have Stack On 14 gun cabinet that I built shelving in with inexpensive off the shelf wood from Home Depot and screws. It holds most of my retail pistol rounds plus my pistols on hangers. I got the idea from a friend of mine who did a similar thing except he doesn't keep firearms in his. He has what looks like 100's of pound of ammo stacked inside. It is about as full as anything I've ever seen.

...Ron

 

[MikeGrad]

I was consoderibg doing that with the 8 gun cabinet. I guess he drilled holes in the sides for the shelf hangers? My plan was to do that and maybe run some long metal rods thru for shelf support.

 

[Doc8404]

Find the large gun cabinets on sale. The lock isn’t spectacular but it works.

Edit. Looks like I’m late to the party.
I use it and just stack. No shelves.

 

[RSCamaro]

No need to drill holes and add rods. Just some cheap, pick the best looking, pine 1x4 and 1x6 from the home despot or the lowes. Build it up tier by tier with a single 1x4 up the center as a load bearer and you have shelving that wont sag bend and can hold many hundreds of pound of whatever.

...Ron

 

[MikeGrad]

No need to drill holes and add rods. Just some cheap, pick the best looking, pine 1x4 and 1x6 from the home despot or the lowes. Build it up tier by tier with a single 1x4 up the center as a load bearer and you have shelving that wont sag bend and can hold many hundreds of pound of whatever.

...Ron

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That's nice work! If i'm seeing this right, it looks like the corners of the shelves are notched out for the upright pieces. Did you do the same for the middle 1x4? it even looks like you've counter-sunk the screws, at least on the middle post.

I'm not much of a carpenter - how difficult was this to assemble in the cabinet?

 

[RSCamaro]

How I built it was in steps. Starting from the bottom shelf is a total of 7 pieces. 5 1x4 cut to one height and 2 1x6s for the shelves, cut them close to the exact width of the inside of the cabinet. Again, pick the best looking wood out of the pile.

1.Take the 2 shelf pieces and predrill and/or countersink holes for the 4 uprights which will be on the outside corners of your shelving.
2. Mark and drill/countersink the shelves in the center for the 5th upright.
3. Place the back shelf half inside the cabinet and screw the upright in, leaving 1/2 of the board out towards you to be connected to the front half of the shelf.
4. Place the front half of the shelf in and screw in the center.
5. Do 1 through 4 right again, right on top of the lower shelf.
6. Make countersink hole on upright of 2nd. 3rd. and 4th. uprights into the shelf below. Then secure.

It probably sounds more complicated than it is. Tractor Supply has the Stack on Cabinets and I buy the 14 gun floor models for $100 almost yearly.

The only screws you will see are the ones in the uprights. You can get a small can of wood filler to make them disappear if you want. I'm the only one who sees the inside, so I don't really care. It took a total of an hour to build. Cost with cabinet was probably less the $150.

Makes for a clean looking cabinet which will hold lots of ammunition that is easily accessible. I don't keep much factory stuff in this cabinet, I use it for rotating ammunition.

...Ron

 

[C3D]

Get wire metro shelving and Fat 50 ammo cans, voila.

 

[MikeGrad]

thanks Ron, i actually built mine on thursday. i'll send some pics in shortly - basically built it just like you said except i made some ledges for the shelves to sit on instead of screwing them into the upright. this way they are removable. i haven't screwed in the uprights yet and weight seems to be holding them in place. I just ordered some adhesive felt to cover the shelves and i'm all set. thanks for the idea!

 

[RSCamaro]

Cool deal. I'm pleased that the idea is being put to use with others.

...Ron