Ammo Can Question

[twjolson & Kay]

I've never seen an actual Ammo Can, and I can't quite tell by pictures, but do Ammo cans have a place for a standard combonation lock?

[+TeamAO]

I have one on my lap. No.

Edited September 28, 2005 by Team AlphaOmega

[+Renegade Knight]

You can buy a gizmo that lets you put a standard lock on an ammo can. Most army surplus stores that sell ammo cans also sell the lock gizmo. Find the lock first, then buy the can to match it. I recall that not all ammo cans have the right configuration.

Edited September 28, 2005 by Renegade Knight

[+briansnat]

It can:

 

 

[+BBWolf+3Pigs]

Briansnat: Is that a rubber washer/gasket between the metal washer and can on the inside/outside? I would think a gasket or caulk would be requried to maintain watertightness.

[twjolson & Kay]

Nice, thank you very much everyone. Brainsnat, if you could give a little more details on how you did that, parts, etc. I would be grateful.

[+briansnat]

Briansnat: Is that a rubber washer/gasket between the metal washer and can on the inside/outside?  I would think a gasket or caulk would be requried to maintain watertightness.

Nice, thank you very much everyone. Brainsnat, if you could give a little more details on how you did that, parts, etc. I would be grateful.

 

1 1/8" eye bolt

2 nuts

2 flat rubber faucet washers

2 metal washers

 

I drilled a 1/8" hole in the ammo box (tight fit).

 

Next I screwed on a nut all the way to the end of the thread on the eye bolt so it was snug up against the "eye".

 

Then I slid on a metal washer, then a rubber washer (so the rubber washer was in contact with the ammo box.

 

I threaded the eye bolt through the hole in the ammo box.

 

Then on the inside of the box I slipped on a rubber washer, then a metal washer and then the other nut and tightened it.

 

Done.

 

I didn't need any caulk or sealant because the rubber washers were a very tight fit on the bolt and when I tightened it they flattened out and sealed even better.

Edited September 28, 2005 by briansnat

[+nfa]

Thanks Brian,

 

Great idea, and even better with the pic and description

 

nfa-jamie

[+tands]

Go Briansnat! That's a great way to do it! We've done it other ways far less elegant.

 

- T of TandS

[Trinity's Crew]

Brian,

 

Is that a lock nut on the inside of the box? If it isn't it looks like you could turn the eye bolt (using the lock as leverage) and unscrew the entire assembly. A lock nut would prevent this.

[+tands]

or another nut screwed down on the one already there. cachers in these parts would try to unscrew the lock for sure!

 

- T of TandS

[twjolson & Kay]

What if the hole in the front flap is too small for a eyebolt? What would you recommend in widening the hole?

[+welch]

wouldn't it be easier to just get a secion of flat bar stock thats bent at a 90 and padlock to the end of the 'latch'. With the bar sitting over the face of the can you wouldn't be able to get it open without remove the lock.

 

ok rereading, it doesn't make much sense. I'll see if i can find some pictures, there are places that sell something like I'm describing.

 

Here's one

just put that short bolt with the hole threw the shaft under the latch with the end with the hole out. Then slip the L piece over it and padlock it down.

 

this place has a picture

Edited September 29, 2005 by welch

[+Renegade Knight]

http://www.themagtool.com/ammocanlock.html

[+Jester2112]

cachers in these parts would try to unscrew the lock for sure!

I think you call those muggles!

[twjolson & Kay]

wouldn't it be easier to just get a secion of flat bar stock thats bent at a 90 and padlock to the end of the 'latch'. With the bar sitting over the face of the can you wouldn't be able to get it open without remove the lock.

Doesn't that require welding the L bar to the can? I do not have that ability. Plus, the link that was posted at maglock, seems quite similar to the eyebolt idea, but likely more expensive and I can't get it right at homedepot.

 

The only thing I need is to make the hole on the latch bigger, any ideas?

[+Pork King]

Too lazy to take a pic, upload it, etc, but I have an ammo can with a lock on it ready to go.

 

The latches that are attached to a door, one that has a slot that swings over a little piece with a hole to put the lock, I don't know what they are called, but it's similar to the bend flatbar pic on up a few posts.

 

I bolted some to the ammo box, bending the bolts over on the inside to prevent disassembly. Epoxy putty sealed 'er up tight. Looking at it, Brian's idea seems like it would work mucho better.

[+welch]

Doesn't that require welding the L bar to the can? I do not have that ability. Plus, the link that was posted at maglock, seems quite similar to the eyebolt idea, but likely more expensive and I can't get it right at homedepot.

 

No I don't think welding is involved. If you welded that L down, you would have problems ever getting the can back open .

They're all similar in that they keep the latch held down so the cache can't be opened.

The difference is that in this case your not cutting holes threw the side of the cache (which need to be sealed up to keep the ammo can waterproof).

[+gdps]

I would think you could just drill a bigger hole in the latch for the I-Bolt to fit. You could get a hole saw that will cut metal. You should be able to find one that is big enough to fit an I-Bolt through.

[CoyoteRed]

Here's a lock along the lines of Brian's. It's a lot more expensive, still you have to drill a hole, but it's pretty slick.

[+briansnat]

Brian,

Is that a lock nut on the inside of the box? If it isn't it looks like you could turn the eye bolt (using the lock as leverage) and unscrew the entire assembly. A lock nut would prevent this.

No, but if you turn the eye bolt whole thing turns so it won't loosen.

 

What if the hole in the front flap is too small for a eyebolt? What would you recommend in widening the hole?

 

The eye bolt is only 1/8" so it can fit through a pretty small hole. The only problem I could thinki of would be if the hole was too big.