Ammo boxes

[BWB]

Leaving in August for South Africa. Carrying a 35 whelen. My question is would it be better for my reloads using Hornady brass to be put in Remington factory boxes or just a plastic ammo box?

 

[K-man]

Use the factory boxes whenever you can, and put the boxes in a lockable plastic ammo box. African (and some American) gate and TSA agents don't know what to do with reloads if they can't read a label. Save yourself grief by thinking what the dumbest person on the planet would do if they saw your box.

 

[Hififile324]

I took my reloads in empty Federal Boxes. The ammo makers spend a lot of time and design on packaging to ensure ammo arrives at stores in tip top shape. Most factory packaging securely holds each round. The MTM plastic ammo boxes are my favorite for my handloads, but they do not protect the handloads as well as factory packaging. There is a lot of slop which allows movement and rattle.

 

[thriller]

I take the factory boxes off mine I leave them in the little separator ream things then put those in my pelican ammo case.

 

[MarkB]

As others state, all reloads in paper ammo boxes, then placed in a, on sale stupid low price at Cabelas Flambeau pistol case, locked and put in checked baggage. Case hold 5/6 20 rnd boxes depending on calibers. Normal is 60 308 or 300 WSM and 40 375 H&H. Never had an issue.

MB

 

[Rare Breed]

Leaving in August for South Africa. Carrying a 35 whelen. My question is would it be better for my reloads using Hornady brass to be put in Remington factory boxes or just a plastic ammo box?

I have traveled to three Africa countries including SA. I always take my reloads placed in plastic holders not boxes and have never had any problems at all. They only care is it in a locked container and dies the head stamp match the caliber of your rifle. I also bought the very lightest plastic ammo lockable container I could get. I can always put 80 pieces of ammo no matter what combination of caliber still coming in under the 11.5 pound requirement. Sorry no I do not remember where I got it but I highly recommend just looking at the ammo containers and buying the lightest one as I did

 

[JimP]

I haven't had a paper/cardboard ammo box in over 40 years.

All I have used for my ammo are the plastic 20 round holders inside of a locked MTM box and haven't had any problems. I do take some foam and cut it so that nothing is rattling around in the locked box.

 

[Ridge Runner]

I took my reloads in empty Federal Boxes. The ammo makers spend a lot of time and design on packaging to ensure ammo arrives at stores in tip top shape. Most factory packaging securely holds each round. The MTM plastic ammo boxes are my favorite for my handloads, but they do not protect the handloads as well as factory packaging. There is a lot of slop which allows movement and rattle.

Use a piece of foam to fit between the lid and bullets quiets the rattle and secures the bullets. Add a label to the top and/or side of plastic box with ammo description and no problem even with the dumbest of those that check your ammo.

 

[grand veneur]

Use the factory boxes whenever you can, and put the boxes in a lockable plastic ammo box. African (and some American) gate and TSA agents don't know what to do with reloads if they can't read a label. Save yourself grief by thinking what the dumbest person on the planet would do if they saw your box.

Good advice, but unfortunately hunters often don't take it seriously because they have had until now no problem for crossing borders with ammunition in very different packaging. But just because it worked a few times does not mean it will always work that way and at some point you come on a control point across a hard working official who sees things a little bit differently and than the whole hunt can be compromised.