When target shooting, ever notice those fancy little blocks or boxes that the regular competitors use to keep their rimfire ammo ready for use in the next match ?    They are available in either moulded plastic or exotic wood patterns at various shooting supply houses.     A little work with simple materials and tools can provide you with one or more to match or surpass those commercial units.

The block pictured below is about as simple as one can get.   It holds two boxes of ammo, 100 rounds in 20 rows of 5 rounds each.    It is made from a 6-1/2 inch length of 1 x 6 inch Poplar.    This can be found planed to a finished width and thickness of 3/4 inch by 5-1/2 inch in the fancy wood strip bins at most major building supply outlets, (Home Depot, Lowes, etc.).    The hole spacing between rows is 1/2 inch and the holes are made using a 15/64 inch drill to a depth of 5/8 inch.     A small bench drill press with a "stop" on the drill to control the depth repetitively comes in handy for this job.

To finish it, lightly bevel all corners and ends of holes . . . stain with Minwax Cherry or similar and several coats of Minwax Wipe-On Poly satin.

Not fancy enough for your tastes ?    Now that opens up a whole fresh can of worms . . . try rimming the edge of the block with Poplar strips, and making a hinged lid in a similar fashion.    Small brass hinges and catches are also available at the building supply stores.    How about arranging the rows of holes in 10's or 15's to match your competition style - NRA or Mini-Palma ?     Add additional nearby holes for sighters . . . no problem !

Don't want to drill the holes ?    Use the plastic inserts from some of the better ammo boxes and glue them into a framework of Poplar strips, with a 1/8 inch plywood base and lid ?