Charliefrank
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Old coffee cans, just because it's what I had available at the time. Still working good after 30 years
How do you store your brass?
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I accumulated several frankford arsenal 100rd ammo boxes for under $2 a piece so a lot of brass that i will use soon is in those. I only use LC for 223rem and separate by year and which 223rem rifle they will be used for so if i have 200pc of LC09 i label the plastic box LC09 Heavy barrel only because its trimmed, sized, shoulder set back for that rifle. I have some mixed year LC brass that's only like 5-10pc of each year and that's in a separate box for the other rifle. Right now i have 4-5 of these boxes with empty brass in them that's for a specific rifle, load, etc. I also put bulk stuff that's not sized, trimmer, etc in zip lock freezer bags cause they are the most durable or old plastic coffee cans.
Hunting guns only have 100pc of brass which they stay in a 100rd frankford ammo box, 9mm sits in either zip lock bags or plastic rubbermade bins.
Hunting guns only have 100pc of brass which they stay in a 100rd frankford ammo box, 9mm sits in either zip lock bags or plastic rubbermade bins.
Damon555
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Chock-Full-O-Nuts (or however you spell it) still comes in a metal can....Several different sizes too.....they work great
I was in the middle of processing a large quantity of brass about 25 years ago when I was afflicted with a neurological condition that almost killed me. In time, an experimental treatment allowed me to make a nearly-full recovery, but it left me with the unique experience of being able to see how brass stored in a number of configurations fared over two decades of neglect.
The worst results came from simply leaving it in Ziploc bags in a drawer in a cabinet in a garage in Texas (up to 15% of the cases were corroded to the point I did not feel they were safe to use). The best results came from storing the brass in plastic boxes where each case had an individual compartment and then storing the plastic boxes in a sealed container (losses under 1%).
Based on this, I now store all of my brass in plastic containers with individual compartments for each case which are then stored in sealed containers or are stored in a dry underground bunker.
Yes. Several brands still sell their product in steel cans.
Roasted coffee continues to be chemically active after packaging and continues to release gasses (vapor). Steel cans were the standard for many years because they simply contained these gasses. If you look at foil packaging like at Starbucks, you will see a little one-way valve in the package which releases these gasses. The lids used on plastic coffee cans are designed to allow these vapors to escape. Thus, if plastic cans are to be used for long-term storage, it is advisable to apply a bead of caulk to the lid prior to sealing the can.
This is a good idea as the polyethylene is very stable and generally compatible with brass. Make sure to wash milk containers thoroughly and repeatedly with hot water as the lactose present in milk becomes acidic when it decomposes so you want it removed from the jug before storing metals in it.
lol, I guess I am old school, to me a "can" is steel.
I actually have a couple of Folgers coffee "cans" in the shed I picked up from somewhere, neither the wife or I drink coffee. And yes, they have brass in them. .380.
The .30-06 brass is in two old snack containers. pretzels or something, don't remember for sure.
The 9MM, .40, and .45 I find a lot of is in 2 1/2 and 5 gallon plastic containers with snap on lids.
I still feed the dogs with a very old 1 pound metal coffee can.
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ray15
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These 18.25 oz cans of cashews cost 11 bucks at wallyworld, but you get a free brass container with each one! I separate my brass by headstamp so a bunch of smaller cans works best for me. One of these holds ~400 9mm cases or ~250 38 special.
I also fill them with bulk bullets. I wouldn't want much larger cans for that as a full one of these is heavy enough.
I also fill them with bulk bullets. I wouldn't want much larger cans for that as a full one of these is heavy enough.
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You can buy empty coffee cans (metal or plastic) on ebay
Go figure
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=empty+coffee+cans
Go figure
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=empty+coffee+cans
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BobWright
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I return my brass to the box from which it came. Only in this way can I keep count of the number of times its been reloaded.
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berettaprofessor
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Use the same Walmart clear containers with green handles as in Nature Boy's pic. Funny how many of us use these. But they stack, you can see in them, and, in my case, I label both ends with what is in them using a sharpie....the sharpie will wash right off with 90% alcohol or mineral spirits when you repurpose.
BrianC636
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The green handle ones are the ones I currently use. I have 3 of the largest ones they make for .223, 9mm and .45 that are full with an additional 5 gallons of 9mm needing to be cleaned and processed. I may get some 15 gallon barrels (guy sells metals ones locally on CL for 10 bucks with a lid that seals) for my high count stuff and use what I have to store the rest.
walnut1704
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I use the 3 gallon Roughneck. I prefer smaller, they get too heavy otherwise.
mstreddy
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I use a lot of the coffee containers. I get them from the office. Clean them out and use. I label with a strip of blue tape. They stack well, and don't get too heavy when loaded with brass. And can't beat the price. I use the ammo cans for, well, ammo.
Dudedog
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The bins I use are Sterilite brand 7qt,. ()couldn't remember in my earlier post)They come in various sizes like all the plastic bins.
I like these because the blue handles lock down the lid so the lid is not likely to come off if you grab the bin one handed by the handle.
Can't rember what the first one I bought were but these are nicer.
I have had some sitting in my shed for 2 summers at over 100 degrees and they seem to be holding up ok.
(Powder gets to come inside in the summer time)
I do have some in primed 9mm cases in plastic candy jars. Sams Club brand caramels.
I had to buy and eat three whole jars of candy just so I had more of the empty jars.
It was terrible what I had to go through to get those jars, I would eat a piece of candy then go back and eat another one then go back.....
Nice screw on lid.
They are quite good caramels by the way....)
I get coffee from Trader Joes and use the empty containers for temp storage but they have cardboard walls, wish it came in the good old style metal cans, but not changing brands of coffee.
I like these because the blue handles lock down the lid so the lid is not likely to come off if you grab the bin one handed by the handle.
Can't rember what the first one I bought were but these are nicer.
I have had some sitting in my shed for 2 summers at over 100 degrees and they seem to be holding up ok.
(Powder gets to come inside in the summer time
)
I do have some in primed 9mm cases in plastic candy jars. Sams Club brand caramels.
I had to buy and eat three whole jars of candy just so I had more of the empty jars.
It was terrible what I had to go through to get those jars, I would eat a piece of candy then go back and eat another one then go back.....
Nice screw on lid.
They are quite good caramels by the way....)
I get coffee from Trader Joes and use the empty containers for temp storage but they have cardboard walls, wish it came in the good old style metal cans, but not changing brands of coffee.
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Dudedog
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Does the Strawberry shoot better than plain vanilla?
mokin
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Up until recently, I used half gallon sized plastic totes. The empties were quickly reloaded and put in with the proper containers for loaded ammunition. Since I got a progressive loader, I've begun to use larger containers - steel coffee cans to load larger batches at a time.
Nah, just vanilla is smoother resizing.Does the Strawberry shoot better than plain vanilla?
Chuck R.
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For bulk brass; handgun and .223, I use similar, combination of Kitty Litter containers and frosting containers from Walmart:
To rotate, I have 2 containers per caliber, load from one, and dump cleaned empties in the other. Once the loading bin is empty, switch.
For the majority of my rifle I use either 50 or 100 rd plastic boxes to keep the brass together as a "lot".
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