There has to be a Better Way! Ammo reload boxes!

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I only load up a few hundred at a time, as I need them. The only reason I don't like to keep thousands of loaded rounds on hand is because of so many stories of "my reloading neighbor passed away and he had thousands of loaded rounds, what do I do with them" and the general consensus is (rightfully so) that components are easier to deal with than loaded rounds.
I have a very large stock pile of components, but minimal stock pile of reloaded cartridges for reason above plus:
1) I’ve seen and had ammo go bad with time.
2) I enjoy developing new loads
3) The individual components are easy to sell Or trade off if I find a different cartridge recipe I like better.
4) Its easier to show a newbee how to reload than tell him!
And so on, but to each his own!
Jmho
 
I never thought of using these for finished ammo, but I use plastic nut jars for brass....but I hate the labels.....cashew .40 S&W? I soak them in warm water for a few minutes, then use goo-gone to remove them cleanly....but wash afterward with some dishsoapy water.....and rinse of course.

The one below I cut a hole in the top that screws into my Redding Grx Die.....so it doubles as a above the press, upside-down reservoir for de-bulged brass.;)

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I'd probably rather use smaller ones to put finished ammo in for range trips....but this size might be fine for long term storage.

The 5 gallon bucket-fulls are great as long as they don't attract the ATF agents.....or the noisy neighbors who might just turn you in to the liberals using the red flag laws......thankgoodness my neighbors conservatives and are as mad as I am about that communist law stuffed down our New Mexico throats.
 
I do not keep that many rounds loaded on hand, generally less than 1000 rounds per caliber. Those I keep in the nifty plastic containers. Components I keep in original containers which are generally easy to store, and brass in various containers depending on volume. I use the peanut butter pretzel containers to hold my “processed ready to load” brass

Jeff
 
I use the generic white ammo boxes for rifle rounds after I settle on a load. Slap the label on and use them repeatedly. If you have multiple rifle calibers, you can always color code them with marker on the end for quick reference. Handgun ammo goes in coffee cans as does empty brass of all variety.
 
I use the MTM boxes. I kinda like the way my shelf full of ammo looks and it keeps primed, expanded brass orderly which is my preferred method of storage for unloaded component brass.
 
and it keeps primed, expanded brass orderly which is my preferred method of storage for unloaded component brass.

I never thought to store primed brass that way, but it makes perfect sense.
When I tumble pistol brass, I store them in ziplocks in quantities of 50.
Your way sounds good, waiting primed and ready to go in boxes of 50 or 100. I may steal that.
 
It's great to be able to grab a box of 50 or 100 and reload immediately from the powder drop into wet tumbled cleaned, expanded, and primed brass that's just ready to go. Powder, seat, crimp, and loaded.

Just be sure to put a slip of paper with the primer type if you do it this way so you know whether you loaded magnums or regulars in the stored brass.
 
I also use the empty pretzel/nut containers for processed brass in different stages, decapped, cleaned, sized, trimmed, and primed, I put the empty primer sleeve in the primed container, after loading I put bulk/blasting ammo in vac sealed bags and rifle ammo in plastic boxes with foam on top then store those in labeled ammo boxes. When my last bullet order came in the box was destroyed so I used a pretzel container to store them, I might start doing that my future orders.
 
I hate making small batches of ammo.

Batches of pistol rounds and .223/300 BO I load up (maybe 5k to 10k rounds at a time) are stored in GI ammo cans.

I move enough rounds for range trips or classes from this bulk storage into accessible 100-round plastic boxes.

When the bulk storage cans start to run low, I know I've got to start ordering components for the next reloading run.
 
Yeah better get rid of all your books as well

Paper. Flammable? In a reloading room, paper would be pretty low on my list of what I would worry about. :)

The flippant attitude shown toward fire hazard shows a person who has never suffered loss and who chooses to remain ignorant of the risks and potential consequences -- that's just foolishness.

Bound books stored on a shelf do not have the same ignition risk as loose cardboard or boxboard. The next time you start a camp fire, see what ignites more easily, a closed bound book or loose empty ammo cartons.

If you're not paying attention to fire safety in your reloading area, you need to start being concerned. There are proper ways to store powder and primers to reduce risks. If your careless about this and your reloading room is attached to your dwelling, that takes a special kind of stupid.
 
So a while back I got these cardboard boxes from midway p/n BB-53 about a 3 in square the perfectly fit about 65 223, 300B/O, 7.62x39, and the like pistol rounds 458 Socom it can be a pain to stack small pistol to maximize space but it's nice and clean then I print labels all nice and neat. I have about 40 left and no longer available at midway if anybody knows where i can find more please chime in.
 
I ran out of .45 ACP boxes for my range brass, so I just started filling a .30 cal can with them. As boxes become available, either from me shooting up boxed ammo, or diving the trash cans at the range, I will fill those boxes. I load the same load, GI ball copy, so data really doesn't change.
 
Did not see my answer to the storage problem.. Folgers coffee cans, all three sizes but mostly extra large.
Takes some effort with paint thinner but I eventually get the coffee smell out.

Plastic bags for testing at the range.
 
The flippant attitude shown toward fire hazard shows a person who has never suffered loss and who chooses to remain ignorant of the risks and potential consequences -- that's just foolishness.

Bound books stored on a shelf do not have the same ignition risk as loose cardboard or boxboard. The next time you start a camp fire, see what ignites more easily, a closed bound book or loose empty ammo cartons.

If you're not paying attention to fire safety in your reloading area, you need to start being concerned. There are proper ways to store powder and primers to reduce risks. If your careless about this and your reloading room is attached to your dwelling, that takes a special kind of stupid.
Thank you very much for your concern for my safety. I wasn't trying to be "flippant", I was just trying to inject a little humor, which apparently you don't recognize or appreciate.

You don't know anything about me, or about my losses. When I was 13 years old, we had a kitchen fire in our house. I was the one that smelled the smoke and alerted everyone. I grabbed the fire extinguisher from the garage and put the fire out, and suffered minor burns in the process.

Since you mentioned it, I am very much concerned about safety in my reloading. My dedicated reloading shop is not attached to the house - for a reason. I keep the room fairly tidy, the trash can I use is metal and opens only when I am throwing something away. I always take the cardboard boxes - including the boxes the primers come in (non fire retardant, BTW) - to the recycling bin as soon as they are empty. I also have one fire extinguisher next to the bench, and a large one next to the door. I keep the powders stored on a low shelf, which is safer than storing on a high shelf, in case a fire does start. One item on my list is to build a wooden box with 1" thick sides, as per the national fire code. I store the primers away from the powder as suggested by multiple sources.

But thank you again for being concerned about my safety.
 
When I get THE load, I crank them out into a large green ammo can; for load development, I use the 50 round plastic boxes
 
Thank you very much for your concern for my safety. I wasn't trying to be "flippant", I was just trying to inject a little humor, which apparently you don't recognize or appreciate.

You don't know anything about me, or about my losses. When I was 13 years old, we had a kitchen fire in our house. I was the one that smelled the smoke and alerted everyone. I grabbed the fire extinguisher from the garage and put the fire out, and suffered minor burns in the process.

Since you mentioned it, I am very much concerned about safety in my reloading. My dedicated reloading shop is not attached to the house - for a reason. I keep the room fairly tidy, the trash can I use is metal and opens only when I am throwing something away. I always take the cardboard boxes - including the boxes the primers come in (non fire retardant, BTW) - to the recycling bin as soon as they are empty. I also have one fire extinguisher next to the bench, and a large one next to the door. I keep the powders stored on a low shelf, which is safer than storing on a high shelf, in case a fire does start. One item on my list is to build a wooden box with 1" thick sides, as per the national fire code. I store the primers away from the powder as suggested by multiple sources.

But thank you again for being concerned about my safety.
Man you go to a lot of trouble with your storage - -have you had issues in the past? I have only been reloading for just under 40 years or so now, so I don't have the experiences of some of the folks here. My stuff is kept under heat and air to prolong shelf life. One bench is shotgun - -shot, powders, primers, wads, hulls underneath. The other side is metallic, same set up - primers, powder, bullets, cases underneath. I USED to load in the garage until it became too unbearable in the heat of summer and I noticed rust on certain things like presses. (Only thing I do miss about northern NV is the low humidity). Except for the shotgun ammo which is too large to keep in the house, all the ammo, powders, primers, etc. are kept in a very small room next to the bedroom...........works for me.....
 
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Man you go to a lot of trouble with your storage - -have you had issues in the past?
No, no issues. It isn’t any trouble once you have everything setup and have standard procedures.

My shack is a 12x20 prefab building that I insulated, wired, and finished the interior myself. I keep it climate controlled, so not much worry about temp or humidity.
 
I keep all mine in ammo cans and as I go through each step I check it off on the label so I know what stage the brass is in. When loaded I add the load data on the label. 2E2F6564-132C-4BC2-B175-45E73350AE74.jpeg
 
I'm with George p.
I find a good load combo bullet powder primer I fill an ammo can or more. I like reloading but it's time consuming especially loading for 15/16 calibers.
With the local range being closed for the past 4/5 months I am on my last major batch 1500 300B/O and I'm good for a long long time. If the range continues to stay closed casting and powder coating more is in order.
 
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