Thread: Safe place to store ammo?

Hows it going guys.

I have sat my firearms license and i'm currently waiting for the Arms officer to come over and check my gun cabinet. When i was sitting my test i was told you are not aloud to store Firearms and Ammunition together.

So i was wondering what is considered a safe place to store Ammunition?

Cheers
Dylan

Does it have to be bolted to the ground also?

In a padlocked ammunition box buried 8ft 3inches under the dog kennel. But seriously, somewhere a thief and non-licensed person (kids etc) wont stumble on it or be able to get at it. Oh, did I mention it's good practice to have it in a ammunition box. They're cheap enough.

Best place to store ammo is in the pest you just shot
Alt an ex army ammo can with a padlock on it think gun shitty does one
Would it hurt to drill a hole in the bottom and bolt it to the floor nope it wouldn't
Buy2 cans so you can take the other out with you.

Like Tussock said. Nice robust toolbox from somewhere, I got mine from superchump for $15, make sure to buy a big one though so you can stock up for the apocalypse, and hide it deep in your wardrobe or something. Keep your bolts in there as well

I got a big old wooden chest from a junk shop for f#$@ all, padlock on it and good to go. Stores all my powder,primers, bullets & loaded ammo

Does your gun cabinet have a seperate top lockable box? (most do) if so thats good enough.

The other way is the gun must be disabled so a $25 trigger lock.

Originally Posted by steven

Does your gun cabinet have a seperate top lockable box? (most do) if so thats good enough.

They dont allow that here. Has to be in a completely separate box/cabinet .

Arms Regulations 1992 (SR 1992/346) (as at 01 January 2010) 19*Conditions relating to security precautions – New Zealand Legislation
latest I can find

Just got my security rechecked after moving houses. Haven't organised a lock box for it yet (other house had a lockable cupboard), so all of my ammo is just hidden, but not locked up. Copper was completely ok with that. Said it might be worth investing in a lockable box, but I wasn't breaking the law.

You could also simply put a lock on a cupboard or wardrobe door.

Originally Posted by Dylan Pearson

They dont allow that here. Has to be in a completely separate box/cabinet .

weird....it seems there are more than a few differences in how the rules are read across areas. My AO, my inspector and a mountain council guy I know are more than happy with lockable box inside the gun cabinet.

It would be nice if we got consistency.



Got an army surplus store near you?

Otherwise I saw them for $10, Belmont ammunition plus postage.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

I also work on the theory that there is a lock on the door of my house. If I am away the house is locked, therefore the ammunition is "locked away". If I am home the house is unlocked but the ammunition is "in my possession".
If someone enters my house they have already breached my first line of security and they definately had "intent".

So everyone that is in your house has a FAL? Do you leave the house locked when you're away but your partner is there? Do you lock her away from the area where the ammunition is?

I like your theory but I imagine it could be picked apart in court by the prosecutor.

A person doesn't need a licence to be in possession of a motor vehicle, so my argument cannot be applied to that scenario.

The shops get away with it I image by saying that it's under supervision during store opening hours.

Police may say that it's not the actions of a fit and proper person to not have ammunition locked up when it isn't in their direct possession/supervision.

I'm not saying I disagree with you, just that people could take it the wrong way and call you careless.