Storage

[twig_40]

After you have spent an evening making some super duper accurate rounds, where do you store them? Do you put them into a big container, or into a factory box and relabel them? I am trying to organize my room and looking for ideas and some info on how you do it.

 

[Cerdan]

I have some (not enough) of those plastic ammo boxes, but mostly I reuse old factory ammo boxes in which I insert a label identifying the load data.

Occasionally, mostly for your typical practise rounds, I'll dump'em in a ziplock bag and scribble the info on it.

 

[CyaN1de]

Green, Blue or Camo MTM Boxes in 100's or 50's. Your choice

 

[Walter Hornby]

Folger coffee can. MTM boxes. old ammo boxes. plastic bags.

 

[BigUglyMan]

I use MTMs for cartridges that I don't have factory boxes for (ie stuff I bought brass in bags or big boxes for). That's most of them, now that I think of it.

Factory boxes just don't last very long and I don't shoot much factory ammo.

 

[The Cold Lake Kid]

Plastic MTM, Dillon or whatever boxes.
Keeps the ammo storage lock-box neat and tidy.
And I can fit more in it.

 

[rattle]

I reuse my factory box. Once those are done I wrap the factory plastic holders in saran wrap and write on the saran wrap with a sharpy.

 

[BrockPython]

Okay

I been doing this for years .. I use plastic cases for everything!!! I reload .303, 30-06, 44 mag, .357 mag, .38 special, 9mm and 32 acp.. every calibre has its own designated colour of plastic case. It may sound a little silly , but after having buddies show up for a day at the range or to the hunt camp with a gun and the wrong rounds .. Its not .. Even development loads get put in plastic cases with each row inicated what it is. The more organized you are the less chance of you making a mistake.

 

[twig_40]

Thanks for all the ideas guys. I have tons of factory boxes and have been using them. Like Big ugly man says they don't last long, once they are done I think I will do what Brock does. That sounds like a good idea, keeps everything organized and neat. I have started to colour code my brass, cleaned, trimmed... so on. Might as well do that for loaded rounds also.

 

[maynard]

I have about 30 some odd MTM R-50 series boxes to keep my .308 match ammo in. I have a couple of the MTM boxes that hold 100 rounds with the cute little handle on them, but I hate picking up all the rounds that spill out when the lid doesn't latch properly.