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Cast bullets in storage
Jan 11th, 2012 at 6:00pm
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Started to thinking about storing my cast bullets after they have been inspected, and lubed. If I just lump them all together in a box it would seem to me that they could get stuck together and the lube could be pulled off here and there. They could also be damaged on the base by bumping into one another. Would like to hear how you store yours and thoughts on the subject.
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Reply #1 - Jan 11th, 2012 at 6:11pm
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I use 50 and 100, 9mm plastic ammo boxes for my bullets. Cheap and available.

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Reply #2 - Jan 11th, 2012 at 6:49pm
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*  Match bullets (500m & 1000yds, lubed and un lubed - Styrofoam trays
*  All others, lubed and unlube, stored loose in Crystal Light plastic containers and Vita Herring plastic jars for the larger quantities
*  454190 Colt 45's used for CAS - in empty tobacco tins ~ 20 lbs per tin
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...it would seem to me that they could get stuck together and the lube could be pulled off here and there. They could also be damaged on the base by bumping into one another.
  Unless one shakes the containers up like a milk shake - the concern is a non issue!  For support, 20 lbs of lubed bullets stored in a tobacco tin and the bases are perfect and no lube gets scraped off
  
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Reply #3 - Jan 11th, 2012 at 6:53pm
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Midway sells cardboard 50rd pistol ammo boxes with a styrofoam insert with, you guessed it, 50 holes. Very much like a box of store-bought pistol ammo. I find the 38Spl/357Mag a bit deep for the 255gr bullets but fine with the 310, 312 & larger bullets. Am guessing that 45ACP would work well for 45cal bullets. I like that the styrofoam is relatively soft.
  

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Reply #4 - Jan 11th, 2012 at 6:56pm
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I use the foam pistol cartridge containers that Midway Shooter's Supply have to offer. They are cheap to purchase and unlike the plastic ones like Franks uses that tend to melt the lube on a hot day they also have an insulating factor just like an inexpensive foam ice chest. If this what you are looking for buy twice as many as you need as you use for one for the bullets and one for the top and I hold them together with a heavy duty rubber band. I also place of masking tape on the top noting batch number, lube, bullet, alloy, weight etc. and peel it off when empty. The are very durable and taken care of will last a lifetime if not longer. The also come with folded down box to store the individual trays in but I prefer to use one on the top as mentioned to keep the bullets both cool as well as adding another layer of protection.

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Reply #5 - Jan 11th, 2012 at 7:06pm
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I am really amazed on the amount of people who spend a tremendous amount of time and energy to cast match quality bullets and then place them into a single container for storage of which will surely damage them and no amount of care can prevent while placing them in or taking them out as they are truly soft and indeed very fragile.  

One should also be casting and shooting their bullets in the order cast for the ultimate in accuracy of which is an entirely new topic and one that I really don't want to get into at the moment unless someone wants to pursue the subject and to start the topic. 

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Reply #6 - Jan 11th, 2012 at 9:21pm
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I use the self-hinged plastic 9mm boxes.  Lube at home, not at the range.  They are super convenient and they keep the bases square and the lube clean.  The boxes also fit nicely in ammo cans to take to the range.   

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Re: Cast bullets in storage
Reply #7 - Jan 11th, 2012 at 9:45pm
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In all my years of match shooting I have never seen anyone bring a box of bullets to the range, lumped in a box.  

Heard there was a shooter who did do it. Cant remember his name now. He passed away a few years ago. 

I won a couple boxes of Ardvark hard cast bullets once. They came lumped in a box. They looked terrible so didnt shoot them for a couple years. When I did, the accuracy was top notch.  Was able to shoot 1.5 inch ten shot groups from the prone position, time after time. At 100 yards.

I use the plastic boxes too.  If I dont have enough boxes I lump them together in one box.  


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Reply #8 - Jan 11th, 2012 at 10:43pm
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Another vote for the Midway foam boxes.

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Reply #9 - Jan 11th, 2012 at 11:02pm
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9mm plastic ammo boxes, kept in a govt surplus ammo can. Joe S
  
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Reply #10 - Jan 12th, 2012 at 6:50am
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Thanks Guys. I dug up a few 9MM plastic ammo boxes and they are just fine for storing my 319247 Lyman and SAECO #632 bullets in. Looks like I'll be ordering a bunch of them as I have cast up nearly 1000 bullets over the past few days. I put the information about the bullets on the back of one of my biz cards and slip it in the box with the bullets. Looks like this is going to be a very good storage system indeed.
   Thanks for the suggestions, Sendaro
  
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Reply #11 - Jan 12th, 2012 at 10:50am
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I use the MTM ammo boxes to store my bullets in the freezer after I lube them (9mm or .357 ammo cases depending on my bullet width and length). I cast and lube thousands in the winter when I have time. There is never enough time to do this and still hit all of the shoots in the summer.

If I leave my lubed bullets out at room temperature the lube dries out too much and it does not work as effectively as freshly lubed bullets. Bullets coming out of the freezer are just like freshly lubed bullets.
  
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Reply #12 - Jan 12th, 2012 at 11:24am
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I'd like to add to Schuetzendave's comment about storing bullets in the freezer.  It not only helps to keeps the lube fresh, it greatly slows down the normal alloy aging process that changes the hardness over time.

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Re: Cast bullets in storage
Reply #13 - Jan 12th, 2012 at 11:45am
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When you store the bullets in the MTM boxes and place them in the freezer are you sealing the box some way to help prevent the lube from drying out?
  
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Reply #14 - Jan 12th, 2012 at 3:29pm
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The MTM boxes close tight enough and there is no need for additional sealing of these ammmo boxes.

You should warm them up to room temperature before opening since moisture will condense on them if you open them up and they are still fozen. Then you might have to dry them out a bit before using.
  
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