How I Store & Organize My .357 Mag. & .38 Special Ammo

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Information on how I store and organize ammunition for my .357 Magnum revolver, using .50-cal (M2A1) ammo cans and MTM Case-Gard ammunition boxes in a system that is portable and accessible for regular use, but also stable and resilient enough for long-term storage.
I also discuss storing other items along with ammo in these cans, and look at the maximum weight one could expect with these arrangements, if fully-loaded with heavier cartridges.
I’m planning on uploading more videos on this subject, including a FAQ video responding to common questions & comments, so please don’t be shy about asking if you have either.
While I like the metric system, the pound is going to be more applicable to the majority of my viewers. Those who weren't brought up to understand the universe in terms of 14th-century European agriculture can multiply any weight I mention in pounds by .454 to get kilograms.
LINKS:
How I Store & Organize My Ammo - My original video on a similar system for 9mm ammo
• How I Store & Organize...
MTM Case-Gard P-100 series handgun ammo boxes:
www.mtmcase-gar...
FIREARMS SHOWN:
Nickel Smith & Wesson Model 19-4, .357 Magnum, 4” barrel (with Hogue cocobolo hardwood grips)
Glock 31 Gen 4, 9x19mm Luger (conversion barrel)
PROGRAMS USED:
Audacity
AVS Video Editor 6.3 (Why do I keep using this?)
RU-vid Video Editor (Seems to get worse every time I use it)
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
QuickTime Player
Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
Google Chrome
DISCLAIMERS:
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The procedures and information presented in this video should not be taken as official instruction or legal counsel. All actions shown were performed by an experienced and knowledgeable individual, and were carried out in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in a safe manner and environment. Know the laws in your area before storing & transporting firearms, ammunition, or ammunition components. The viewer assumes sole responsibility for any actions taken after watching this video.
Any products or copyrighted works mentioned or shown herein, and all official art, images, and other assets relating to those products are registered trademarks of their respective companies or patent holders. All images and video in this work was either created by me, or was openly posted on the internet. I make no claim to anything in this video that I don't own. Their use herein is for educational and informative purposes only; and the purpose, character, and substantiality of their use does not, to the best of my understanding, constitute copyright infringement according to 17 USC § 107.

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@metal_slug7729 4 года назад

Id love to see a video on how you store your Shotgun Ammo.

@doctorbobdc 7 лет назад

Thanks for these great videos with all the good information. I have a solution for your problem at 07:51 - pulling out those tight-fitting MTM Cases. I like to slap a length of clear packing tape onto one of them with the top exposed end folded over to create a pull tab. After one case is removed, the others are easy to take out. Equally you could loop a ribbon of sorts down underneath one case with the 2 ribbon ends up where you can pull on them. Then again you could just tie a knot in the "ribbon" and snap it closed inside of one of the MTM cases and have the other end exposed for the pull tab. I hope this helps.

@SynchronizorVideos 7 лет назад

That could help if you use it on one of the boxes that isn't locked together with others. Still though, the arrangements I was talking about there stress the cans & boxes, and are likely to be too heavy to be practical. If you really want to store that much ammo in one can, and you don't care about it being readily portable, a larger ammo can size would probably be a better way to go.

@smokingiscool599 8 лет назад

that cthulhu shirt, tho! so good!

@jdmifsud14 6 лет назад

you should do a video on how you store rifle ammo

@SynchronizorVideos 6 лет назад

I probably will, once I start storing enough rifle ammo to require a system. I'm working on a 7mm AR-10 build right now that I'll be reloading for, so that'll certainly get an ammo can.

@monsoon2276 2 года назад

What happened to this awesome channel

@theOneRizzolliMick 8 лет назад

Please, do videos more often. Your videos are put together great.

@SynchronizorVideos 8 лет назад

Thank you. My goal from very early on was to build up to one video per month, at which point I would be comfortable getting involved with sponsors, collabs, maybe even starting a Patreon or crowdfunding more ambitious projects. Unfortunately, life has been throwing me several curves over the last few years, and I haven't been able to spend as much time and money as I would like to on this project. I always have scripts in progress, but getting research done, creating art assets & filming, and fighting my horrible software to put it all together is tough when I don't have enough uninterrupted time to really gain momentum. More videos are always coming - I have no plans to stop for the forseable future - but they may not be too frequent for the time being.

@wolfpreist 7 лет назад

Keep at it man, don't let life get you down, your original ammo video is what got me introduced to your channel.

@markosball9388 7 лет назад

Do a video about rifle ammo storage! pls

@SynchronizorVideos 7 лет назад

I don't really keep enough ammo on hand for my rifles to need to come up with a system like this. I can just toss whatever boxes into an ammo can and call it good. Maybe once I start reloading rifle cartridges, or if I ever get around to building my battle rifle.

@markosball9388 7 лет назад

Synchronizor Thanks for the reply

@attackhelicopter2473 7 лет назад

I love watching your videos man, you have the best information, and excellent communication skills. In one of your video's/comments you made mention of being an engineer and showed some excellent drawings on how to find the most efficient ways to stack shot/bbs in a shell. would you ever be interested in going into anymore detail in that? or have a resource you could possibly point me in?

@SynchronizorVideos 7 лет назад

It was a fun (for me) math puzzle I used to pass the time during a really long, boring nuclear materials class I took as an undergrad. I'd like to do a video on it, but it would be pretty dry and math-heavy, and I'm not sure there's much of an audience for it. Larger pellets will tend to naturally find the ideal stacking arrangement as they're dropped into a shell anyway, and for smaller sizes, stacking generally doesn't matter - you just pour them in and add spacers if needed. Knowing the geometry is more useful for planning; such as figuring out what tier quantity a particular shot size can be stacked in a shell or wad with a known ID. Since I solved that problem, a Wikipedia article on that subject was put up, if you're interested: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_packing_in_a_circle I've also come up with general solutions for the vertical height of a stack of spheres inside a cylinder. That's a much more complicated relationship since it's a 3-dimensional packing problem that has to take into account pellets of less than ideal diameter for a given tier quantity. There are also separate relationships for staggered stacks (where the pellet diameter is more than half that of the cylindrical space), or stacks of different-size pellets. I'm not aware of any online resource for those parts of it (unless you count academic or research papers that you have to pay to download).

@FrankSiler 7 лет назад

I voted today so was thinking of your channel. Love your content and would love reloading and more storage videos. Thanks so much for your efforts.

@bmk5155 4 года назад

Your are amazing man, good job

@wolfpreist 7 лет назад

Tetris Game on point.

@AdamKinunen 3 года назад

More storage videos!

@professorwikipedia2115 4 года назад

I don't even own any guns and don't intend to but the way you organise things is really cool

@Crlarl 2 года назад

Organization systems done well are a really satisfying thing to behold.

@davidhoffman6980 Год назад

Hi. How do you make your desiccant packs?

@ItAintJustPaint 7 лет назад

That shirt you're wearing, plus the very last thing you say in this video? Your ammo storage videos, are some of the nicest videos I've seen on RU-vid. Keep up the good work!

@idessaoutlaw 2 года назад

Let me know If you wanna sell that S&W model 19. I'm serious.🤠👍

@ridwanshaleh6894 Месяц назад

How many rounds 357 magnum can fit on 50 cal can sir?

@jducci 7 лет назад

did you ever figure out the home made desiccant packs? in the other video you said you would post a vid after you tested them and whatnot......just curious, thanks and cool vids

@SynchronizorVideos 7 лет назад

Yeah, I figured out that they didn't work as well as the pre-made ones available on the internet. Also, I live in a pretty dry, inland area, and I open my ammo cans very frequently, so I don't even bother with desiccants, usually. What you saw in the other video was silica kitty litter in a cloth teabag. That's as far as I got before deciding they weren't really worth my time to play around with. Feel free to experiment with that on your own if you want, but if I was going to start storing ammo more long-term & wanted desiccants, I would order some proper desiccant packs that were color-indicating & rechargeable. Might cost a few bucks more, but they would work better.

@agustinchavez6132 7 лет назад

love it

@enderesberk 2 года назад

What do you think about vacuum sealing the ammo (in their own boxes with slicagel pack)? I always store 3K 12ga 3"(slug, buckshot, #1, #4, #6) and 3K 9x19mm ready in stock. I vacuumed 1200-1200 of 9mm ammos in 2 of 50cal cans. I refresh them every year. Whats your opinion?

@SynchronizorVideos 2 года назад

I could see vacuum-packing working for longer-term storage. Seems inconvenient and unnecessary for ammo that you'd need to access frequently. If you're using up and replacing ammo in the space of a single year, I don't think you need to bother with any kind of extensive preservation measures.

@jlewis1091 7 лет назад

I love your videos! I just had a question. I finally found my Remington 870 at a gun show yesterday. It's a 1971 wingmaster. I want an 18.5" barrel for it, and don't want to cut down the one that came on it. do you have any knowledge on the barrels Mossberg makes for 870s? or know of any 18.5" blued barrels? thank you!

@SynchronizorVideos 7 лет назад

I don't have any of the Mossberg 870 barrels, but folks seem to say good things about them. Remington has also made 18.5" and 20" riot barrels with blued finishes for their blue/walnut Police 870s.

@JorgeLopez-zr2tj Год назад

Are you ever gonna do other calibers?

@palerider7171 8 лет назад

Thanks for the vid, it a great way to organize your ammo. On your issue of IDing rounds when the the are stored bullet down, you can color code the rear of the cartridge. My friend who reloaded used to do this to ID different charges, bullet weights an types. I think he used crayons and the color came off when the he cleaned the spent cartridges in a vibrating cleaner. I have used a sharpie on larger cartridges with a color/letter systems noting I would use that cartridge for that bullet and load in future reloads. A variant on this approach is to color code just the primer if you want more flexibility in future reloads. For reference you can tape a chart with what each color represents in the top of the lid.

@SynchronizorVideos 8 лет назад

I wouldn't use crayons, since that leaves wax on the outside of the cartridge, and could interfere with function or deform the brass. Permanent markers do work well though, I use them to mark shotshell case heads so I know how many times they have been loaded. Another option is primer sealant; you can get kits that come with several different colors, so you can color-code and waterproof your handloads at the same time. Also, the plastic MTM ammo boxes come with stickers to let you label either the whole box, or individual rows.

@Wilmington55 6 лет назад

I see you have a leather holster for that nice S&W revolver. If you hit the woods or camp or even for storing in ammo box like you were showing, Bianchi makes an awesome holster like the M12 holster just for revolvers the UM84R. It's a nice alternative to protect your revolver and keep the leather from getting beat up. Here's a link to one. m.ebay.com/itm/UNIVERSAL-TACTICAL-MILITARY-PISTOL-HOLSTER-BIANCHI-UM84R-/282808746748

@SynchronizorVideos 6 лет назад

Normally I'm a plastic or nylon holster kind of guy, but for a classic nickled S&W with custom hardwood grips, it just feels wrong to put it in anything but leather. Since making this video, I've set myself up with a really nice leather holster from Simply Rugged that can be an IWB or OWB, or a chest holster. I'm pretty happy with it, although it needs a bit of additional tweaking around the gun's rear sight to really fit properly. Since I don't carry my S&W all that often, I haven't gotten around to it. The holster in this video is just some old thing I got for $5 in the store where my friend and I did the transfer. No idea what gun it was meant for, but I chopped it up to fit the S&W.

@jamesvolo7948 5 лет назад

Thank you! Very informatve.

@Crlarl 7 лет назад

Cthulu 2020?

@SynchronizorVideos 7 лет назад

If it ends up being Trump & Hillary again in 2020, I might just be tempted to write that in.

@Crlarl 7 лет назад

***** It's not a terrible idea; spoiled ballots are still counted.

@whomagoose6897 7 лет назад

Try using strips of cloth or ribbon to help pull the boxes out of the ammo cans. Drape the ribbon over the empty can prior to filling so the ribbon is under the boxes. The ribbon should be long enough to line the bottom, sides and a sufficient amount on top to use as handles. Only need one or two strips to remove enough of the contents to make a space to get the rest of the boxes. Also, a cheaper way to make desicant packs is to buy dessicant beads in bulk packs. Get a bunch of baby socks at a second hand store. Look for smaller infant socks. Fill each sock with a teaspoon of desicant. Close the sock with a wire tie. Like the ties on sacks of bread. Additional benefit is you are able to easily empty out the desicant to dry it in the oven. Most will become pink when saturated. Dry at low heat to recharge the desicant. Refill the socks for endless use.

@SynchronizorVideos 7 лет назад

I would rather just not cram that many boxes in the can to begin with. Even if they come out, dragging many out at once rather than just the one or two you want is still a pain. There's also the issue of any impacts to the can being transferred directly to the wedged-in boxes, as I mentioned in the video. Besides, 6 - 8 boxes with the bullets I use is a comfortable carrying weight for me. As for desiccant packs, yes, you can make your own, I've experimented with it; but ready-made, rechargeable, color-indicating packs aren't that expensive - maybe a buck or two each online. Unless you're making up a large number of cans all at once, I don't think home-made packs are really all that cost-effective, considering the time spent planning & making the bags, calculating & measuring, purchasing & shipping a big bulk container when you only need a few ounces per pack, etc. Of course, there's nothing wrong with it if you just want an interesting DIY project. I would suggest something besides socks though; they're bulky, you can't see through them, and the fabric can grow mold or mildew in the presence of water. Something like a synthetic perforated bag or mesh material that can be sewn or heat-sealed shut, and is capable of handling the desiccant's recharge temperature would be much better.

@HyperScorpio8688 6 лет назад

And if you want to store them long-term? Like for a "stash away and forget 'till needed"-sort of way? It can be useful for such occasions though... :)

@wolfwind9658 8 лет назад

wodcutter explanations pweez.

@SynchronizorVideos 8 лет назад

Uhh...what?

@SilverSkyler 4 года назад

7:54 I WANT YOUR T-SHIRT

@SynchronizorVideos 4 года назад

They're selling an updated version for the 2020 election: 6dollarshirts.com/cthulhu-2020-why-vote-for-a-lesser-evil

@DickTickles 5 лет назад

I'll be doing this since I have .32 revolvers and a .327 Henry and reload for them, but I also reload for .45 Colt. Think you could do a video using the P-100-44 box and maybe the P-100-45 box for us .40 and .45 ACP shooters?

@SynchronizorVideos 5 лет назад

Haven't used the P-100-44s. I do use the P-100-45s for my .357 SIG ammo, but they're just a hair too big to fit nicely in a .50-cal ammo can. I really wish MTM would come out with boxes that are sized specifically for the .40 S&W/.357 SIG. Those wouldn't have to be any thicker than the 9mm boxes (since the cartridges have the same OAL), and shouldn't be too wide to stack properly in an ammo can.

@DickTickles 5 лет назад

@@SynchronizorVideos Alright, thanks for your replies. I need to buy some boxes for .45 Colt anyway, so I'll let you know how those boxes fit in the cans I have.