5.56 Ammo Storage & Load-Out Prep...the Military Way 

This was actually really interesting to watch, I had no idea the pockets were able to be extended for magazines.

Thank you for teaching us this! We all appreciate you so much!

Clear, concise, outstanding, excellent, well thought out video. Thank you.

Wow, thank you for sharing this method!

Very good description of small arms storage procedure. Only item missing is adding 2 / m2 cans to a wire bound box

Thank you for this video. I'm betting that you have saved many people from a lot of frustration.

Thank you, Sir

Tip to make packing the cans easier. Take 2 metal bookends and clip the long leg off, smoothing the metal. As an alternative, 2 pieces of thin sheet aluminum with a bent lip wide enough to get a grip on. Metal should be about twice the width of a folded bandoleer that is ready to pack. Place bandoleer 1 in the can, take one of the metal pieces and put it in the can with the lip over the bandoleer, slide the 2nd bandoleer in place and pull the aluminum sheet out. Repeat for the other 2 bottom row bandoleers. Put 1 metal "guide" over the back bandoleers and one over the front, then use them to help separate the front and back bandoleers. Leave the "guides in place and use them to help slide the center bandoleer in place, pull them out, and fold the straps in. Pack the top row, fold in the strap, put a dessicant pack in and close up the can.

So Awesome!

One thing I have experienced loading 5.56 onto military stripper clips. I loaded up some Wolf steel cased ammo on some stripper clips and it was harder than hell getting it to slide off the clip. I guess the steel cases cause more friction than brass ones do. FYI.

Make yourself a friend with a good vacuum sealer, and vacuum seal the ammo either still in the box, or on strippers to fill the magazine before vacuum sealing your bag. (Noting 3 strippers per standard magazine) or 3 strippers clips per vacuum sealed bag before pocketing into a bandolier.

1ST ASSURE THE STRIPPER CLIP WAS SMOOTH AND HAD A SLIGHT WIPE OF CLP ON THE SLIDE > RIP THE TOP FROM THE 20 ROUND BOX AND PUT IT ON THE SHELL BASES, INVERT THE BOX - THEN RUN THE STRIPPER CLIP DOWN THE ENTIRE SIDE OF 10...FILLING THE STRIPPER CLIP IN ONE MOVEMENT. REPEAT FOR THE 2ND STRIPPER CLIP. MOVE TO THE NEXT.

Pro tip! Instead of leaving it in stripper clips fill mags and stack magazines as high as you can when they all full and you have more ammo buy more magazines lmao

Excellent!

Thanks you so much.

Amazing vid. now I can actually use my ammo cans and bands. I'd still cut out 2 squares of cardboard for the top and bottom if I think I'm going to transport or store for long periods. personal preference from seeing bent rims causing jams from rattling around. but I think that was due to not understanding how I can actually use the bandoliers and just stacking ammo inside them.

Great demonstration! Very clear how to pack. Is there a video by any chance how to pack 6 pocket 7.62/.308 bandoliers into the same can?

Nice video ..

When I pack the 5th bandolier I do not fold the hem line, I let it hang down and tuck that excess material into the empty space. It makes the 5th bandolier just a little bit skinnier and just a little easier to put in. My two cents

very nice, I had no idea pmags and daniel defense mags can do this! I'm going to pick up stripper clips and clip guides! I'll skip the bandoleer and cardboard probably

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If your concerned about moisture, use a desiccant / dehumidifier. I stick a couple of packs in every airtight case, then refresh them every 6 months.

I just order my ammo already on stripper clips and put it straight into the can. Cardboard box’s and bandoliers is way to time consuming for an individual stash in a combat setting. Bandoliers only serve a purpose when distributing ammo during major combat \ trench war fare because a bandolier can be slung fairly far to anyone in need of ammo. Good video though

I heard of stripper clips but not used like this. So awesome

People make a big deal about leaving rounds in their original cardboard boxes. I've bought 25 yr old Norinco stuff in their original boxes and they are fine.

Great video, would anyone happen to know if the cobalt and/or calcium chloride in the indicating color silica gel desiccants could interact or oxidize ammunition? I believe these chemicals are mainly present in the blue to pink and not so much in the orange to dark green variety.

Then there's the 1140 pack with the ammo in boxes. That's a real game of Tetris! I do 900 per .50 without the bandoleers. You could maybe fit 960, but it will be extremely tight.

How Many and How Would You Pack Bandoleers Filled With 4 Filled 30 Rd Magazines in The 50 Cal Ammo Can or Is It Not Possible To Get Them All In Because The Magazines Curvature 😎😀 Thanks For This Video Guys Great Info On The Packing Method of The Can

So what do you call those bandoliers? Any preferred places to buy them?

Excellent how to video with no bull shit. Thanks.

good stuff. a link to where to get all these products would be helpful..

One year later and wow did that get weird !

I can't find these bandoliers anywhere, they look simple to make...and one of my relatives is a tailor

I have 2 30 cal ammo cans at the ready. 1 can (plastic) has 8 30rnd mags loaded plus 120 rnds for 4 reloads, 2nd can (actual military 30cal) has 540 rounds on s/c plus 2 spoons...

What silicone dry lube spray are most of you folks using? My Surplus cans could use some on the Rubber seals Thanks...

Get that man a drink!

Where can I buy all this stuff ?

Thank you for this video, I was going to have a 1000 rounds in one of those cans just dumped out of thier boxes but I like this organized ready to rock system! With the desiccant pack I hope this is a good long term storage solution?

Yeah I'm gonna stick to storing loaded mags and bulk loose ammo on ammo cans

I vacuum seal loaded pmags 4 clips in each bag.

How you used to put three stripper clips to a pocket. That way you had a full load for 30 rounds

Where do you buy these?

Where can I get the bandoliers and stripper clips??

discusses the adverse effects of cardboard and then puts in three loaded clips into ... cardboard

Loading ammo never looked so tiring...Boss He Say He Tired...🤣#LearnSomethingKnewEveryday💯

That was helpful because I didn't know about that hemline. But does that work with 20 round mags before the 30rounds become popular.. Plus what is the big safety pins used for?

Stripper clip guide...also known as "The Spoon"....

We need to make 3d streaper cleap and guades

What are those green storage belts called again? I didn't quite catch the name

The amount of time it took you to put in that stripper clip you could already had it in your clip and in your gun

6 months later and all gun stores are completely out or $20 a box. Its crazy

Not a proponent of destroying the bandolier, as I have other dedicated means of carrying magazines.

Will this work with Magpul Gen 3 magazines?

why not just pre-load 30 rd mags and store them?

Hello sir I need stripper clip guide and this amo can also

as cool as that is i like to use magazines already filled for my rifle

So the cardboard from the original packing is different then the card board sleeve your putting the stripper clips into? Don’t make much sense. Think you would just put the clips in the pockets and be done

How does this compare to loose ammo in a cannister like that?

5.56 cardboard sleeves I want to know the size. Let me know if it is horizontal, vertical, height cm

Only thing I don’t like about this is you can’t put that many mags or ammo in this way

You don't want to leave the ammo in it's original box because the cardboard can absorb moisture, but then you put the ammo in a cardboard sleeve and a cloth bag that both will also absorb moisture. Seems like a lot of pointless work.

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Two things to mention; (1) Bandolier v Bandoleer: A bandolier refers to a linked belt of ammunition that can be slung and carried as is. A bandoleer is a strip of cloth that is capable of holding ammo or magazines that can be slung for carry. I've got ammo cans with the description written both ways. Over the years, I've seen bandoleers stamped with the nomenclature varied both ways. (2) Critical; handling ammo with your bare hands (for long term storage) is a definite no-no. The moisture, acid and other contaminants on your fingers will eventually do more damage to the rounds than the moisture attracted by the cardboard strips used to silence the ammo for carry. Always wear a clean pair of white cotton gloves when handling ammo for storage to keep it looking factory fresh and corrosion free. When you get old a .30 Caliber Can (loaded with 420 rds) weighs half as much as a .50 Caliber Can with 840 rds. I put 12, 30-rd cardboard holders upright in the bottom of the can, add 3 folded, empty bandoleers w/3 spoons, put two more 30 rd cardboard carriers on top, and call it my "Load Out" cans. The best place to get great ammo cans is "CleanAmmoCans.com". PEN/SWORD USMC '67-'69 Semper Fi

A more effective way would be to load mags!

more curious, where to find those bandoleers. all the ones i see are bulky.

That exactly how I store my ammo 🙂 Also check out This Marine who explains it and does it More in depth.. 👇 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XPahdicCr4w.html

So keeping ammo in the cardboard from the factory is bad but the cardboard from the military is good !!!!!!! Says the guys trying to sell the stripper clips and bandoliers

You're a very nervous man aren't you? Your hands shook the whole time.

Who actually uses this Stuff nowadays no one

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If the boxes are in a sealed ammo can the cardboard would not absorb moisture.

Arizona doesn't have humidity 😂😂😂