Ammo case

[jigger08]

I know this has been posted before but I can't locate it now.There is a galvanized tin box inside of the wooden box that holds the bullets.Question.......does this tin box open like a sardine can when the tabs are pulled?

 

[trubluscrew]

Here are some links
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49362&highlight=opening+a+case
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61737

 

[Skippy]

It seems like someone is askign this question every other week. Maybe a pictoral walkthrough should be made and stickied.

 

[poweredbybeer]

I think that'd be quite the spectator sport, those damn crates are hard to open!! Imagine the pictures of some poor bastard red-faced and straining to pull open the tabs on the ammo crate, or using various different tools (ie; screwdrivers, crowbars, vice-grips, hammers, etc.) probably be the funniest how-to guide ever produced I'll be sure to take pics next time I have to open one...

 

[woodchopper]

the bayonet on the M44 nagant works wonders

 

[jigger08]

I realize it may seem trivial to ask for the proper opening directions but it would be nice to maintain the integrity of the original packaging for a while as there are 1120rds to burn through.p.s I'm Scottish so it'll last for a wee bit.

 

[Skippy]

Maybe if you post a wanted post in the EE forums you can get someone to send you one of those soviet style can-opener's used on these things.

 

[Calum]

Vice grips.

 

[bear.23]

Trinitrotoluene will open it...

I don't know can you still get it at the local farm supply?

 

[slicknick]

I cannot remember who said it but the idea was to drink a lot of vodka 'and tear it open with your bare, proletariat hands'

 

[Dr van Nostran]

Place the ammo box on the ground.

Insert tire iron, pry bar or similar tool in one of the loops provided.

Stand on top of the ammo box and pull up, breaking the lead seal.

Repeat until case is open.

Remove ammo and enjoy in a responsible, adult manner.

 

[f_soldaten04]

ok, ive never had to open one of these, but couldnt you use like a flat screwdriver, and hammer it open along the egdes?

 

[DARKARCHER]

well being a sheetmetal worker it isnt a problem i can cut into most things in mins. even those good ole gun lockers are no match

 

[Bittermansbro]

I cannot remember who said it but the idea was to drink a lot of vodka 'and tear it open with your bare, proletariat hands'

That always works, but you have to add a hearty ROAR (interrupted by a vodka belch for extra strength) before you dig your claws into it and take off all the skin around your knuckles.

 

[jigger08]

Sounds like lots of tools .....or......if someone is shooting at ya, it can be opened with bare hands'n'teeth.

 

[svt-40]

Can opener or hammering a flat screwdriver works on the 'spam cans'.
Tire iron works on those with a ring.
I'll make and post a video if I won't forget.

 

[Proutfoo]

who was it that used a blowtorch to open theirs?

not that I recommend that choice of path

 

[NickHTK]

You wouldn't have the outside dimensions of the crate would you? It is really hard to get a sense of scale from the pictures.

 

[hoegaardenzo]

what worked for me:

put a screwdriver thru the pin and pull... hard! if nothing happens, try the next. repeat until open.

 

[jigger08]

A long screwdriver threw the rings was all it took.The empty tin will be handy for odds'n'ends around the garage.Thanks folks.