Very basic component storage question- how are you doing it?

[Citadelgrad87]

Like everyone, im trying to lay in components as best i can.

Powder and primers are fine, they dont take up that much space.

Projectiles i think i have a handle on.

Brass is an issue. I have my rifle brass in Costco pretzel bins, they seem ok.

But pistol brass, which i am starting to accumulate, needs a solution.

Plastic gallon ziplock bags are my current go to, butmthey dont stack well, seem too heavy and likely to break. I have a vacuum storage machine, but thats kind of the same issue.

I dont want 5 gallon buckets all over the garage.

You guys who are ahead of me in bulk, what do you do?

Thanks.

[dwalker]

I have always favored steel wire storage shelves myself. Dust and debris does not accumulate nor does moisture get trapped anywhere near the stuff. "IF" there was an incident there is nothing to build pressure so the most excitement there will be is a flash and some noise. I have also used steel and wood cabinets, but if your putting your stuff in a garage/shop consider the amount of moisture that is likely to accumulate via condensation and the amount of dust and debris as well.

Bullets I store in thier original boxes on shelves.
Powder I store on shelves in thier original containers.
Brass I sort into ziplocks and put into cardboard boxes if its something i am not going to use right away. If its stuff thats about to be loaded it goes in plastic bins in lots of about 1000 or so per bin.

[Citadelgrad87]

I have always favored steel wire storage shelves myself. Dust and debris does not accumulate nor does moisture get trapped anywhere near the stuff. "IF" there was an incident there is nothing to build pressure so the most excitement there will be is a flash and some noise. I have also used steel and wood cabinets, but if your putting your stuff in a garage/shop consider the amount of moisture that is likely to accumulate via condensation and the amount of dust and debris as well.

Yeah, i store flammables in orignal packaging in wooden garage cabinets. Humidity here in SouCal is very low almost always, and the temp swings inside the cabinets arent too bad. I dont have that much powder that its going to take years to use.

I can put brass in there as well, but how to store it per caliber is what im asking about. I guess the costo bins are the ticket for now. Bags arent cutting it.

[Win231]

Where I used to work, I accumulated those large coffee cans that held cheap coffee. They're perfect for brass; the snug-fitting lids are good for labels.

[BigBronco]

I use commercial heavy duty ink buckets probably 3-4 gallon with lids for the bulk brass. Clean ready to load in 50 cal or large ammo cans and Homie buckets with lids for the shotshell hulls.

[Low Light]

I use the red 1 and 3 pounds Folgers containers. The 1 pounders stack two high on my bench shelves. I've never needed more than one 3 pounder for each caliber. I think there's even pre-printed labels that can be filled out somewhere online.

I use the Costco pretzel bins as well. Only problem is they're so bulky I can only store so many across.

[Citadelgrad87]

I use the red 1 and 3 pounds Folgers containers. The 1 pounders stack two high on my bench shelves. I've never needed more than one 3 pounder for each caliber. I think there's even pre-printed labels that can be filled out somewhere online.

I use the Costco pretzel bins as well. Only problem is they're so bulky I can only store so many across.

Keurig has screwed my storage potential, we use them at home and work.

Yeah, the costco ones are really large and i load for several calibers. I guess i need more shelf space.

[M1NM]

Get some square plastic bins. Round ones waste space. Ziplocks in cardboard boxes don't slide around.

[Low Light]

Keurig has screwed my storage potential, we use them at home and work.

Yeah, the costco ones are really large and i load for several calibers. I guess i need more shelf space.

Shiite coffee, better storage. They used to stock it at work and I use to hang on to the containers.

[tanks]

I put mine in bags of 500, then those bags get put in amazon boxes of 5 bags each and sealed. Stacks pretty well. When I open a box, then I put 3 on a shelf and 2 bags (1K) in a container. Here is a link.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VJ4560/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[baih777]

I use the two gallon buckets and lid from home depot. I can stack them 4 high and label the bucket. My long term I use a 6 gallon trash bag in the bucket and zip tie the bag closed with dissicant. I date the label . this is for rifle brass. I don't reload pistol yet. But I imagine an ammo can would work good for pistol brass.

One 2 gallon bucket and lid $6. Not cheap but works good.

[Full Clip]

I use empty cat litter containers. Cost? Free if you already buy the stuff or know someone who does.

[drdarrin@sbcglobal.net]

Well, since you don't like my storage solution, 5 gallon buckets, I won't suggest them. Even though they hold tons of brass and if you have lids, they are stackable so they don't take up much floor space.


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[AGGRO]

I re-use all air tight plastic storage bins. The best ones are the half gallon sized like for peanuts and such. Get rid of the label and they are perfect size for moving around the load bench. If it has an open primer you want a sealed container so no moisture.

[mjmagee67]

I use ammo cans, plastic bins, 1 gallon bags, and 5 gallon buckets. I use'em all, but mostly 5 gallon buckets. They hold a lot of brass, stackable, and cheap. I put smaller amounts of brass in bags and store in a large plastic bin.

I have a ton of brass, 3 5-gallon buckets of mixed range brass, 4 5-gallon buckets of 9mm, and a 5-gallon bucket of 40 and another of 38 Spc. Plus one gallon bags of 223, 45, and 357. Plus smaller bags of other calibers.