IowaFClass Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 My loaded ammunition is all stored in GI ammo cans and sealed air tight if it is longer term. But I have been using the 5 gal plastic buckets normally found at the home improvement stores. I currently hae over 15,000 rds of new and once fired brass in diferent calibers, so I have a few buckets. Although the lids for the buckets seal well, they are a big pain to get off the bucket. But my last trip to the local store for a few more buckets I discovered there is a new lid out on the market. Hopefully in the picture you can see the ring that goes on the bucket and the screw on lids with an O ring seal, no more fighting the lids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Living in the desert, I just keep them in whatever bag or box I pick them up in until it is time to tumble them.No issues yet.Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 ^^^ I'm with him. AZ desert. Picked up brass, not processed - baggie, like plastic grocery bag. Tumbled brass, 1 gallon Ziplock freezer bags. I get to it when I can, after that. 5.56 brass, tumbled: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 I store all my loaded rifle ammo in G.I. ammo cans and pistol ammo in 50 rnd or 100 rnd plastic boxes. All my brass, dirty or clean, is dumped into coffee cans. For some reason I always seem to have more empty brass than loaded! :o <laughs> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 I store all my loaded rifle ammo in G.I. ammo cans and pistol ammo in 50 rnd or 100 rnd plastic boxes. All my brass, dirty or clean, is dumped into coffee cans. For some reason I always seem to have more empty brass than loaded! :o <laughs>Well, yeah, for the first few thousand rounds of ammo.Then I'm back to Ziplocks for the loaded ammo too. <laughs>Little tip...if the pills are lead and have any sort of wax type lube, those go in the boxes. In the bags in the AZ heat, those lubed rounds are oilyer than a swingers convention in the Carribean.The freezer bags are stronger too. <lmao>Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Little tip...if the pills are lead and have any sort of wax type lube, those go in the boxes. In the bags in the AZ heat, those lubed rounds are oilyer than a swingers convention in the Carribean.JonQuite an analogy there brother! <lmao>I used to cast my own bullets back in the day and still have 200+ lbs. of lead sitting around. I quit doing it when I could buy cast bullets at prices that were more attractive than standing over a hot lead pot. A couple of years ago I started using moly coated cast bullets and haven't bought a wax lubed bullet since then. I shoot a LOT of .40 (USPSA) and the moly bullets are the best thing I've found short of buying jacketed bullets. I keep everything I need to cast my own just in case the liberals find a way to shut down commercial supplies though! I can even cast .30 cal. gas checked rifle bullets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Nice 392!I just bought a kit from Neco to do my own moly coating...their system is a whole sight better than the push-n-squish moly the others use.http://www.neconos.com/category/Moly-Plating-5Gonna get a side-tumbling tumbler to go with it.I suppose if you give me gas money I could take that 200#s of lead off your hands. ;)Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Thanks for the link, I'm going to have to look into that! As for the lead, I'm saving that stuff for a rainy day (or something like that!) <lmao> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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