Jeeptoysrus notified me of a store (Brock's) near Decatur that is selling some unused 2004 ammoboxes that had some minor defect (like paint color or something, I forget) that made them unacceptable to the military, but perfectly fine for geocaching. I am going to head down there some time soon, and will be happy to pick up some for people in this area (Marietta/Cobb) who want them. $10 for a 50 cal, and $6 for a 30 cal. There are 30 and 50 cal boxes available, but the 30s are in low stock, so if you want one of those, let me know soon.

If you could pick up 1 50 cal and 2 30 cal ammo boxes for us, that would be wonderful! We live in NW GA but will be down in Atlanta for a trade show this coming weekend. (Want to do a little caching Saturday afternoon too??)
Thanks!

one of the local surplus stores here (The drop zone) sells .30 cal boxes for $3.50 and .50 cal boxes for $7 each.

Wow, those are pricey. You can get 50cals for $5.95-7.95 and 30cals for $2.95-4.95 at Discount Army Navy and Hodges respectfully.

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Originally posted by BBadMonkey:
one of the local surplus stores here (The drop zone) sells .30 cal boxes for $3.50 and .50 cal boxes for $7 each.

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Couldn't find them after a quick search. Got any further info? Thanks.

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Originally posted by AtlantaGal:
Wow, those are pricey. You can get 50cals for $5.95-7.95 and 30cals for $2.95-4.95 at Discount Army Navy and Hodges respectfully.

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Where is Discount Army Navy? I'll check there.

I was at Hodges last night and all the ammo boxes there (they only had .50 cal) were totally rusted and gross. The ones at Brock's are new and unused.

The new 2004 ammo cans at brocks are 3.99-4.99 for 30 cal and 7.99 for 50 plus they have larger sizes for 14. These are brand new with new gaskets.

Discount Army Navy is off 41N as well in an industrial park just before you hit Barrett pkwy I believe. You can't miss the billboards for it.

Discount Army navy:
N 33 58.753, W 84 32.415
NE of US 41 and SE of Canton Rd. Selection, quality, and price seems to vary.

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Originally posted by BBadMonkey:
one of the local surplus stores here (The drop zone) sells .30 cal boxes for $3.50 and .50 cal boxes for $7 each.

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Couldn't find them after a quick search. Got any further info? Thanks.

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The Drop Zone is in Savannah, on Abercorn near the Home Depot.

Thanks for the heads up! Did you notice any decon containers while you were there?

Didn't notice any decon containers, but they have all sorts of stuff. Might be worth a trip to see.

I get six .30 caliber ammo boxes for $20 from www.cheaperthandirt.com
The last batch had the cloth strap handles.
I get a lot of my cache items from them too.

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I get six .30 caliber ammo boxes for $20 from www.cheaperthandirt.com

I looked into this, but with $8 S&H, it really comes to $4.67/ea. Still not bad.

But I opted to shop locally. Not only do you help out a local merchant, but you get to selectively pick through the merchandise. I get my .30s for $5.25 (after taxes) at Surplus City in Duluth:
N 34 00.295'
w 84 08.264'
They have other sizes too, of course. But so far, I've stuck with .30s.

I just purchased a couple of 30 caliber for $2 each up here in Toccoa.