Storage Bins you use for boolits?

[psychbiker]

I'm looking for a more consistent setup. Currently using a mix of emptied costco peanut jars and dog treat jars. I don't like how they don't consistently stack and fit on the reloading bench.

Amazon has these 40oz square jars with lids. Not sure on the stacking. Comes out to just above $2 each with shipping.

https://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Accguan-Airtight-Container-Household/dp/B07R57L69C/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Good reviews on these buddeez bits and bolts containers with lids. I guess they are heavy duty. Cheapest is costco but with shipping it's $2.70 each.

https://richmedia.channeladvisor.com/ImageDelivery/imageService?profileId=12026540&id=1357499&recipeId=729

I checked one of the dollar stores near me and selection was terrible. I'm checking walmart later today. I want to be able to stack them. Worst case I can lay a piece of 1/8" wood across the top to help spread the weight.

[lightman]

I used to use cigar boxes but they are getting harder to find. Mostly now days I recycle plastic jugs. A friends Wife saves them for me from Her workplace. The ones She saves are from coffee sweeter and flavored coffee with the screw on tops and wide mouths. I set them in there gently by hand. They stack ok but not great.

[georgerkahn]

Bion, I was faced with similar bullet-storage, as well as empty-case storage challenges, and (my past "regular") metal coffee cans now pretty much ('cept Chock full of Nuts) going to plastic -- that whichever I sought was the last one I came upon -- dictating I update my storage. I was faced, also, the price of each plus durability -- e.g., plastic shoe storage boxes from Wally World seemed to crack almost all by themselves -- so I ended up purchasing and using cardboard boxes I bought from u-Line. [ https://www.uline.com/Product/AdvSearchResult?keywords=boxes%20with%20lids&pricode=WK317&AdKeyword=uline%20boxes%20with%20lids&AdMatchtype=e&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8KK3tITt5gIVSb7ACh17sg5kEAAYASAA EgLoPfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds ]. Using labels at each box end I make on a Brother Q500 printer, it is now what I easy to find that which I'm seeking -- and while I do not recall the price I paid for each, it was quite reasonable. I will add one extra expense -- I ran a length of Scotch packaging tape on the inside, as well as outside of each box to (hopefully) insure it's durability -- which has, so far, worked better than expected.
Just something you may look into....
geo

P.S.: I do not (yet) powder coat -- so all bullets are first placed in store-brand equivalent Zip Lock freezer bags to hopefully slow down oxidation.
geo

[StuBach]

I just switched to use penny boxes from the bank. I work in convenience retail and one of my stores goes through a box every other day so they save some of them for me. Strong durable boxes that stack nicely. Male friendly with a local retailer or bank and ask if they’ll save them for you and their free.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200105/59357a59ff41087245d506e895548853.jpg

[dverna]

I use the cardboard boxes that commercial bullets come in. Not great but they work.

I also use .30 cal ammunition boxes. I like them as they do not need to be stacked being tall and thin.

[trapper9260]

I use mainly these that my brother use and I take the empty for my boolits 254270

[Bazoo]

I use various cans, notably however is the lunch meat containers from Walmart brand ham. We like their ham and the containers are solid. I mostly use those for lubed bullets. I use metal formula cans for unlubed. I use a lot of filters cans for brass and occasionally bullets.

[Skunk1]

Sour cream, cottage cheese or cool whip containers.

[poppy42]

For me two words, coffee cans!

[slim1836]

254281

I mark between the handhold what is in it. Acetone takes the markings off for new label if needed. Works for me.

Slim

[Went2kck]

peanut butter jars, the taller peanut jars. clear square nut jars. Most anything that is clear and will hold at least 250 plus depending on size of bullet.

[lightman]

254281

I mark between the handhold what is in it. Acetone takes the markings off for new label if needed. Works for me.

Slim

Did you sneak into my store room and take a picture of my brass stash? Nah, the floor area in the picture is too clean! I use PVC cleaner to remove the sharpie marks, probably the same stuff.

[Winger Ed.]

cool whip containers.

Those are also redneck salad bowls. I have a whole set.


In the shop, I store almost everything in blue or red plastic coffee containers, and label 'em with a sharpie.
They seal & stack OK. And gasoline or thinners don't melt them.

[RP]

I was getting half gal cans from a business I have a good supply works great for me to store cast bullets

[ACC]

I'm looking for a more consistent setup. Currently using a mix of emptied costco peanut jars and dog treat jars. I don't like how they don't consistently stack and fit on the reloading bench.

Amazon has these 40oz square jars with lids. Not sure on the stacking. Comes out to just above $2 each with shipping.

https://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Accguan-Airtight-Container-Household/dp/B07R57L69C/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Good reviews on these buddeez bits and bolts containers with lids. I guess they are heavy duty. Cheapest is costco but with shipping it's $2.70 each.

https://richmedia.channeladvisor.com/ImageDelivery/imageService?profileId=12026540&id=1357499&recipeId=729

I checked one of the dollar stores near me and selection was terrible. I'm checking walmart later today. I want to be able to stack them. Worst case I can lay a piece of 1/8" wood across the top to help spread the weight.

Peanut butter jars. They stack. Unfortunately my son has moved out and I cannot eat peanut butter. To make sure I won't eat any my Mrs. threw out all my son left behind. But I do have 6 jars and they are made to stack.

ACC

[fatboy]

harbor freight 3.00 plastic ammo cans

[aws1963]

I'm looking for a more consistent setup. Currently using a mix of emptied costco peanut jars and dog treat jars. I don't like how they don't consistently stack and fit on the reloading bench.

Amazon has these 40oz square jars with lids. Not sure on the stacking. Comes out to just above $2 each with shipping.

https://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Accguan-Airtight-Container-Household/dp/B07R57L69C/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Good reviews on these buddeez bits and bolts containers with lids. I guess they are heavy duty. Cheapest is costco but with shipping it's $2.70 each.

https://richmedia.channeladvisor.com/ImageDelivery/imageService?profileId=12026540&id=1357499&recipeId=729

I checked one of the dollar stores near me and selection was terrible. I'm checking walmart later today. I want to be able to stack them. Worst case I can lay a piece of 1/8" wood across the top to help spread the weight.

I use these for my boolit castings. The plastic red folgers coffee cans for my brass. Works great. I figured the added cost was just an investment in sturdy boolit storage.

[SciFiJim]

I'm looking for a more consistent setup. Currently using a mix of emptied costco peanut jars and dog treat jars. I don't like how they don't consistently stack and fit on the reloading bench.

Amazon has these 40oz square jars with lids. Not sure on the stacking. Comes out to just above $2 each with shipping.

https://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Accguan-Airtight-Container-Household/dp/B07R57L69C/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Good reviews on these buddeez bits and bolts containers with lids. I guess they are heavy duty. Cheapest is costco but with shipping it's $2.70 each.

https://richmedia.channeladvisor.com/ImageDelivery/imageService?profileId=12026540&id=1357499&recipeId=729

I checked one of the dollar stores near me and selection was terrible. I'm checking walmart later today. I want to be able to stack them. Worst case I can lay a piece of 1/8" wood across the top to help spread the weight.

I did a quick calculation. One of containers filled with cast boolits would weigh between 25 and 30 pounds and hold a LOT of boolits. I discovered a solution after receiving a mold from NOE. The boxes the molds come in is perfect for about a hundred odd boolits and easy to handle and move around. They are from uline.https://www.uline.com/Product/AdvSearchResult?view=ALL&&Length=5&Width=2&Height=2&Tolerance=1&WebClass=4&DimensionalSearch=Y&Is3DimSearch=Y

[StuBach]

If your looking to buy ones for smaller quantity I have had good luck with the MTM bullet boxes which you can get from amazon.


MTM Cast Bullet Box (Clear Green) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00740288G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_3JOeEbC96H28F

I have access to an old supply of Remington Jacketed bullets in various calibers and these are identical dimensions to the boxes they used to ship 45 caliber bullets in but made with clear plastic.

[Digger]

254281

I mark between the handhold what is in it. Acetone takes the markings off for new label if needed. Works for me.

Slim

Yep , same here , but only two cans high , my shelves are already sagging a bit ....:smile:

[BigAlofPa.]

I use rectangular plastic bins.I get them from dollar tree. They sit nice next to ea other. I label them what weight and diameter boolets are in them.
https://www.dollartree.com/essentials-rectangular-medium-length-drawer-organizers/219325
https://www.dollartree.com/essentials-large-rectangular-drawer-organizer-13frac12/219336

[hotrod13]

I use powerade bottles, they have a screw on lid and if you drop them they don't break or the lid doesn't pop off. They are a pretty heavy plastic I take the label off so I can see what bullet type I have in them.

[kodiak1]

254281

I mark between the handhold what is in it. Acetone takes the markings off for new label if needed. Works for me.

Slim
I do the same thing! You can stack them 6 high if you got the room no trouble at all.
Got to buy coffee anyway!!

[wv109323]

I use cat food containers. They have a wide screw on lid and are made with an indentation where they can be grabbed. They are clear so you can see what is in them.

[kevin c]

It seems I'm different from most who have lots of different stored boolits. My stock is usually several thousand of the same boolit, of which I can shoot thousands in a month. So bulk storage containers separating lots of the same slug by production date best suit my needs.

I've used 30 and 50 cal ammo cans, two gallon plastic buckets, and Acme Bullet shipping crates, all with pluses and minuses.

The buckets are filled 2/3rds full and nested; they'd be air tight with lids, but I don't think they're strong enough to stack that way. The round shape is a bit space inefficient. Having handles is convenient.

The ammo cans have the advantage of having air/water tight seals and handles for carrying, but are only fair for stacking, and lifting even one full fifty would likely throw out my back.

The crates are space efficient, hold a lot and are stackable, but are not air tight. They have hand hold cut outs on the ends that limit loose boolit storage capacity or have to be covered.

I mostly use the buckets and crates these days. HiTek coated, there's no need for sealed containers. Oh, and all the boolits are stored on the floor.

[Rich/WIS]

I use empty plastic coffee cans, as well as clear smaller sized storage tubs for brass. I pack the brass in ziplock bags, usually one hundred per bag, and then put in the containers. Brass to be processed goes into coffee cans loose. For cast bullets I use any small boxes on hand, mostly cigar boxes and others that small items came in. Once sized and lubed they go into boxes I make using USPS flat rate boxes cut down to allow 100 bullets per layer and as deep as it takes to hold anywhere from 200 (rifle)to 500 (45 SWC) bullets. I also make lids for each box so they do not collect dust.

[Michael J. Spangler]

These look nice

http://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/reloading/cast-bullet-box.php

[Wild Bill 7]

I use 50 cal. ammo cans because I have them. Only problem with that is they get heavy when loaded with boolits for this older guy. They stack really good and all are labeled for ease of finding the proper can when needed.

[shaune509]

1-Metal baby formula cans with the plastic lids.
2-Plastic cake frosting cans.
3- any other food container as listed before but ad the potato salad containers to the margarine, cool whip and coffee.
4- #10 steel food cans, or cleaned out paint cans.
Shaune509

[tazman]

These are my preferred container for cast boolits. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Rubbermaid-TakeAlongs-Food-Storage-Container-Deep-Squares-5-2-Cup-4-Pack-Tint-Chili/16664719
I fill them 3/4 full and stack them up to four high. Pretty strong. Haven't had any break in several years.
I don't normally use the lids with them, but it is an option. The lids tend to break more easily than the container itself.

I save my ammo cans for loaded ammo.

[Mike W1]

At one time I had free access to cabinet grade 1/2" plywood scraps so ended up building box's about 9x6x3.5". Hold around 500 of my 45 bullets, or empty cases, or loads. Whatever. Stack solidly and the top ones get a blank piece for a dust cover. And it gave me something to a few times. Labels I scrounged at work years ago. Shelves are 2x6 so they'll take a lot of weight. Total cost was the small screws and wire nails, so wasn't much.

[redhawk0]

I use containers exactly like you posted (OP)...but mine are already full of nuts. I get them at Costco and BJs. Once I empty the nuts...they go straight to the loading bench to store boolits, bullets, and brass.

redhawk

[Kraschenbirn]

+1 on what Taz said...Rubbermaid food storage containers. Write boolit info on end of container with a Sharpie and stack three high (because of shelf spacing) in workshop storage cabinet.

Bill

[Petrol & Powder]

I like Chock full O' Nuts coffee AND it comes in a metal can. Unfortunately that can is round. Despite the storage drawbacks of the round can, I still use a lot of those for bullets, brass, and hardware. I drink a lot of coffee, so there's no shortage on old cans. You can write on the lid with a black Sharpie and instantly remove the ink with alcohol if needed.

Loaded handgun cartridges go into metal 30 & 50 cal ammo cans. I gave up on the cardboard and plastic 50-100 round boxes years ago.
Rifle ammo still goes into recycled boxes that factory cartridges come in. Shotgun shells generally go into recycled factory boxes but mostly to make counting 25 shells easier. However as those boxes wear out the loaded shells end up loose in ammo cans just like the handgun ammo.
Those black on white stick on number decals (like the ones you see on mailboxes) make great labels for the ammo cans to distinguish caliber. They are easy to read from a distance. The details about the load (powder, bullet style/weight, etc) are then added to the outside of the can with a silver Sharpie. If you need to change the description; a paper towel, some alcohol and the ink comes right off. 5 seconds with another Sharpie and you're good to go again. In the words of the liberal tree huggers - it's sustainable ;)

I have a habit of building wooden boxes for tools, accessories and other items. Someday I will probably get around to simply building wooden boxes for brass and bullets. When that happens, I'll standardize on some design that stores/stacks well. Until then, it looks like I have an inexhaustible supply of coffee cans [smilie=l:

[Littlewolf]

i have found out that the "super stacker" brand 3x3x5" index card boxes stack conviniently and firmly and hold just over 400 230gr 45acp boolits 600 125gr 9mm boolits or just the right amount to fill the DILLON boolit tray or the same amount of 9mm brass to fill the xl650 size dillon akro bin.
they are $2.27 each at my local wal-mart in the office supply section.
my wal-mart typically has clear or transparent blue with clear lids.
black china markers "grease penciles" write on them easily and wipe off with a t-shirt rag.

[Conditor22]

I use 2# planters peanut square plastic screw-top containers for storing boolits and immediate use brass,
I use larger plastic bins for long term/bulk storage
https://i.imgur.com/u84jI8R.jpg

[Ickisrulz]

I use metal coffee cans and glass Prego spaghetti sauce jars.

[DHDeal]

For storage of ready to load bullets, I use the MTM storage boxes. They're the see thru light green ones.

When I'm PCing, installing GC's, and sizing, I have a supply of Cool Whip containers that I use going form stage to stage.

[megasupermagnum]

Drink containers are the best. It seems most people drink coffee. Everyone knows coffee cans work great. Tea tins work great. I can't stand coffee, instead I drink Ovaltine. Their containers are even better than coffee cans.

[xdmikey]

+1 for the $3 ammo cans from Harbor Freight. They stack well, write on/write off easily and don't get too heavy!

I was using Folgers cans but had problems stacking unsupported and the creamer cans stack well but when they go over the lids crack and they become useless.

[Rug480]

Dish and laundry detergent pod tubs. The round larger tide tubs are great for brass, the rectangular dish detergent for bullets and have nice lids.

[DanishM1Garand]

I use coffee plastic cans. The maxwell house cans are squared off and stack well. I use a paint pen on the lid. I write caliber and mold info on the lid. Brass gets All Detergent containers. Taller than a coffee can but similar size around also squared off. I write what caliber on the outside and leave a note inside where I’m at on this brass. Cleaned, resized, primed for example.

[asmith80]

I'm looking for a more consistent setup. Currently using a mix of emptied costco peanut jars and dog treat jars. I don't like how they don't consistently stack and fit on the reloading bench.

Amazon has these 40oz square jars with lids. Not sure on the stacking. Comes out to just above $2 each with shipping.

https://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Accguan-Airtight-Container-Household/dp/B07R57L69C/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Good reviews on these buddeez bits and bolts containers with lids. I guess they are heavy duty. Cheapest is costco but with shipping it's $2.70 each.

https://richmedia.channeladvisor.com/ImageDelivery/imageService?profileId=12026540&id=1357499&recipeId=729

I checked one of the dollar stores near me and selection was terrible. I'm checking walmart later today. I want to be able to stack them. Worst case I can lay a piece of 1/8" wood across the top to help spread the weight.

I use those and they work really well. They stack securely and they hold probably around 500 9mm easily. Plus you can admire your pretty coated boolits unlike the empty Folger's containers I had been using

[cwlongshot]

I have been using screw top “peanut butter” jars. They work great for 98% of my bullets. Only the largest heaviest need two and then bullets I use allot of need far and away larger containers. IINM the plastic jars are 14/16 oz sizes.

Before that small HD boxes and quart freexer zip lock bags where used on the floor. With the jars I made a rack from 2x10 lumber and can hold many many more. My rack is attached floor ro ceiling rafters in basement.

CW

[1hole]

I have tried several things to store cast bullets but I like flexibility. Rigid containers are not flexible. They look really nice when they are full or even half full, but they look silly sitting on my shelf when empty or nearly empty. And they require the same shelf storage space as when full. Soo ...

I now use zip loc baggies. Cheep and they store well, requiring only the needed shelf space. I can drop in data sheets to tell me what alloy and mold, if water dropped, the date cast and, if sized and lubed, what the sized diameter is, what lube was used and - if known - what the load and accuracy was. When a bag is empty it can immediately be reused by tossing the enclosed info sheet and adding a new one.

[Pressman]

Nice topic, I have given this some thought as I am addicted to peanut butter, Skippy Super Chunk, and go through a large jar in a week or less.

Currently there is 7 empty jars and another that is getting there fast. I am saving them for those here on the board that can use them.

If that is you, please send a PM with your mailing address.

Ken

[dverna]

We have such a diversity of solutions. That is why this forum is so great. It is interesting how the solutions are all good ones. Obviously, someone who shoot a lot of a few calibers, in a limited range of bullets, has larger containers than someone who shoots a lot of calibers in a wide range of bullet types. And those that are somewhere in between

Certainly proof that "one size does not fit all"

[OS OK]

I don't have any one size or type that will do it all...mine is a conglomeration of containers.


https://i.imgur.com/kf4JOHR.jpg

One thing is fore sure & certain...you better have strong shelves!

Immediate use brass is in the Salsa containers on the open shelves and storage of brass is in the drawers below in gallon zip lock bags.


https://i.imgur.com/le2aa5b.jpg

[jessdigs]

Costco pretzel jars. I found a place that sells new ones cheap, but shipping is expensive.

My mom works at Safeway, and I told her to keep an eye out for these bulk food dispensers for loaded rounds. I just like the idea of them.
They would work great for cast boolits too. Just dispense what you need. 254424https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200107/bb040b6f66c6427081e85349b358c6ba.jpg

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[sgms18]

Costco pretzel jars. I found a place that sells new ones cheap, but shipping is expensive.

My mom works at Safeway, and I told her to keep an eye out for these bulk food dispensers for loaded rounds. I just like the idea of them.
They would work great for cast boolits too. Just dispense what you need. 254424https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200107/bb040b6f66c6427081e85349b358c6ba.jpg

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This is awesome!

[kevin c]

I have tried several things to store cast bullets but I like flexibility. Rigid containers are not flexible. They look really nice when they are full or even half full, but they look silly sitting on my shelf when empty or nearly empty. And they require the same shelf storage space as when full. Soo ...

I now use zip loc baggies. Cheep and they store well, requiring only the needed self space. I can drop in data sheets to tell me what alloy and mold, if water dropped, the date cast and, if sized and lubed, what the sized diameter is, what lube was used and - if known - what the load and accuracy was. When a bag is empty it can immediately be reused by tossing the enclosed info sheet and adding a new one.
I do that for brass. A quart bag of 9mm is 400 or so, and a couple bags worth is a decent reloading session. I use gallon bags for bulk storage, stacked in five gallon buckets or in big ULine storage bins.

So far I've just scooped out boolits as needed, from the crates and buckets they're in, but maybe the Ziplok bags would work for that too.

[kmw1954]

I am a certified pack rat, just ask my wife. I have containers of all shapes and sizes. Round and square nut jars, large plastic round jars that pretzels come in are great for empty brass. Yogurt and cream cheese containers for cast bullets and those little black plastic containers that Berry's bullets come in also work great for cast bullets and also for loaded bulk 45acp rounds. As I recall I can get 164 of them when stacked 2 high with a cardboard in-between.

[abunaitoo]

Best I've used is empty Meow Mix square plastic containers.
Just the right size so I don't struggle carrying it when full.
Square sides take up less space.
For lubed and sized, I use CCI 22 plastic boxes.
Free and easy to organize.

[LabGuy]

I have used peanut butter containers for years, but have recently switched to Costco nut containers. Having a square not round profile, allows less wasted storage space. And one will hold a 20 lb. casting session. I usually cast a 20 lb. pot at a time.

[shootinfox2]

$1 store. 3 for $1,254576

[Froogal]

I use rectangular plastic bins.I get them from dollar tree. They sit nice next to ea other. I label them what weight and diameter boolets are in them.
https://www.dollartree.com/essentials-rectangular-medium-length-drawer-organizers/219325
https://www.dollartree.com/essentials-large-rectangular-drawer-organizer-13frac12/219336

Same thing I use, from Dollar General. Each will hold 100 rounds of .38 cartridges or .357, and about 50 .45 Colt.

[kevin c]

I have used peanut butter containers for years, but have recently switched to Costco nut containers. Having a square not round profile, allows less wasted storage space. And one will hold a 20 lb. casting session. I usually cast a 20 lb. pot at a time.
I have lots of those too. I’m surprised that I haven’t gotten fat from eating all those nuts ;^].

They’re great for medium scale storage, but a bit small for my boolit and brass needs. I use them for other storage, and as the container for HiTek coating (I think the rectangular sides do a good job tumbling the boolits).

[lightman]

I cease to be amazed at how resourceful you guys are at repurposing stuff. I shouldn't be, I guess, as we all pretty much repurpose lead! :razz: Plastic jars and jugs with screw on lids seem to be a little more sturdy that plastic coffee cans. I use a variety of containers with screw on lids for bullets. I like the plastic coffee cans for brass but they seem kind of thin for lead. I'll stack them 3 high when full of brass. Square does make better use of space but it don't bother me to use round containers. Clear containers allow you to see whats inside but I write on all of them. Lots of time I'll put a note inside too.

[The Dar]

I use Pure Leaf ice tea bottles. The cap is wider than the neck which helps when lifting them, they don't want to slip through your hand. Not sure if you can tell in the picture, but there is a second bottle (also labeled) behind each with unpainted boolits in it. When I run low on painted boolits I paint 300 at a time in my convection oven and restock the front bottle. When the bottle with the raw boolits runs low I cast more.
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[abunaitoo]

Reloaders, as a whole, have been recyclers since before it became chic.

[6bg6ga]

I use 1lb or 3lb empty coffee cans. Generally 3lb for cast bullets, 1lb for sized and lubed bullets and ammo cans for loaded rounds. They stack nice and look ok in the garage.

[RogerDat]

Shoe or boot sized plastic storage boxes for brass. Mostly from Home Depot. Have a heavy metal book shelf these fit on well. Can get many hundreds of 38 special brass in one. Plenty of room for bolt rifle brass in one. The auto loaders have more than one box :-) Sometimes with whole box at some stage of brass processing such as trimming or primer crimp removal. Use paper stick on labels with a black marker. Come off with a brief blast of heat from a blow dryer.

I can slip 30 caliber ammo cans under the bottom shelf of reloading bench so those are what most cast bullets go in. Those get stick on white label filled out with black marker to designate caliber or relevant information. I can lift a 30 caliber ammo can full, no interest in lifting a 50 caliber can. Sometimes will have more than one ammo can per caliber based on current inventory of cast.

Those plastic $3 Harbor Freight ammo boxes hold much of the finished ammo. Some such as boxed shotgun go in larger metal ammo cans. Limited production loads go in Plano hinged boxes on 2x6 shelves with other commercial boxes.

Zip lock (mostly store brand) with a paper label in them provide subdivisions for all the containers I use that require some sort of batch grouping by head stamp, mold, alloy, or stage of processing. In HF box of 38 special there may be 2 or 3 zip lock baggies with different loads. Slip of paper in the baggie can record whatever I want to know about that load.

I use the square plastic cases stubach linked to earlier for small batches of finished cast bullets. Such as different alloy or different hollow point pin etc. Might cast up 500 SWC but only a hundred or so of some HP bullet. That hundred or so go in the square plastic boxes. I buy them for a good price at gun show. Always buy a couple or 4 (come in 2 packs) when I attend a show. Makes for a decent collection eventually.

Lots of coffee cans, round and red. Paper stick on labels, black marker, cover label with some clear packing tape to help protect and prevent peeling off. Odd batches of brass sometimes go in those square plastic peanut containers. I have but seldom use 45 acp brass or 40 S&W brass but have some. Those are in those peanut containers with paper stick on labels. Maybe a slip of paper inside. Clear may help me avoid having to dig through containers trying to locate something I haven't used in a long time.

Bought some 25 lb. shot bags from Rotometals for use with buckshot, they also work well for round ball or to store bulk bullets away from the "production" area.

P.S I have been listening to hold music on the phone the entire time I was typing this. Gads it's like my time has no value.

[Ramson222]

I use plastic cans from dollar tree they are semi transparent and come in 1gal and 1/2gal sizes with white lids. The 1gal ones are about the same size as a Folgers coffee can, I have put over 30lbs of bullets in one with no problems. I recently got rid of the mixed containers and moved everything over to these cans since they are heavy duty plastic and will last forever. here is the link to what I think is the same thing in 3 quart size. https://www.dollartree.com/plastic-canisters-with-green-twist-on-lids-3-qt/138954

[alfadan]

Hi, first post here. I use plastic or foam ammo trays from factory boxes and store the lubed bullets in them upside down. When loading, I place the tray on a board or something and flip it to have them all facing upright and easy to grab and sticky-lubed bullets separated. Having stacks of 50 rounds in plastic tote boxes makes inventory easy at a glance.

[Mr_Sheesh]

A mix of "whatever" so far mostly; Shoe boxes from local stores, rectangular bottles for cat treats, cardboard boxes, sort of a mess.

Once I move I'll have far better designed storage and I am thinking of using these,

https://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_containers/easy_grip_plastic_jug/574 (the 64 ouncers)

https://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_containers/plastic_hexagon_container/575 (the 129 ouncers)

[georgerkahn]

Albeit I posted what I do for storage of brass (#2, hereabove), I could not locate a photo at the time -- but, I just did). Here's what part of my brass storage looks like; total is on seven shelves -- with seven boxes time two (fourteen) boxes on each -- ninety-eight total boxes. With the labels on each end, it makes it ever so easy to grab the calibre I desire! Note I do not have the brass "loose" in each box, but generally sorted by quantity (50 or 100), brass or nickel, and/or head-stamp, all in Zip-lock type plastic freezer bags.255849
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[StuBach]

A mix of "whatever" so far mostly; Shoe boxes from local stores, rectangular bottles for cat treats, cardboard boxes, sort of a mess.

Once I move I'll have far better designed storage and I am thinking of using these,

https://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_containers/easy_grip_plastic_jug/574 (the 64 ouncers)

https://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_containers/plastic_hexagon_container/575 (the 129 ouncers)

I have used similar containers in the past and have found over long periods of time they become brittle and prone to cracking especially at the corners. Just an FYI, I still use them but I’m cautious.

[Mr_Sheesh]

StuBach, good to know in advance. Hmmm.

[psychbiker]

A mix of "whatever" so far mostly; Shoe boxes from local stores, rectangular bottles for cat treats, cardboard boxes, sort of a mess.

Once I move I'll have far better designed storage and I am thinking of using these,

https://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_containers/easy_grip_plastic_jug/574 (the 64 ouncers)

https://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_containers/plastic_hexagon_container/575 (the 129 ouncers)

Those 32oz are exactly what I'm looking for. I think its the same size as Costco peanuts. Walmart sells them but at $3.30 each. I'm gonna see if they have these locally and save on shipping.

What is the stackable weight you think? I best 20lbs of bullets will fit in there no prob.

[David2011]

I ordered 4x4x4 cardboard boxes from Uline, much like what commercial casters use. Also ordered 4x4x8 boxes for brass storage.

[DDRanch]

Been using Macro style bins for cast bullets I load often and used boxes from commercial bullet makers. Going to check out U-Line to see if they have any Berry style/size boxes.