Plastic CCI ammo boxes.

[50 cal]

I was just wondering if any of you guys use these things to store stuff in? I've got about a dozen of these things laying around and I know they gotta be good for storing something other than 22 ammo. Any ideas?

 

[M-Cameron]

ide imagine theyde probably be pretty good at holding assorted bronze brushes, jags, q-tips, patches and other small cleaning tools....

 

[NavyLCDR]

Yep. I use them to store cheaper bulk .22 ammo in! I peel the labels off the lids so I can see the head stamps.

 

[spyder1911]

Yep. I use them to store cheaper bulk .22 ammo in! I peel the labels off the lids so I can see the head stamps.

Since the .22lr has a rim they will only fall into the hole one way, nose down. This means you can dump in bulk pack, shake it around and they will fall in.

Makes loading magazines much easier.

 

[NavyLCDR]

And you can "meter" the rounds out of a CCI box. Slide the cover to expose two rows of rounds and you get 10. Much quicker than trying to pick and count 10 out of a box of loose rounds.

 

[icanthitabarn]

I use em to store brands that use cheap and annoying packaging. I even change labels

 

[50 cal]

Like I said, other than 22 ammo. I'm know there is something around the house that is perfect to store in these things, but I just haven't found it yet.

 

[mnrivrat]

I fill them with gold pieces and bury them in the back yard !

 

[ObsidianOne]

I'd imagine that you could store all kinds of things in them, since you can easily remove the portion that actually holds the bullets and use it to put something else in

 

[Ex-MA Hole]

I use the longer ones to hold spare strips of staples, since, no matter how hard I try, the cardboard box that they come in ALWAYS gets wet somehow and falls apart.

I use the squarer ones to hold rolled up boresnakes.

 

[Dueling1911s]

i use them to store old gun parts and springs that i have replaced with premium parts. you never know when you'll need a factory spec part

i swapped out part on my old lady's brother glock 17. few months later he had me put the old striker spring back in cuz 3 pounds was too light for him and didnt feel safe. good thing i kept the spring

 

[jcwit]

I returned to Double Edge wet shaving after a 20 - 30 year hiatus, what a fisaco that was, any way I use an empty .22 box as a used blade bank to keep the blades in then off to the recycler.

 

[ForumSurfer]

My son has used them for miniature GI Joe jail cells or weapon cases.

I shoot quite a bit of 22 ammo. I use them to stick more 22's from bigger boxes in my pocket. They're also all over the place storing nuts, bolts, ar parts and pretty much anything small enough to fit in there.

 

[Probie9]

They work great for pellets too, just lets a couple out at a time.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

I save and re-use CCI ammo boxes.

Squirt a little lighter fluid on the label and tet it soak to loosen the label, paper towel and fluid to remove any residue. I sometimes use folder tag labels to relabel contents.

Take along cleaning kit: one 100 round box for cut up patches, one box for bore brushes and cleaning tips.

At home maintenance kit: 50 and 100 round boxes for assorted parts, springs, screws, pins, small tools.

Range bag: repack bulk pack ammo in convenient sizes for reasons others have already stated.

Also, keep at least one box with an assortment of .22 short, CB, shotshell, LR solid and LR hollowpoint for misc.

Very useful items, those CCI anno boxes, and usually thrown out.

 

[Wishoot]

I returned to Double Edge wet shaving after a 20 - 30 year hiatus, what a fisaco that was, any way I use an empty .22 box as a used blade bank to keep the blades in then off to the recycler.

Make sure you visit Badger and Blade.

Fantastic DE shaving site. Been a member there for a few years.

 

[vellocet]

Hippys used to put majijuana in them and the plastic part with the holes would remove the seeds like a screen when they shook them. Then they used them for stash boxes. This is not well known. but alot of long-hairs liked guns. I put ,22s in them, myself.

 

[Neo-Luddite]

My son has used them for miniature GI Joe jail cells...

This conjured an image of (old style 12" tall) Barbi visiting Joe and him clutching in frustration at the little holes in the clear plastic partition between them with his kung-fu grip...

I just had the thought that they would be pretty nifty little items for science fair projects---having holes and being (sometimes) clear.

 

[25cschaefer]

I use them for Jello molds, they give it a special taste that kids love.

 

[230RN]

Carl N. Brown said,

Squirt a little lighter fluid on the label and tet it soak to loosen the label, paper towel and fluid to remove any residue. I sometimes use folder tag labels to relabel contents.

Most labels can be easily removed just by heating to about 110-120 degrees, even with hot water from the tap, if you run the hot water on the opposite side of the label to avoid wetting and softening the label itself.

A hair dryer is handy for this operation, too, if you don't overdo it.

The trick is to go slow in removing them and let the softened adhesive "let go" gradually as you peel it off. Want to remove a bumper sticker the easy way? Park with that part of the car facing the sun for a couple of hours. Winter, not so effective.

If, and I say if, there is any adhesive left (usually due to impatience in removing the label) if can be easily and safely removed by using "Goo Gone," if you can stand its powerful citrus smell. And it's not flammable.



^ Good stuff, that. ^

Those .22 boxes have completely replaced the old metal snap-lid Band-Aid cans for small item storage in my house. Oh, and the old film cans.

I grab 'em whenever I see them in the trash barrel at the range, though sometimes you have to hunt a little for the lids.


25cschaefer remarked,

I use them for Jello molds, they give it a special taste that kids love.

I trust you were kidding about that, right? If so, my wrinkled old brain is just barely sensing the humor in it.


Terry, 230RN

 

[red-demon652]

My grandmother lol thought the perferated piece that held the shels made a great christmas tree decoration. When i was a little boy she had them hanging on the tree.

 

[tubeshooter]

I just fit in:

• 1 full sized BIC lighter
• 1 small pocket tool (equal to old Boy Scout or simple Swiss Army knife)
• 2 AA batteries
• 2 AAA batteries
• 11 rounds of .22LR
• 2 rounds of .38 special
  

Could have fit in more .22 if I wanted, but didn't want to cram it.

Had to remove the shell holder for this.


Just remembered this thread and thought I would share. Going to put this in my car door holder.


[EDIT: This was for a 100-round case, just to avoid confusion.]

 

[230RN]

I have a severe psychological defect called the Gazinta Complex, where every time I come across a container of any type or shape, I wonder if something else gazinta it.

Thus I discovered that a .38 SPL cartridge gazinta the recesses of plastic Gillette Sensor and Sensor Excel shaver cartridge containers.

Hence:

Clap two together and rubber band 'em and you've got one prepackaged meal for a J-frame.

A cartridge (razor blade or .38) is a cartridge, right?

Terry, 230RN

 

[mio]

theyre good for loose hooks and for small lures that you just dont have a spot for in your tackle box. drop them in the 22 box and throw in the bottom of the tackle box. helps keep from wasting time untangling things.

 

[P5 Guy]

Broke My Last One

Which was a Remington 100 round box. I think I like it better as it was square and fit in my range bag on end. I can't believe I broke the top.
Anyway they make convenient cleaning supplies containers.