I have been shooting now for over a year. In that time I have accumulated 4 pistols, 2 shotguns, and a rifle. I keep those in the gun cabinet. However I don't know what to do with all these mags. I have 6 Beretta mags, 7 XD mags, 5 Ruger mags, 2 1911 mags, and 3 mags for the Remington rifle. I just know I am going to screw up one day and grab half the wrong stuff on my way out the door for a USPSA match eventually.

 

So basically how does everyone store their mags?

 

I tend to take the pistol mags apart for cleaning regularly because between practice and the matches they get dropped in the dirt a lot. So after cleaning, drying, and lubing them last night I threw all the Beretta mags in a ziplock bag. Probably going to get some more Ziplocks that have the space to write on, on the front.

 

That should make it easy to just grab the correct bag for whatever gun I am shooting that day, toss it in the range bag and go.

 

Any pros and cons to this idea? What does everyone else do?

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Although they are oiled, I don't like the idea of putting any of my gun parts in plastic bags. Plastic bags easily take in moisture.

 

I have a lot of mags as well, but for some reason I found it easy to divide two ammo cans and throw them in there.

 

I plan on labeling all of them on the bottom with numbers and codes, but haven't gotten around to it.

Although they are oiled, I don't like the idea of putting any of my gun parts in plastic bags. Plastic bags easily take in moisture.

This. If you want to separate the magazines, just throw them in a tupperware bin without the lid.

 

Make sure you go to the USPSA matches with your NJGF shirt on, any guys there would be more than happy to share mags with you. Find someone, and make sure you get in their squad.

After cleaning I use dri-lube for inside the mags and some CLP for the outside.

 

I like the idea of the tupperware but dont have room to have open tupperware containers everywhere. I'm thinking at the moment I'll use labeled ziplocks but put a silica pack in each to keep moisture out.

 

The knife rack looks awesome by the way.

 

I guess I am looking for an organized but not anal grab and go solution.

Instead of the silica packets, why not put them in ziplock bags, don't seal them, and stand them up? Or, you could do small paper bags.

I don't have that many mags but for things like mags I use these

 

open hopper bins

I have pouches that hold multiple pistol mags, iShot, Midway, California Competition Works and others make them. I also have the Pistol Rugs from Midway and iShot that hold a pistol and magazines (7 I think). I have everything color coded (olive drab fo the P94 and extra mags, Red for the XD.. Etc. Charged they face left, uncharged they face right. it's a little bit of OCD).

My 15/30 ans 15/20 mags are charged and in a large ammo can. Uncharged they go in the pouches of the tactical rifle cases.

My mags for others stay in the ammo cans of the appropriate caliber.

I have one of those 3-4 drrawer plastic dingusesd I appropriated from the Spousal Unit that i am going to use for mags. Over the years' I've aquired 24 G-19 mags, about the same number of .45 mags, 7 .38 Super Mags, a Dozen assorted AR mags, and so on. if I divide the drawers by Caliber it'll make life easer for me, plus I can just roll the damned thing under the desk and out of the way when i need to. Im planning on getting a second one for Parts, as I've managed to become inundated with assorted parts for half a dozen different guns.

For the gun I use for USPSA I have a range bag for and keep the mags in that with the gun. For the Walther P22 I use for Some steel matches and OBRAMS I have a separate range bag and keep all of that together. Other than that, I keep the others locked up and next to the guns and hope I remember to grab everything, not getting easier as I get older though.

 

Harry

For the gun I use for USPSA I have a range bag for and keep the mags in that with the gun. For the Walther P22 I use for Some steel matches and OBRAMS I have a separate range bag and keep all of that together. Other than that, I keep the others locked up and next to the guns and hope I remember to grab everything, not getting easier as I get older though.

 

Harry

 

I would be leery about storing the mags in a range bag outside of some sort of safe w/ dehumidifier. I left a handful of mags in my range bag for a few months in my basement and they started to develop some surface rust.

I have pouches that hold multiple pistol mags, iShot, Midway, California Competition Works and others make them. I also have the Pistol Rugs from Midway and iShot that hold a pistol and magazines (7 I think). I have everything color coded (olive drab fo the P94 and extra mags, Red for the XD.. Etc. Charged they face left, uncharged they face right. it's a little bit of OCD).

I do the same with my mags and those pistol pouches. Those midway pistol rugs are great since i can keep the gun, all the mags i would need for a match, plus model specific accessories in the additional pouches all in the same 'grab-n-go' pouch. For other guns that i don't use as frequently, the CCW mag pouches are great to keep everything together. Bringing out the 1911? Grab the 1911 mag pouch. Wanna shoot the Tokarev? Grab the Tok pouch. I even have them for the rimfire mags and AR/AK mags.

 

Although since they are all black in my case, i wish i had an external indicator of what they are so i dont have to peel open a bunch of pouches until i find what i want! I was thinking if i could find some iron on patches with manufacturer logos like 1911, CZ, Glock, i'd be able to mark them pretty easily. Problem is whan looking for obscure ones that no one would seem to care about (except me)!

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And the award for most awesomest safe organization idea of the year goes to you!

My extras are all stored empty. All of them are stored according to caliber

I have one of those 3-4 drrawer plastic dingusesd I appropriated from the Spousal Unit that i am going to use for mags.

+1. I just started using these for mags and other parts (cleaning supplies, holsters, etc): http://www.amazon.com/Sterilite-29308001-3-Drawer-See-Through-Drawers/dp/B000MPQ2S2/

This would probably work just as well and take up less room: http://www.amazon.com/Sterilite-17918004-3-Drawer-See-Through-Drawers/dp/B002BA5F2A

 

Loaded

I would be leery about storing the mags in a range bag outside of some sort of safe w/ dehumidifier. I left a handful of mags in my range bag for a few months in my basement and they started to develop some surface rust.

 

Keep all my guns and range bags locked up in my master bedroom walk-in closet (have lockable storage for all my guns but might need to expend that soon), no problem with dampness or humidity at my pad, plus I clean all my guns every time I shoo them and once a month if they haven't been shot anyway. Not sure if this is normal for most people to do that but I have never admitted to being normal anyway, just ask my OL...

 

Harry

My extras are all stored empty. All of them are stored according to caliber

 

FYI, not 100% sure but I have read that springs do not loose the springiness (might have just made up that word) due to being compressed, but only from being cycled, just in case thats why you don't keep them loaded.

 

Harry

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frikin awesome idea, I may have to steal it. I currently use a large box, but I ahve enough at this point to make it problematic.

 

If midway has more sales on their range rug ripoffs where you can get them for like $6, I may just have a range rug for each pistol.

I'm glad you guys like the idea... I can also say that all the mags hang there just fine fully loaded except for my HK45 mags when loaded w/ 10 rounds of .45acp. Those tend to slide a little.

Mags for the competition guns are in the range bag, all others with guns in original hard cases, extras are in plastic 2 gallon storage bins.

Mags for the competition guns are in the range bag, all others with guns in original hard cases, extras are in plastic 2 gallon storage bins.

 

 

I have one range bag at the moment. I might have to buy an extra just to keep all that stuff together. I tried to just put all my USPSA stuff in my range bag but the minute I want to go shoot something else I gotta take it all out and put the other stuff in. Ideally I would like to keep all my USPSA gear separate from the rest of the gear. Time to have 2 pairs of everything!

Loaded

And within easy reach!

Everywhere.

 

I could only put about 1/3 of them together for a photo in about 15 minutes. Most of the stuff is buried in boxes with other gun crap and it would take at least a day to try to squeeze 90% of it from "storage."