Keeping extra gun parts organized.

[Justin]

I've finally hit that point.

Extra parts.

Spare mags.

a couple of unused holsters

and stuff that goes to guns that I don't even own! I have no idea where a lot of this stuff came from.

Regardless, I have to get it organized, but I don't really have a good idea of how to go about doing that.

I mean, all of the firearms are locked up in the safe. Ammo is organized in labeled surplus cans.

but the extra parts...they drive me crazy!

Organizational strategies, suggestions on containers or labels or whatever would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Mooseman]

Ziploc freezer bags with the type of gun written on the outside with a sharpie. If a group of smaller parts, list of what they do inside a smaller bag, inside the larger bag. Just my suggestion.

 

[Rembrandt]

Magazines and clips are vacuum sealed in plastic bags, use a Dymo label maker to identify gun and application....stored in ammo cans. Staples and Office Depot carry the small zip lock bags and labels you can do on your computer.

Same process with small parts, then organized in plastic fishing tackle boxes....



Storage cabinets/shelves like these are available from industrial supply sources or you can find them used at auctions.

 

[sm]

-Free Cigar Boxes work quite well, the simple heavy carboard type in the two most popular sizes.
For instance cutting up a Sack-Up [tm] putting pistol mags into these and then into cigar boxes.

-Perusing a Fine Pipe & Cigar Store - I discovered some really nice Cigar Boxes made of wood. I mean nice! Very well made with dovetail joints, metal or wood hinges, then add the Character of the woods uses and labels...various sizes running anywhere from $5 to ...hold onto to your drink...$100. Oh these smell great too.

Buddy of mine bought 3/$35 and with compartments built in, great for spare parts for J frames, K frames and L frames.

Either of these types of boxes stack very well. ON the freebies - just label written with a sharpie. On the Nice ones, well he just knows what is what by the Cigar Brand.

[He once scratched a Lucky Strike Cigarette tin with the type of part and later learned how valuable that tin "would have been" had he not scratched it].

-Tackle Boxes work, as do the Small Parts Boxes such as seen at Home Depot. The ones with individual containers that fit compartments in these Parts Boxes.

-Shotguns / Rifles - Extra stocks an larger mags...etc. Again Protect wood with Johnson's Paste Wax , and Use Sack-Ups [tm]. Any small parts for particular gun, use the cigar / parts box and use a Foot Locker that allows stacking. Also the wooden ammo boxes work well, very well made and again stack well.

If someone takes meds, ask for the perscription bottles when empty, great for springs.

If parts are blister packed and flat, Use Binder inserts and just insert as you would notebook paper. Easy to see what you have and you have packing and part # if need to re- order.

Unwritten Rules of Parts
- Always Always have a MISC container. You will not always be able to find the part you need - or thought you had - often times "that part" is in MISC. A Part will disappear from where it is supposed to be or where was.

- A MISC place allows a place for "that part" to run to. Without a MISC place lost forever.



Lost stuff is always found in the last place you looked - George Carlin



Regards,

Steve

 

[The_Antibubba]

If you just buy three of each firearm, you can just keep your extra parts in gun form!