Cheap containers you use for stuff?

[retread]

That does give me a new (to me) idea though. Prescription pill bottles for lube sizer dies!

[Landy]

Export Soda tins - they hold a lot - they stack very well - they are the perfect diameter for the garage shelves.

[lead-1]

Haven't seen a film container in years now that everyone's gone digital. Great idea though.

On Amazon you can buy like 12-15 of them for $10-12, a friend of mine used to keep them for carb jets and other small parts for motorcycles he worked on.

[blackthorn]

In days gone by the 1 hour picture developer kiosks that used to be in malls, would give you however many they had accumulated free. I have a good supply.

[Kraschenbirn]

That does give me a new (to me) idea though. Prescription pill bottles for lube sizer dies!

Gee, thought everyone probably knew about that one; they also work great for Lee Case Trimmer sets and all kinds of loose small parts like springs and screws. I peel off the labels, clean the glue with alcohol, and write contents on bottles with a Sharpie.

Bill

[45-70 Chevroner]

Cosco nut containers work great for all sorts of stuff, stuff and more stuff.

[45-70 Chevroner]

Gee, thought everyone probably knew about that one; they also work great for Lee Case Trimmer sets and all kinds of loose small parts like springs and screws. I peel off the labels, clean the glue with alcohol, and write contents on bottles with a Sharpie.

Bill

I 've been doing that for a very long time. They also work great for lube size die.

[Harter66]

That does give me a new (to me) idea though. Prescription pill bottles for lube sizer dies!

The little ones hold 500 + gas checks or 100 ready to go 225-55s . The tall boys will hold 4 full moons of 45 ACP while the short big bores are perfect for a spare BlackHawk or 1858 Remington cylinder . 14 every quarter at my house .
When filling a prescription at Walmart I asked and that sweet lady asked which lid I wanted and if 1 was enough when I asked if I could get a tall large bottle . No charge.

[mold maker]

Your fav eatery throws away the mayonnaise jars. I ask every time I go in, and seldom leave empty-handed.
Bakeries have plastic tubs from 1 quart to 3 gal. w/lids.

[emorris]

I use brake pad boxes from my local automotive shop to store boolits in. Wagner makes good brake pads, but their boxes are awesome to store boolits. I also get my wheel weights from them.

[rtracy2001]

For serious ammo storage I use this guy. He's local to me and his boxes are AWESOME!

His website is a little tricky to navigate, but his product is perfect and very tidy.

http://www.repackbox.com/protect_ammo.asp

I cut my own boxes from old cereal and cracker boxes.

One of the local supermarkets has a deli / bakery department that will give me 1 gallon plastic buckets with gasketed lids for free. (Their frosting and fruit filling comes in them) They work great for lots of stuff, brass, wads, but not for storing lead ingots, the handles rip off. As mentioned, peanut butter jars are great. I always pick up all the little plastic trays I see at the thrift store. They are great for sorting brass.

Once the bags are open, I pour my lead shot into empty 2-liter pop bottles (no spills). Three will fit nicely in the one-gallon buckets, so long as I careful when lifting the bucket by the handle.

[Idaho45guy]

Some awesome ideas here guys! Thanks!

[tward]

I've been using drink mix containers, the round plastic ones for lemon aid and ice tea. The labels come off easily and they stack well. Tim

[doc1876]

I have fallen in love with the blue bunny ice cream containers. A marker will work great on them, but I usually use a sticky, because they are mainly used for separating headstamps. I also use them for some storage, but they are great for cleaning black powder guns.

[Budzilla 19]

Plus one on the Blue Bunny ice cream containers!!!! Also, at your Wal-Mart bakery, they will give you all the 3 gallon buckets you are able to carry off! Just clean 'em up good and they have gasketed lids for them also! JIF peanut butter jars, yogurt containers. The better half says now I'm a hoarder! ........... Well, yeah!!! Hahaha!!!!

[William Yanda]

Home Depot sometimes has 6 qt. plastic containers in 4 packs for around $4 I use them for brass storage, you can just see some in the shelf at the left side of the bench. About the size of a large shoe box. Bottom two shelves. Hold close to 1,000 .223 or .38 special brass. Less than that of larger rifle but still up around 500.
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http://www.homedepot.com/p/Sterilite...0096/206920258

At first look I thought you were talking about the Homer Buckets visible to the right of the chair!

[William Yanda]

The USPS flat rate boxes are commonly found. We are encouraged to recycle them so I do.
I find them a great source of uniformly sized convenient containers, and they can be reinforced for strength.

[Bent Ramrod]

Pill containers for cut wads, percussion cap tins for small screws, fake cream containers (look like Folger can in OP) for rinsing BPC brass before tumbling (and storage), those large cat litter jars for cleaning ML barrels in. I use the containers I get deli salads in to store freshly cast boolits and sort them by weight. Being able to see through some of these containers means they don't have to be marked and only used for one thing.

I'm always on the scout for those little shampoo bottles in motels that have the integral snap top. These are perfect for small amounts of moose milk type cleaning solutions, and they fit in my shooting box and don't leak. A full one will take care of a surprising number of range sessions. No screw top to fall out of greasy hands and get lost.

My parents were Depression era kids and when a new marvel came along they saved it and reused it. Before Saran Wrap, they reused "Pliofilm" bread bags for refrigerator storage. Tinfoil and wax paper were the only alternatives back then. "These kids today, tsk, tsk" don't know how well they have it!

I guess I fall in with those that feel our throwaway culture is somehow unnatural. These everyday artifacts are marvels of design, execution and economy, and would probably be worth elephant tusks and beaver pelts if traded to another culture.

[garym1a2]

Homer buckets are great for storing brass though a little heavy when full of 9mm brass.

At first look I thought you were talking about the Homer Buckets visible to the right of the chair!

[slim1836]

Attachment 177666
Did I mention I like Folgers? I get them at work.
Use a marker between the hand holds, erase with Acetone when needed.
I've got many more than that used for different applications.

Slim