I have a separate room - area - in my basement away from the heater, water heater and other mechanical devises. In that section, I set up some Rigid Rack shelving on which to store ammunition. This area is fairly temperature and humidity stable; without being hermetically sealed. I also store targets and some components in the same room, for the same reasons.
As much as possible, I store ammunition by caliber, with commonest used items in the easiest to reach sections.
One rack is all pistol ammunition. Some of it is in original packing cartons - as Shane Adams said, no reason to store it any other way. Specific function ammo - for chrono testing, hunting or defense purposes - is kept in commercial plastic ammo boxes. General load practice ammo I keep in ammo cans. I prefer the narrow cans for this purpose as they still hold a large number of rounds and they easier to carry and maneuver than the larger sizes.
A wooden shelf unit I scrounged somewhere many winters ago holds rifle, shotgun and .22 ammunition. As the picture shows, mostly original packaging. I also have a supply of plastic ammo boxes suited for load development and bulk storage of reloaded ammo.
The pictures show the hang tags - available at office supply stores and many 'general' stores - identifying the contents of the ammo can. In the past, I've had to dig through everything to find something. Not if I can help it anymore. Some of the cans have contents labeled in magic marker, but it isn't easily visible when stacked.
In terms of ammo cans, fingernail polish remover will take off the yellow markings found on U. S. ammo cans. Other countries ammo cans are not as cooperative. I once considered a system of colored (spray painted) cans for various uses, but decided it was more problem than solution.
As time goes on and I accomplish more work on the house, I may change this arrangement. I have a half basement and half crawl space arrangement and the crawl space fairly screams for developing.
Also, pray forgive the clutter. I'm somewhat new at this organization business.
As much as possible, I store ammunition by caliber, with commonest used items in the easiest to reach sections.
One rack is all pistol ammunition. Some of it is in original packing cartons - as Shane Adams said, no reason to store it any other way. Specific function ammo - for chrono testing, hunting or defense purposes - is kept in commercial plastic ammo boxes. General load practice ammo I keep in ammo cans. I prefer the narrow cans for this purpose as they still hold a large number of rounds and they easier to carry and maneuver than the larger sizes.
A wooden shelf unit I scrounged somewhere many winters ago holds rifle, shotgun and .22 ammunition. As the picture shows, mostly original packaging. I also have a supply of plastic ammo boxes suited for load development and bulk storage of reloaded ammo.
The pictures show the hang tags - available at office supply stores and many 'general' stores - identifying the contents of the ammo can. In the past, I've had to dig through everything to find something. Not if I can help it anymore. Some of the cans have contents labeled in magic marker, but it isn't easily visible when stacked.
In terms of ammo cans, fingernail polish remover will take off the yellow markings found on U. S. ammo cans. Other countries ammo cans are not as cooperative. I once considered a system of colored (spray painted) cans for various uses, but decided it was more problem than solution.
As time goes on and I accomplish more work on the house, I may change this arrangement. I have a half basement and half crawl space arrangement and the crawl space fairly screams for developing.
Also, pray forgive the clutter. I'm somewhat new at this organization business.
