Bullet/cartridge bag storage

[lazarus]

So my storage is generally components separated in to plastic bags in bins of same caliber (cases and bullets). Does anyone have suggestions on good sturdy bags? Heavy duty freezer bags are not tough enough one your start talking 1k 9mm or 500 45 bullets or a gallon bag of cases. I am thinking a 4 mil bag might be sufficient, but no idea. I get bullets all the time in heavy duty plastic bags, but of course once I break in to them, transferring to something resealable is nice.

Any suggestions welcome. Thanks.

 

[trickg]

Do you live in an especially humid area? Why not pack them in ammo cans with some desiccant and call it a day? Ammo doesn't have to be pretty to go bang.

 

[cmb]

So my storage is generally components separated in to plastic bags in bins of same caliber (cases and bullets). Does anyone have suggestions on good sturdy bags? Heavy duty freezer bags are not tough enough one your start talking 1k 9mm or 500 45 bullets or a gallon bag of cases. I am thinking a 4 mil bag might be sufficient, but no idea. I get bullets all the time in heavy duty plastic bags, but of course once I break in to them, transferring to something resealable is nice.

Any suggestions welcome. Thanks.

Are you talking about bullets for reloading or AMMO? They AIN'T the same thing.

 

[outrider58]

Between the cat and my grapefruit addiction, I have tons of these. They're great because they're square. They don't waste space.

 

[mvee]

I’ve used these bags from unline to hold samples. They’re very strong. What size are you looking for?

Small Plastic Bags, Reclosable Bags, Zip Bags in Stock - ULINE - Uline

Uline stocks a wide selection of small plastic bags, reclosable bags and clear zip bags. Order by 6 pm for same day shipping. Huge Catalog! 13 locations across USA, Canada and Mexico for fast delivery of small plastic bags.

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[paperwork351]

VCI vapor control sumpting bags. I have used Zerust. 5 years effective. Another VCI is polygunbag.com--Brass and ammo.
Bullets because the bags are thick.

paperwork351

 

[BUFF7MM]

Between the cat and my grapefruit addiction, I have tons of these. They're great because they're square. They don't waste space.
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I also use these, and I’ve got a few pretzel barrels too.

 

[rseymorejr]

Vacuum seal bags are pretty stout. As long as you don't need to go in and out of them

 

[303_enfield]

Processed brass going into clean 5-gal buckets with lids. Pills, store bought or home cast go into 50 cal ammo cans. Loaded ammo, training pistol ammo loose packed in ammo cans. Other ammo is boxed and then canned.

If I don't have ammo boxes I buy more here:

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[lazarus]

I’ve used these bags from unline to hold samples. They’re very strong. What size are you looking for?

Small Plastic Bags, Reclosable Bags, Zip Bags in Stock - ULINE - Uline

Uline stocks a wide selection of small plastic bags, reclosable bags and clear zip bags. Order by 6 pm for same day shipping. Huge Catalog! 13 locations across USA, Canada and Mexico for fast delivery of small plastic bags.

www.uline.com

Something to hold around 1000 9mm bullets or around the same number of cases.

 

[outrider58]

Something to hold around 1000 9mm bullets or around the same number of cases.

Then revisit my solution. I fit 1k cases or bullets in these jugs

 

[lazarus]

Then revisit my solution. I fit 1k cases or bullets in these jugs

You do have nice jugs.

 

[outrider58]

That's what they tell me...

 

[lazarus]

Do you live in an especially humid area? Why not pack them in ammo cans with some desiccant and call it a day? Ammo doesn't have to be pretty to go bang.

The problem comes in when I have like 8 different makes of 9mm bullets, half a dozen of 45acp, etc. It ends up being a LOT of ammo boxes. And in most cases the volumes are such where what I have in one bullet, might make up half or a third of a .30 caliber can. I leave stuff in the boxes it came with, but I buy a fair amount of bulk/2nds that comes in heavy weight plastic bags. Once I open the bags, there is no way to reseal them. And depending on what I am doing, I might have 2 or 3 different things open "at a time" before I use it all up.

 

[outrider58]

 

[trickg]

The problem comes in when I have like 8 different makes of 9mm bullets, half a dozen of 45acp, etc. It ends up being a LOT of ammo boxes. And in most cases the volumes are such where what I have in one bullet, might make up half or a third of a .30 caliber can. I leave stuff in the boxes it came with, but I buy a fair amount of bulk/2nds that comes in heavy weight plastic bags. Once I open the bags, there is no way to reseal them. And depending on what I am doing, I might have 2 or 3 different things open "at a time" before I use it all up.

That makes sense, and I better understand the conundrum.

You can get the heavy duty Ziploc bags on Amazon, but they aren't exactly cheap. They'd get the job done though.

 

[lazarus]

That makes sense, and I better understand the conundrum.

You can get the heavy duty Ziploc bags on Amazon, but they aren't exactly cheap. They'd get the job done though.

So I grabbed some from there, proline I think was the brand? They make a ton of plastic stuff. 6x10” 6 mil. So that’s twice a thick as a “heavy duty” freezer bag and slightly more than a quart (typically 7x8”) in size. 50 were $24. Like you said, not cheap. But they should be pretty reusable. I hope. And that should last me a long time. I may need to grab some of the next size up 8x10 or 10x12” bags for when I want to shove a ton of cases in something.

Sort of the same deal there. I have a bunch dirty. A bunch cleaned. A bunch resized and trimmed. Kind of all stages. Mostly for pistol it’s either dirty or clean and ready to load. But Rifle sometimes it’s all three. And I try to keep track of how many reloads my rifle brass has. So I might have a bag of “range brass” a bag of “two reloads” “three reloads” etc.

I probably do need some 2 gallon buckets to better hold some calibers like 9mm and .223 where I just have a ton. Obvious not as much as mister “I use 5-gallon buckets to hold my brass” :-)

 

[Bullfrog]

You do have nice jugs.

That's what they tell me...

They are a bit assymetrical, though. I hear that happens sometimes.

 

[lazarus]

They are a bit assymetrical, though. I hear that happens sometimes.

Look, free is for me. So long as the wife doesn't find out.

And if she does, I am not sure how those got here, it was a friend, and no I didn't touch them.

 

[outrider58]

They are a bit assymetrical, though. I hear that happens sometimes.

Time marches cruelly on...