Needing advice for organizing Magazines

[timetofly]

Between moving from a 10 round max magazine state and replacing magazines with standard capacity magazines and acquiring more firearms, I have more than 150 magazines and 25 different types.

My question is how do you organize your magazines?

[DWARREN]

Paint mark on the bottom and back. Different colored paint for each firearm type.

[eastman]

I like magazine pouches like these -

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/939891251/midwayusa-6-magazine-pouch-double-stack-pistol

https://www.brownells.com/shooting-accessories/range-gear/magazine-storage-pouches/semi-auto-magazine-storage-pouch-prod4151.aspx

(I buy the 6 magazine style)

[M1A4ME]

My P09 .40 S&W magazines are in OD Green double mag pouches (with P09 marked in black permanent marker on the top of the flap.

The P07 magazines are in the same style/color pouches with P07 marked on top.  It's also a .40.

The P09 9mm magazines are in woodland camo double mag pouches with 9MM marked on top of the flap.

The CZ75 9MM magazines are in a different camo patern, don't remember the name of it.  I don't have any of the 14 round 9MM Compact magazines in pouches.  I onlly have a couple.  They are with a pistol in a hidden location.  The 10 round Compact magazine are kept in my range bag because I only use them at the range (keeps me from having to unload a magazine to load up different (range/test) ammo.  The rest of the CZ75 magazines are mostly 18 and 19 round magazines that fit any of the Compacts we have or the old Pre B CZ85.  I have some 16 round magazines with the flush fit bases (to look good on the Compacts but they are in the pistols.

The XD .45 acp 5" Tactical magazines are in black double mag pouches.

So far, the CZ75B .40 magazines aren't really being used.  If I keep shooting it or start carryiing it this winter I'll have to pick out a different color mag. pouch for it.

The AR15 and M1A magzines can't really be confused.

The GII only has Pmags for it so it won't get confused with the M1A magazines or the smaller AR15 magazines.

I don't worry too much about the magazines for the pistols in the safe.  They never get used/carried/shot so the magazines get oiled up and stored in empty plastic coffee containers in the garage.

[motorcyclist]

Right now pistol mags are in cardboard bins on safe shelves, others in pockets on the door. I found these foam blocks on line. The openings fit Glock, CZ and other double stack mags perfectly. My intention was to find cardboard boxes that fit well, but that's proven impossible. I'm getting around to making some thin wood boxes. 2 side by side fit nicely on a safe shelf.

[adrian]

     Hiya timetofly and thx for your thread. And cool suggestions you have received to. I was never very organized with the subject,but if I were I see merit to the suggestion of color coding for a type but would add numbering the mag to perhaps narrow down a stoppage issue,and even dates of purchase for reference, much less if springs get replace on a schedule. Most of my lower round mags have little or no use,and like the 26rd extended for 9mm shooting.It helps me track,limit the rounds per session. Usually take 250 rds loaded in mags,once empty range visit over. Hope you get organized in a way you are happy with. Be well.

[timetofly]

Everyone,

Thank you for the helpful suggestions.  I'll get a "p-touch" and use colored label material to help identify a mag as well as a combination of the other storage methods mentioned. 

I'm grateful for these and other suggestions that come along.

[bang bang]

heres what i do.



fwiw, this is only for the mags i use.

[holidaypf]

I dump mags in ammo boxes by caliber.

[QuickDrawMcgraw]

1 dollar plastic shoe box size boxes - I have tons of these on a shelf with magazines to gun parts to gun projects

[GeneticallySwiss]

I dump mags in ammo boxes by caliber.

Same here, but by weapon.


GS

[Goju]

Right now pistol mags are in cardboard bins on safe shelves, others in pockets on the door. I found these foam blocks on line. The openings fit Glock, CZ and other double stack mags perfectly. My intention was to find cardboard boxes that fit well, but that's proven impossible. I'm getting around to making some thin wood boxes. 2 side by side fit nicely on a safe shelf.

Can you share a link? Thanks.

[timetofly]

Right now pistol mags are in cardboard bins on safe shelves, others in pockets on the door. I found these foam blocks on line. The openings fit Glock, CZ and other double stack mags perfectly. My intention was to find cardboard boxes that fit well, but that's proven impossible. I'm getting around to making some thin wood boxes. 2 side by side fit nicely on a safe shelf.

Can you share a link? Thanks.

https://www.amazon.com/Case-Club-Magazine-Pre-cut-Military/dp/B00X81D98S   Apparently they fit in 50 cal ammo cans. 

[Goju]

Thanks!

[mtang45]

Right now pistol mags are in cardboard bins on safe shelves, others in pockets on the door. I found these foam blocks on line. The openings fit Glock, CZ and other double stack mags perfectly. My intention was to find cardboard boxes that fit well, but that's proven impossible. I'm getting around to making some thin wood boxes. 2 side by side fit nicely on a safe shelf.

That looks like a real nice solution, especially if color/number were included on the base. $12.95 seems a little stiff though.