Too much ammo

[ned]

Did a lot more reloading than shooting over the years...and then moved to a condo. It would fill half of a closet+. There is outside storage, a adobe corral with flimsy doors but no electricity so I felt low chance of fire and that is where it sits. Now I hear they have been getting broken into. Obviously the condo association would not approve of it even being there. I could furtively reinforce the inside..build a door inside the door. Storage area where I keep motorcycle expressly forbids it. My gun club has storage but won't take if because of liability. Can't hardly give away reloads...but never a bad one in 35 years. This forum has a bunch of thinking ball players.....any ideas? I thought about a safe but if a busybody sees that arriving....
A job box would be less of an issue....maybe...nobody will move it by hand for sure. Area is 4 x 4 x 10 foot...awarkard size for job boxes I think

 

[JFB]

any of those self-storage places near by?

 

[tunnug]

Job box is certainly secure enough but will the floor take the weight? a couple smaller job boxes would probably work better than one large one and they use padlocks, you could get two same-keyed and would make it easier.

 

[powder smoke]

ned, Condo and Home Owners Association have NO ENFORCEMENT Authority!!
Been a Builder for many years and never seen any of their dumb rules enforceable.
The law Does Not Back them up! YMMV, but I never seen a HO win!
You must be the owner not a renter you own your place do as you please!
Those rules they make are for Sheeple Only.ps

 

[blume357]

I don't quite understand the description of the 'adobe corral' storage thing at your place... but I'd go with the job box and secure it to the floor or ground in some way.... how are they going to know you did a modification until you are gone.... big bolts into the floor or even cement long bolts into the ground and up through the box floor.

 

[Mobuck]

You should consider how much heat the ammo will be exposed to in an enclosed "box". Maybe the ammo is already compromised by storage in the "adobe corral".
After a rather adverse insurance review, I moved the majority of my ammo away from my house into a metal storage building. To reduce the amount of heat in summer and overall seasonal temperature variation , I scrounged non-working freezers and refrigerators as ammo cabinets. The insulation prevents moisture condensation on the interior. In the winter, I run one of the "dry rods" in each unit and in summer, try not to have them open during the high heat times.
I can assure you even a small chest type freezer will hold a LOT of ammo(and old freezers are CHEAP).

 

[robmkivseries70]

The answer you seek http://www.zanottiarmor.com/faq.htm best, Rob

 

[bobski]

shoot it up.

 

[blackhawknj]

Sounds like you have a lot of shooting to do.

 

[Jimbo357mag]

Couple of these might do the trick. Bolt them together and to the floor.

http://www.toolup.com/Knaack-30-30-x-16-x-12-JobMaster-Chest

 

[ned]

Thank you all. I knew this was the place to ask. I moved most of it out of the separate adobe storage area- think three thick adobe walls built 60 years ago- with a flimsy pair of 60 year old wood doors. On Friday I will have a locksmith come and put on a heavy hasp and keeper middle and bottom of the door with steel plate backing. After that I will put in a job box and anchor it to the cement floor. The ammo made it through a record breaking AZ hot summer there and stuff in the middle east is not lighting off in containers so I am hopeful not to be on the 6:00 news. I dedicated a closet in the house to a lot of it and best I can tell the house is not tilting. Obviously I need to get to the range more!!!! thank you all. Ned

 

[Mobuck]

I'm not talking about "lighting off", I'm talking about degraded powder due to excessive heat.

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

In Alaska we sold a door called "Omni Doors" They came with a metal jamb that was adjustable and the door was a good solid metal door. The door was designed to open inside or out and to open right or left. It's because it had the door knob in the middle of the door so it didn't matter it still worked and the hinges were set the same way. But for sure you aren't going to kick it open. We bought them from Alliance door, thinking I'm going to call them and see if anyone stocks them locally because I have a man door coming into the garage where I've got a fair amount of ammo and don't want someone getting in, so I'd like to put one up to replace the door that is there. I forget the maximum throat size for the jamb, but if you are concerned you might ask about that . I think it was maybe 6-9/16" but not positive.

Plus it's a fire rated door. I believe 1-1/2 hour.

 

[ned]

Thanks Mobuck, I did not know ammo degraded in the heat.....need to shoot it all up so can stop worrying about.

 

[Merle1948]

shoot it up.

this gets my vote! :mrgreen:

 

[Galaxiedan]

Better to hang on to the components than loaded ammo, shoot up whats loaded and dont load more than you can use up in a short time.

 

[Pal Val]

I have an old routine. Load in the cold month when I shoot the least, fire off the ammo in the warm months, and only reload what I need, leaving the bulk of brass waiting for next January.

Most of my stuff is stored in a storage closet I rent. No need to load up my small house with guns, ammo and components.

 

[Fox Mike]

Saw the title of the post and immediately thought. . . There is NEVER TOO MUCH AMMO! Then I read the post and understood.