isnt the rule of thumb about 1.5 lb for two loaded mags? So approximately 21 lbs + lb or two for the SAW box.
Magpul’s product guide lists the weight of a loaded 30 round pmag at 17.8 oz; 12.3 oz for a 20. The notes say this is using M855 and includes the dust cover. My guess is the one loaded with 28 pmags is closer to 33 lbs instead of 21:)
SAW Box w/28 PMAGs ~38.5lbs
SAW Box w/24 PMAGs ~34lbs
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heh i was really off then :o
I have more in my chest rig. Still need more.
Man, if the zombies or Russia ever tries to invade, they have it comin’ with all of the loaded mags you guys have laying around.
This is how I store them for grabbing to take with me, either in a hurricane evac situation or to a class. Tan Ranger pulls have XM193, black have Black Hills 75 grain. In a class setting I use the BH for zero and the XM for shooting.
However, I haven’t left the house with this can in a long time since going to Wolf almost entirely. Now I have 10-15 magazines I use all the time, and I load them back up again when I get home from a match, or back to the hotel at night during a class. The entire rest of my conglomeration of magazines is either in a cardboard box in the back of the closet or in a bin in the front of the closet so as to be accessible if I need more than my range load or if one of my regular use mags craps out.
IMHO, the only truly disgraceful “pile o’ Pmags” is a pile that’s too small. 
Here’s my in-house storage solution…
Now that’s nice!
For long-term storage in your environment, I recommend throwing some desiccant packs in there; humidity being the killer of the long term storage of ammo.
Like many other people here, in surplus SAW cans. I throw some desiccant packs in. too.
Why would you use one ammo to zero, then switch to another manufacturer? Heck, I find that zeroes vary from lot to lot with the same OEM. Or are you seeing how tight of a group you can shoot?
I want to zero with my critical use ammo (defense, long range accuracy, hunting). This assumes that I am at a class where we are getting a true 200 yard zero and not just getting people on paper with a 50 yard initial intersection.
On the guns that I’ve zeroed at 200 with good ammo, I know what they’ll do in terms of shift at 50 and under and it’s irrelevant to the majority of carbine courses where you’ll rarely even find yourself outside the 25.
Which reminds me that I need to go re-take a quality carbine course where you get a real zero at 200 with my SBR to get it locked in.
Because not all of us can afford to spend $1+ per round for training ammo…?
BTW, how’s the Cadillac holding up?
Thanks for the info, guys.
To date I have about 75 AR mags. That is mostly thirty rounders, I have two five rounders and three 20 rounders. I store ALL of them flat unloaded on one side in a surplus M548 ammo can. My ten LaBelles have Magpul Ranger Plates installed so there is plenty of room for various configurations.
It’s taped to the lids of all my cans.
Huh? You’re talking to a guy who shot Russian mil surp 5.45 at a VTAC class.
Now I understand where Rob_S is coming from, but I’d keep track of the adjustments so that I know how many clicks to turn it back after the class. So many on the east coast don’t get to zero at 200m very frequently.