Ammo and Gun safe question.

Gorteen

I'm in the process of buying an O/U shotgun and would prefer to have a gun safe rather than just a trigger lock.

Can I store cartridges in the gun safe with the shotgun or do I need separate storage for cartridges?

JP22

Recommended best practice is NOT to store ammunition with firearm’s but to securely store them separately.

Small safes are available for small money to store ammunition, bolts, etc….

SGH

Some safes have separate ammo safes internally

deerhunter1

Not recommended, but not illegal to do so

otmmyboy2

You cannot legally store any cartridge with a firearm it can be used in.

IE storing boxes of 20 gauge with your 12 gauge shotgun is fine, but storing some 12g with a 12g shotgun is illegal since 2019(still awaiting the NARGC's "robust response" on that one).

They also have to be stored in a "locked container", separate from a firearm in which they can be used, but how you accomplish that is up to yourself.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121604415#Comment_121604415

Note the above, can be illegal depending on the storage configuration.

Mellor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121604415#Comment_121604415

Used to be the case that it was just not recommendation. But it is now illegal to do so and has been for a few years.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058330880/ammo-and-gun-safe-question

The ammo for a firearm should be in a separate lock container. This also applies when transporting firearm and ammo.