Storing ammo in a vehicle

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I'd like to keep a box of 303's on stripper clip's in the truck, and was wondering what's worked for other's.
I'm concerned about the ammo rubbing thru anything and/or corroding
 
zuke said:
I'd like to keep a box of 303's on stripper clip's in the truck, and was wondering what's worked for other's.
I'm concerned about the ammo rubbing thru anything and/or corroding
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I use a small air tight ammo can.
Seems to work fine.
 
Just a thought; If stopped by the police and your vehicle was searched, the ammo found in an UNLOCKED ammo box. Would they have the excuse to lay charges of " insecure ammunition" or some other bs wording?
 
It's legal to have unlocked ammo but the police may not know that. Unless they're searching your vehicle for some reason, they have no reason to know it's there either.
 
I believe it's the gun that can't be readily accessible to ammunition, according to the storage regulations, unless certain conditions are met. That said, police could still charge you under Criminal Code S86(1) for careless storage of ammunition. You need to consider who has access to your vehicle. It might wise to lock your ammo in a secure container so unauthorized persons don't have access to it. You need to do whatever a reasonably prudent person would do to take reasonable precautions for the safety of others. A left-leaning anti-gun judge may argue that the reasonably prudent person wouldn't store ammunition in a vehicle. :rolleyes:

CC s. 86(1) says a "person [individual or corporate body] commits an offence" when that person "without lawful excuse, uses, carries, handles, ships, transports or stores a firearm, a prohibited weapon, a restricted weapon, a prohibited device, or any ammunition in a careless manner or without reasonable precautions for the safety of other persons."
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Very small pelican cases are readily available at stores that sell electronic devices. They would work well. May have a hole for a lock and are relatively inexpensive compared to the full size cases.
 
Yeah a small Pelican style case is a great idea. Both to prevent corrosion and you never know how things get bumped around. If you have an unlucky moment you could end up with a ding on the case that makes chambering less than smooth. Or more likely extraction. What ever you do don't store them in a leather holder. I've come across a lot of those and the leather has totally turned the cases green with corrosion.
 
Best to keep ammo locked up in your car....not worth the hassle.
http://cssa-cila.org/legals/legal-storage-and-transport/
Loose Bullets Lead To Confiscation Of All Firearms, Ammunition, FACs

Recently a hunter was stopped by police for a traffic violation. As he reached into his glove box the officer saw a magazine with 5 bullets. There was no gun in the car. The driver was put under arrest for unsafe storage of ammunition. As a term of his bail he was ordered to not possess any firearms, explosives, ammunition, or F.A.C.

There was no criminal offense because the ammunition was not stored and was out of sight. The case was heard about 6 to 10 months after the arrest and until then the sportsman is unable to hunt with a gun or cross bow. He was acquitted and his firearms were returned.

This example is true and is given to show that even if a person is found innocent there is an immediate sanction of his rights to possess a firearm, ammunition, explosive and F.A.C.

Every sports hunter should know that his order prohibiting you from possessing a firearm, ammunition, explosive and F.A.C is the potential outcome of every firearm offense no matter how small or technical.

To preserve your rights to own and enjoy firearms you must be careful of strict compliance to the law.

Transport Your Ammunition Safely

There is no present regulation as to what is safe transport or storage of ammunition. This leaves latitude for police discretion in laying a criminal charge for unsafe storage or transport. People have been charged criminally for having loose shells in the passenger compartment, whether visible or not.

to avoid charges i urge you to store and transport all ammunition in a locked box and locked compartment to be separate from any firearm.
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I'm asking for a safe method's to store 303 ammo in stripper clip's. I have my idea's but thought someone might be thinking outside the box and post their reply.
 
Spend a $1 at Dollarama for a plastic sealable container. Wrap your clip in a cotton cloth and put it inside, seal it up. Spray paint the container white and put a red cross on it. Everyone will think it's a first aid kit and not look twice at it. :)
 
Could your truck be considered a storage unit?

Explosive Regulations define a storage unit as "storage unit means a building, structure, place or container in which explosives are stored and that is not licensed. However, it does not include a dwelling or any structure, place or container in a dwelling. (unité de stockage)

Storage requirements — storage unit

(2) When small arms cartridges are stored in a Footnote *storage unit,
(a) the storage unit must be located in a dry place, away from flammable substances and sources of ignition;
(b) the storage unit must be constructed and maintained to prevent unauthorized access and to protect the contents from weather;
(c) if the storage unit is a container, it must not impede exit in case of fire;
(d) if the storage unit is not a container, all exits must be kept unobstructed;
(e) any shelving in the storage unit must be made from a non-sparking material (for example, wood or painted metal);
(f) nothing other than propellant powder, percussion caps or black powder cartouches may be stored with the small arms cartridges;
(g) small arms cartridges, propellant powder, percussion caps and black powder cartouches must be stored separately from one another (for example, on different shelves or separated by a wooden barrier);
(h) the storage unit must be Footnote *attended when it is unlocked;
(i) the storage unit must be kept clean, dry, organized and free of grit;
(j) any spill, leakage or other contamination in the storage unit must be cleaned up immediately;
(k) precautions that minimize the likelihood of fire in or near the storage unit must be taken; and
(l) a sign that displays the words “Danger — Fire Hazard/Risque d’incendie” in letters at least 10 cm high and that prohibits smoking using letters, or a symbol, at least 10 cm high must be posted on the storage unit in a clearly visible location.
 
promac said:
I believe it's the gun that can't be readily accessible to ammunition, according to the storage regulations, unless certain conditions are met. That said, police could still charge you under Criminal Code S86(1) for careless storage of ammunition. You need to consider who has access to your vehicle. It might wise to lock your ammo in a secure container so unauthorized persons don't have access to it. You need to do whatever a reasonably prudent person would do to take reasonable precautions for the safety of others. A left-leaning anti-gun judge may argue that the reasonably prudent person wouldn't store ammunition in a vehicle. :rolleyes:
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The key words in S86(1) are "without lawful excuse" which gives the hunter/sportsman etc a very wide parameter to meet that condition and once met,no charge can be laid.
 
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