How do you store and organize your bullet sizing dies?

[ndnchf]

I have a Lyman 45 and 450 sizer and a bunch of sizing dies. I just keep the sizing dies in a gallon ziplock bag and top punches in a quart bag. Every time I need a die, I have to dump out the bag of sticky dies and look for the one I need. Inevitably, its the last one I look at. I wish I had a better way to store and organize them. What do you guys do?

[Froogal]

I have only a few sizing dies. I store them in the original packaging and hang them on a peg on a pegboard.

[Pressman]

Dies are in three plastic shot shell cartridge boxes. I put them in in numerical order by size. Top punches are still waiting to get properly organized.

[Rich/WIS]

Pill bottles labeled on side and top and stored in the drawer on the desk I mount my sizer on. The bottles I use are tall enough to hold both the die and the top punch, and the label includes top punch # so I don't get confused and have to start researching what TP goes to what bullet. For sies that are used for several bullets TP go into a bottle with # and bullet mold they are specific for. To avoid confusion I also mark the mold box with TP data.

[Don Purcell]

I purchased an organizer box for fish hooks and flys at Wally Word that has many compartments in a flat style box. Small paper stickers are labeled and pressed over the appropriate sizer. You have room to also drop in the top punch with the die.

[cwlongshot]

I picked up two Bas Pro flat approx 11x17x2" plastic boxes. They even have round bottoms so getting things out is easy. They where 10$ ea too. Fit my selection of NOE sizer dies perfectly.

CW

[Three44s]

I do not have that many yet and thus they all reside in a single pull out bin on the wall.

Otherwise they would go in a snap down lid organizer from Harbor Freight like my many duplicate shell holders go in.

I do a lot of those various HF box items!

Three44s

[Conditor22]

I use 3" plastic bags, label them and keep the parts together.

I now only PC but use the same system with my Lee sizing dies

My NOE sizing dies go in a plastic, multi compartment box

[Czech_too]

Small parts organizer, believe it's the Husky brand, sold locally by HD aka the BORG(big orange retail giant).
Use 'em for misc. small parts, sizing dies, top punches and so on ...

[Nueces]

I do as Pressman does, but have been using a pair of ancient Herter's slip top 12 gauge shotshell boxes. Running out of room there, so I just ordered some MTM fliptop boxes on Amazon.

[nhyrum]

I keep them in small bags. Haven't labeled them, but since I only have 3, and not similar sizes (.401,.357,and . 452) it's easy to tell which is which. I really only have one mould per die, other than 452, so I keep the top punch with the die, other than the ones that came with my moulds, I keep with the mould parts for that particular mould, since now most my moulds are mihec group buys. I keep the bags in a small drawer in my loading bench

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[W.R.Buchanan]

I made an Aluminum plate like a Loading Block for mine. Mine are all Lyman/RCBS type dies.

Randy

[Walks]

I keep mine in a big Cigar box. In their original boxes/tubes or sm snap top pill bottles. With the TP's in a very small plastic box. All fit in the big Cigar box with room for another half level.

[gwpercle]

Pill Bottles ... the Vial Store.
8 dram amber snap cap vials , 1" inside diameter x 2.3125" tall .
H & I die go into the vial , top punch(s) on top .
Outside or vial gets a label , label gets covered with clear tape and snap on cap gets size written on the top .
Warning ...you should wipe the lube off the outside of the die before dropping it into the bottle , makes for neater storage .
Gary

[John in WYO]

...Every time I need a die, I have to dump out the bag of sticky dies and look for the one I need. Inevitably, its the last one I look at....What do you guys do?

Once I find the one I’m looking for, I always look at one more.
That way it is always the “Next to last One”.
My inevitable is just one off from yours.

[sharps4590]

I did like W.R. Buchannan did ony mine is out of wood. I took a piece about 2' long and 5-6 inches wide and drilled 3 rows of holes a little bigger than the die, the length of the board. I stck 'em in there in order of size, works great. I did the top punches the same way. They're organized and where I can pick the one I need easily.

[Mk42gunner]

I keep my Lyman and RCBS style H&I dies in a 12 ga MTM plastic ammo box with individual compartments. When (if) it fills up I will get another.

My top punches are in a small plastic box about 2½"x4"x½". No idea what it was for or where from, I got it about half full of top punches at an auction. It works, so why fight the obvious?

My most used top punch is just a one inch section of ¼" rod, it doesn't seem to deform most of my round nosed boolits, so it usually lives in my Lubamatic.

Robert

[David2011]

Mine are in a plastic box like a Plano 23620-01 Stowaway. It's a one layer deep fishing lure container with good latches and adjustable compartments. Dies, shot to plug lube holes and everything related to sizing dies fits in one for me. I probably have 12-15 sizing dies from Star, Lyman, RCBS and Lee. https://www.amazon.com/Plano-23620-0...g%2C279&sr=1-4

[RKJ]

Pill bottles labeled on side and top and stored in the drawer on the desk I mount my sizer on. The bottles I use are tall enough to hold both the die and the top punch, and the label includes top punch # so I don't get confused and have to start researching what TP goes to what bullet. For sies that are used for several bullets TP go into a bottle with # and bullet mold they are specific for. To avoid confusion I also mark the mold box with TP data.

I do this also, but just mark the size on the top and the TP goes in the bottle with the die. I use a ladies nail polish box that I "borrowed" from my wife to hold the bottles.

[Land Owner]

I organize mine in a 3-tiered, double sided, fishing tackle box, which contents now exceeds $1K as purchased. I informed my spousal unit so she doesn't just "give it away" at some time in the future.

Dies and top punches come from the factory sealed in rectangular, clear, plastic, packaging against a cardboard backing. I carefully cut the packaging along with the cardboard factory nomenclature, and place both in the compartment of the tackle box, including the device.

The tackle box also includes many reloading and gun parts and pieces that would otherwise slip through the cracks.