When I refinish boxes, I just spraypaint them OD green, then write ammo caliber, and amount on top with a sharpie.
+1, except I have access to a stencil machine, and I made stencils for each caliber.JoeMomma said:When I refinish boxes, I just spraypaint them OD green, then write ammo caliber, and amount on top with a sharpie.
You could make a mint here on the board. I would be up for about a dozen different ones....Rotdorn said:+1, except I have access to a stencil machine, and I made stencils for each caliber.JoeMomma said:When I refinish boxes, I just spraypaint them OD green, then write ammo caliber, and amount on top with a sharpie.
Very good advice!Robpiat said:A wise man once told me....
Ammo cans are the size, shape, gauge steel, etc for a reason. The military did alot of research into what was safe quantities, weight, flame resistance, etc.
I use the USGI cans and original crates mostly. I have a few of those cans you are talking about and they are kinda flimsy. They are good for parts and accessories etc.
joedog said:Interesting new avatar, Q.
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IIRC, nope. The support indentations from the 81mm cans prevent it from closing. The .30 and .50 cans are just under 7.5" tall when you take into consideration the handle. The 81's are under 8".Q-gunner2 said:I don't have any with me to check... but... do .30/.50 cal cans fit upright inside of these things?
prdtr86 said:Q, you seem to be completely agaisnt building your own ammo crates that would be not only a nicer build but then you can make them as big as you want so that the ammo cans you want to put in there will be a really nice fit.....
do you have a hammer? an ak buttstock will work too... :mrgreen:
do you have nails??
how about something to cut wood with??
20 minutes with some scrap wood and you can have custom-sized ammo crates that look nice, are built better than any combloc crate ever was, and you get the personal satisfaction of building them yourself!!
just something to think about you know......
Nope. Just thought it was interesting.Q-gunner2 said:joedog said:Interesting new avatar, Q.
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If you think I'm an anarchist commie...
Q-gunner2 said:Because I would have to spend $40 in ply, paint, good screws, good hinges and a sealer and some way to round out the corners and edges of the cut to prevent wood splintering (or use solid wood, even more $$$) and then I'd have to worry about making 3, 4, 5, crates exactly the same. What I would end up with, is crates that are heavier than the metal ones and cost me more to make. Plus, being in college and overloading myself like a moron (19 credit hours over the summer) time= grades.
With some things, it is good to DIY... like building AKs, or metal work. But making crates out of wood... I used to do a LOT of woodwork including building sheds and I can't see it working out for me. Maybe if I had a way to stamp sheetmetal into the right shape it would work, as that would solve half the problems... but I don't think anyone would be willing to rig up a set of dies just so a 19 year old can make a few ammo crates.