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How many do you think they had on the shelf? Might head over there in the morning.
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Metal ammo cans at Costco
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Hard to say as I didn't count. I'd guesstimate maybe half a pallet full?
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thanks for posting the update.
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$13.99 now
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That price is good through October 5th. Tigard store had at least 100 left as of 11am this morning. Great deal on nice boxes, I grabbed two sets.
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Thanks again for posting this deal. These boxes look really nice, the rubber seal looks great, I grabbed two sets today and might pick up a couple more before the $13.99 sale is over.
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I just grabbed 5/10
Limit of 5 per customer
Tigard had a full pallet
Limit of 5 per customer
Tigard had a full pallet
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So, comparing these to mil-surplus, they seem as good. The bottom seam seems different - the rest of the welds (mostly spot?) and design seems very similar to mil-surp. Metal seems as thick (I did not measure it).
Gaskets seem good. I have not tested them in water, but then neither have I done that with mil-surp or any other ammo container.
The paint is kind of a dull matte black, but not as matte as mil-surp - don't know how rust resistant it is, but I have mil-surp that has rusted since I bought it. If you want real rust resistance on any metal ammo can, I suggest different paint, some have used bedliner.
IMO, these are worth the $14 sale price. I will probably get more.
Gaskets seem good. I have not tested them in water, but then neither have I done that with mil-surp or any other ammo container.
The paint is kind of a dull matte black, but not as matte as mil-surp - don't know how rust resistant it is, but I have mil-surp that has rusted since I bought it. If you want real rust resistance on any metal ammo can, I suggest different paint, some have used bedliner.
IMO, these are worth the $14 sale price. I will probably get more.
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So far they seem to be working okay.
I loaded some ammo boxes into them this evening. Going to need some more; probably make a run to the two Hillsboro Costcos and then the Tigard Costco - there being a 5 item limit.
I strongly prefer the metal to the plastic, although I have more of the latter than the former. I just think the metal has a better seal and is more durable. That said, plastic doesn't rust. In the future I won't be getting more plastic - at best the .30 cal plastic are probably better than any of the other plastic sizes (none of which are standard compared to the metal - always slightly different dimensions) and MTM are much better than Plano or the rebranded Cabelas.
In the future the plastic containers will be used for lightweight items - not heavy ammo.
I have 20mm, 40mm and 120mm ammo cans, but those are too large to carry heavy items in - especially if it just one person trying to heft them into the back of a truck. The .50 cal can full of ammo (especially densely packed ammo like rimfire or 5.7x28), is marginal.
I loaded some ammo boxes into them this evening. Going to need some more; probably make a run to the two Hillsboro Costcos and then the Tigard Costco - there being a 5 item limit.
I strongly prefer the metal to the plastic, although I have more of the latter than the former. I just think the metal has a better seal and is more durable. That said, plastic doesn't rust. In the future I won't be getting more plastic - at best the .30 cal plastic are probably better than any of the other plastic sizes (none of which are standard compared to the metal - always slightly different dimensions) and MTM are much better than Plano or the rebranded Cabelas.
In the future the plastic containers will be used for lightweight items - not heavy ammo.
I have 20mm, 40mm and 120mm ammo cans, but those are too large to carry heavy items in - especially if it just one person trying to heft them into the back of a truck. The .50 cal can full of ammo (especially densely packed ammo like rimfire or 5.7x28), is marginal.
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Picked up some more cans. The Hillsboro Costco on Baseline didn't seem to have any - couldn't find them there. The Costco on Cornell had them, as did the Tigard Costco.
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