Ammo Can Mounting Brackets

These brackets are designed to help mount a 50-caliber ammo can to any flat surface like a truck bed, floor of a UTV, or anywhere else you need to secure an ammo can from sliding around.  You will need to print two of the brackets.  Commercially available mounting solutions for ammo cans cost over $70 USD.  These brackets, including all hardware and filament end up costing around $15.00 at the time of publishing, even less if you just use a piece of nylon webbing to strap it down and forego the locking hardware and metal bar stock.

The brackets are designed to use 3mm socket head screws, and 6mm hex bolts for mounting.  It also optionally uses some 1-1/2"X1/8" flat aluminum or steel bar stock, and an ammo can lock kit.

You can skip the aluminum bar, lock kit and 3mm hardware if you want, and run a nylon strap through the slot under the brackets to strap the box down, or you can do the complete ammo can lock using the aluminum bar stock.  Refer to the photos to see how to assemble the brackets.

Obviously, this is 3D printed plastic, so a determined thief with tools can easily defeat it.  But it will stop a quick "grab and run" if you put a lock on it after strapping it down. 

Use the holes in the brackets to mark your aluminum for drilling.  Length isn’t super critical, as long as everything fits and doesn't overhang.  The long center section of bar stock isn't even necessary if you measure the mounting locations for the brackets properly.

Recommend printing in a tough filament using a 0.6mm nozzle, 0.25mm layer height, 6 perimeters, top and bottom layers, and 25% gyroid infill.  I used PETG, but ASA would be much better for outdoor applications.