How do you store your lee trimmer pilots

[asphalt599]

Getting my reloading gear set up again. How do you store your lee trimmer pilots and their shell holders? I have mine in a weird plano case that has slots on a 45. I do not care for it. Do you guys have an good setups/cases to store them? If you do pics would be great.

 

[Biologist]

I use a cheap plastic mini drawer cabinet that I bought from crappy tire, (tool and parts storage section). Most hardware stores will have them. Has a dozen little mini drawers, or more for the larger models. I used 1x2 wood strips as backing on the peg board of my bench to fasten screws to hang the cabinet from. It has those keyhole type hanging holes on the back. Get some stickers from the stationary store, or masking tape and markers for labelling the drawers. Plenty of room in the mini drawers for the Lee trimmers and small equipment items for each specific caliber.

 

[yomomma]

Tackle box along with other small odds and ends related to reloading

 

[Potashminer]

Each Lee case gauge and shell holder is in the die box for that cartridge - is like 20 plus here like that.

RCBS FL sizing and seating die, Lee Factory Crimp die, trim gauge, trim gage shell holder and #2 RCBS shell holder for 7.65x53 Mauser (various names for that cartridge):

 

[DFarmer]

Each Lee case gauge and shell holder is in the die box for that cartridge - is like 20 plus here like that.

RCBS FL sizing and seating die, Lee Factory Crimp die, trim gauge, trim gage shell holder and #2 RCBS shell holder for 7.65x53 Mauser (various names for that cartridge):

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I do the same.

 

[iron cat]

I have a Mac Tools magnetic tray attached to the overhanging shelf on my metal work bench , my shell holders annd trimmers are right there all the time!
Cat

 

[alpining]

Each Lee case gauge and shell holder is in the die box for that cartridge - ...

Me too, except shellholders used for multiple cartridges.

 

[Potashminer]

Was perhaps boredom or "old guy syndrome", but I wanted everything for that one cartridge in the die box - so even though 30-06 and 308 Win use same press shell holders and same Lee trim gauge holders, each die box has it's own in there. Was from the days when an RCBS press shell holder was a few dollars - kinda re-thinking that now that I see them for sale like $15 each after taxes, in a store.

 

[billbmcleod]

Was perhaps boredom or "old guy syndrome", but I wanted everything for that one cartridge in the die box - so even though 30-06 and 308 Win use same press shell holders and same Lee trim gauge holders, each die box has it's own in there. Was from the days when an RCBS press shell holder was a few dollars - kinda re-thinking that now that I see them for sale like $15 each after taxes, in a store.

Yea I was shocked at the $25.00 price I saw on Amazon the other day.

 

[kjohn]

Pill bottles, appropriate size, marked on white lid. All in an Nestle ice cream tub. Cutters and mandrels are in the tub as well.

 

[asphalt599]

Here is what I have been using.

 

[Southcountryguy]

Was perhaps boredom or "old guy syndrome", but I wanted everything for that one cartridge in the die box - so even though 30-06 and 308 Win use same press shell holders and same Lee trim gauge holders, each die box has it's own in there. Was from the days when an RCBS press shell holder was a few dollars - kinda re-thinking that now that I see them for sale like $15 each after taxes, in a store.

I do this as well, fortunately, like you, I acquired enough to have one in each die case. Things are silly now and getting worse

 

[diopter]

 

[DiMP]

I have an RCBS trimmer. I had some idle time at work last year and rummaged through the scrap bin and grabbed an old copper buss-bar to make my own shiny pilot/collet holder

 

[alpining]

... I wanted everything for that one cartridge in the die box - so even though 30-06 and 308 Win use same press shell holders and same Lee trim gauge holders, each die box has it's own in there. ...

Okay so I'm a bit envious...

 

[alpining]

Pill bottles, appropriate size, marked on white lid. All in an Nestle ice cream tub. ....

That's a great idea.

And now you've got me thinking I should take all my pills and eat all my ice cream.

 

[Burton Urnie]

I have an old yellow and green tin box ( a brownells kit of some sort) re- purposed with all the most used trimmers. The rarely used are stored in an extra RCBS die box.