What are you using to store your bullets on or in? I am presently using a wrought iron plant stand and the top of a roll-away tool box. Not enough room, need something different.

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Stackable plastic tubs with lids.

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Too much weight for most shelves to hold without sagging so bullets are sorted and on the floor under the bench. For years most of what I bought was coated lead from ACME which comes already in these cute little (and reusable) wooden boxes that stack nicely. Other loose bulk ends up stored in old coffee cans with tight fitting lids because I hate open cardboard shipping boxes.

A very large percentage of my back stock of component bullets is definitely used for ballast on my two loading benches. Another decent place to stack them is on top of your gun safe, an obviously stout place to stack them.

Further, if you make use of any of the much lower cost security cabinets… boxes of component bullets down at the bottom are a fine ballast there also.

Nothing makes me happier than a large supply of component bullets!

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Have several sets of these, back when they were on sale years ago under different name. Use thin ply wood on top of the grates. Can really hold some weight, but need concrete floor when stack with bullets, cases of rounds and brass.

I use a buncht of 50 cal ammo cans and a few 20mm and 40mm cans. The cans are all numbered and I keep a spreadsheet of their contents indexed to the can numbers.

I went this route because I got so tired of rutting through piles of stuff looking for something I "knew" I had. Many times I bought stuff I thought I needed only to find I already had it. Other times I neglected to buy the stuff I really needed. 50 cal cans stack nicely and can be moved when full of bullets. The 40mm and 20mm cans are full of cast bullets and don't move. Ever.

Costco shelf. Dies and powder on one, bullets on another.

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Front sight and squeeze

You need to do some shooting! Metal ammo cans or heavy duty shelving for that kind of weight.

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I built shelves on my loading bench out of 2x6s specifically to hold up to the weight of bullets. Likewise the shelf below the bench, where I store loaded ammo. In fact, the entire unit was constructed in place using 2x6, 2x8, and 4x4 dimensional lumber. No sag, no sway, no give at all.

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I use stackable milk crates.

Way too much inventory! Let the shooting begin!

40 odd years ago I made two 6.5 ft tall shelves out of 2x12s
with 2x4 verticals using 3" and 4" screws. I figured that I
would never fill them with projectiles. I was wrong.
The are in great shape- No sag on the shelves, yet.
I wouldn't recommend light or medium weight shelves.

ETA- @Zeke
I brought several racks like that home for brass storage when
the college upgraded. Work great.

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I keep primed cases in large plastic screw topped coffee cans on the loading bench (also a few clear plastic large snack food containers), cleaned brass is kept in ammo cans, primers are on a shelf, as is most of my powder. The amount of bullets is to heavy for any thing plastic....tubs or milk crates. Right now they are on a wrought stand for the most part. Will look at metal shelving to see if sturdy enough.

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Just make sure if you use shelves;

that they are well anchored to the wall and studs or
of heavy duty materials, that will support the weight.

You don't want to enter your reloading room, with a surprise !!

This stores ammo, bullets powder, I keep primers elsewhere.
https://www.costco.com/trinity-6-tie...100412448.html

I put corrugated cardboard salvaged from appliance cartons on the shelves to make it easier to slide heavy stuff around, and keep metal ammo boxes from scratching off the chrome plating.

Still only $150 at Costco. Rollers rated for 800 lb total unit load, each shelf rated 1,000 lb. I've had mine for 20 years now, and still doing well.

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Imo, you could fully stack these shelves with bullets, but am in need of accessing different items. This is one of several sets, in differing buildings.

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This is what the reloading bench area looks like.

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Holy Sheep Dip. That's a clean bench. And I thought I had a lot of stuff. Now show us the bench with all the stuff on the top so you can't find anything....Oh...that would be mine. What is the big turret press to the left of the RC??

The plastic tubs will not be strong enough. They will sag over time, especially the lower ones.

If you have the dough to accumulate that many components, you can afford to fork out some extra cash for heavy duty, solid, wood or steel shelving.

File cabinets can hold a lot of weight and are available used for cheap.

I have two legal size, 4 drawer file cabinets that store:
Cabinet 1
Drawer 1: cleaning supplies
Drawer 2: Lee Loaders & 310 Loaders
Drawer 3: Dillon 550 accessories
Drawer 4: Casting supplies
Cabinet 2
Drawer 5: 7/8-14 dies (2 layers)
Drawer 6: Cap & Ball loading Equipment/ Tools
Drawer 7: Black Powder loading supplies
Drawer 8: All Brass Shot Shells

This doesn't include Bullets, Brass, Primers, or Powder!

Loaded ammo is in 65 military ammo cans stacked and labeled alone the walls of the garage. 50/50: 30 cal./50 cal. In addition to 8-20 mm cans.

Most bulk bullets are on the bottom shelf of 2'x4' commercial shelf unit using 2 layers of 3/4" CDX plywood. The bottom shelves are then supported by 5 support rail of 2x6 lumber against the floor 500 & 1000 count bags of cast bullets, and 500 & 1000 count boxes of jacketed bullets. Currently down to about 200,000 bullets. Cast bullets are cheapest by the 50,000 if you transport them yourself from the casting company!

Small quantities of bullets (less than 2000) are in a stationary drawer unit on top of filing Cabinets. 24 8.5" x 11" drawers.

One friend has a 65 gun safe that is full of discontinued Berger bullets. They dropped a design of bullet he used in 3 calibers. He called the factory and bought all remaining inventory. Around 10,000 bullets.

Ivan

That is a Lyman Turret Press. I have five turrets that I can change out. Since I load strictly handgun, I get two calibers per turret. Changing calibers only takes a minute or so.

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Only a Marine could organize that much "stuff" in that small of a place! AND the bench top is spit polished to a shine! My bench, but only half as much "stuff"!


I worked for the Navy Dept also!
jcelect

I have a place for filing cabinets in my Gun/Reloading Room. However, they are for files, no room for more.

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Noticed the wall phone. Have a friend that still has one in his workshop in Pa.
No room really left in my Gun/Reloading Room. Pictures will tell the story. As you can see it is not only for Reloading & guns, but also collectables. I have another room that is for computer/library/collectables also. These are blivets this means 2 pounds of **** in a one pound bag.

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More of the same.........I guess it is time to get rid of some stuff.....

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A lot of that was picked up years ago at estate sales. We (a friend of mine that reloads) bought primers at $10.00 a brick, powder at $5.00 a pound, bullets at $15 for 500, plus odds and ends of equipment. I also cast bullets and that is a whole other area (outside in the garage with the door open and fans running).

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Get rid of stuff? NEVER!

About 10 years ago, we moved from the farm to a condo. It would be easier to get rid of one of the kids, at least one I was mad at! I had to give up several single stage, One turret, one progressive, and a couple of bullet sizers! I went from 17' of loading bench in a dedicated room to a 5' bench in the laundry room.

Ivan

A local school did a remodel a few years ago. They sold steel lockers for 5 bucks apiece. I bought a few and put them in the basement. One for loaded ammo, one for bullets and primers, etc.

As others have mentioned, I use ammo cans. I have them labeled to indicate what's in them, they are strong, waterproof and stack very well. If I come into a windfall of bullets somewhere, I can label another can. They also do double duty as weights for gluing projects.

Lowe’s sells very sturdy slip togetherfree standing steel shelves that will hold a lot of weight.

I use my ammo cans for cleaned brass. Have them stacked in my reloading room and in the garage.

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I've got a hardened gun room in the basement, it wasn't large enough for commercial grade steel shelves. I ended up picking up a dozen of these wooden storage boxes, you see them at Home Depot or Michales for $9.99, cheaper with my Vet discount. I got a dozen or so and attached them together by screwing 1X4s to the sides, using anywhere from 3 or 4 or 5 I could customize them to the space I had available and it only took a few minutes to do.

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Several years ago I purchased four units of steel lawyer type bookcases. I didn’t get the base or cap, but the shelves are ultra heavy duty and hold bunches of my bullets, moulds, etc.
Froggie

For some of you I would suggest that you sit down and have a discussion with yourself about the ability to use up most of your supplies in YOUR lifetime.
I know my heirs would probably just complain about the mess I left them and then toss it all in the dumpster.

I am currently trying to burn up my supplies of components only buying what is need to get down to a very small stock.
After 2 heart attacks I have come to realize I ain't gonna live forever and the end can come anytime.
Probably sooner then later.

Now I just have to convince myself to sell off any gun I no longer have components to reload for.

That is an option to use then like you did. I used them a couple of years ago for a rather good sized book shelf. In the first picture you can see what I originally planned. In the second picture you can see where I added a third tier of two crates on each end. Holds a ton of books.......may some of them should go?

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Not sure what my Grandkids will want to do with my stuff. The two Grandsons will want the lion's share, and dole out some to their two sisters. Have taught them all to shoot.

Trying to get them into reloading. I am doing this by making them buy their own ammo (they all have jobs). What I have now and the small amounts that still buy from time to time should last beyond my years.
Also trying to teach them casting and powder coating.

You are correct, nobody is getting out of this vail of tears alive, We are not promised any certain amount. Knowing you expiration date could make planning easier. I want to be like a friend of mine says "When they call the line cold, so am I".

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These are great shelving units. A bit expensive but they have a 1500lb capacity.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-Y...4500/302361258

I tend to store bullets in the container they were shipped in. Whatever cardboard or plastic bag it is. These shelves also hold my ammo. Some in military ammo cans and some in factory cardboard cases. You can buy cheep shelves but you will end up picking stuff up off the floor at some point. Buy once, cry once.

I've decided to keep as much as I can. In fact, I'm still making acquisitions. I have always, and still do, get a lot of satisfaction out of owning and caring for them. And, of course, shooting them. I have things that hold sentimental value to me but I'm not sure if they will ever hold any sentimental value to anyone else. So what happens to it after I'm gone, I really don't care. I joke with my shooting pals that if they see my obit in the paper, they better get to my house quick because there will be stuff going out the door at 10 cents on the dollar. I'm ok with that.

I'm still buying stuff. Heck I just bought another Spolar shotshell loader. I bought 3 of the 6 foot cabinets with the butcher block tops with drawers that you can roll around or lock in place. I have put most of my presses on stands like the Dillon.

My main reloading press and powder measure on on a small heavy wheeled stand. Very convenient for smaller spaces, and using while on a comfortable wheeled/adjustable office chair.

My reloaded ammo is stored in 50 cal cans and then placed in a lockable large plastic bin. The bin is sitting on a simple cart I built out of 2x4’s on wheels. I can roll the whole bin out of there and right out the garage if I ever needed to, all in one fell swoop.

My reloading components are in a metal Lowe’s lockable cabinet under my reloading bench. Also in the garage.

One of these has served Me well for over 20 years I added a couple more 2x4 Braces Top is 2 pieces of 3/4" Plywood Lower Shelf is a single piece of 3/4" Plywood
DIY-C-RTC2ZKT21.pdf

Those work great and that's a nice little project. The only problem is that it gets a bit expensive if you have to buy all that lumber. Where I am, lumber is like primers when it comes to inflated costs.

Most of my bullets, or should I say pre bullets, sit out on the garage floor in the form of either lead bars or in buckets of scrap.
I cast 200 or so at a sitting and those go into an old wood apothecary cabinet in my reloading room. So, along with store bought jacketed bullets, I have a couple thousand on hand at most., in 18 different calibers.

John

I have about 100 pounds of lead from muffin molds and a little over 300 pounds of old sailing boat ballast that need to melted and poured into muffin molds. This is in my garage also. When I cast I cast for several hours with a six gang mold, usually doing several different weights and calibers. I have a bit over 500 pounds of cast bullets in my loading room. Storing them more efficiently was why I started this thread.

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AJ, send all the bullets to me buddy and I’ll store them for you. Some may disappear with time but what the heck, I won’t charge you to keep them here. Larry

Larry,

I have a better idea......You come down here and we will load them all up and shoot them. Bring the Mid Range!!

AJ

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I use what our military uses, who stores more ammo than the military?
simple answer use the metal ammo boxes.
I use repack ammo boxes (REPACKBOX - Ammunition Packaging Supplies and Other Cool Stuff...) repack boxes go into metal ammo boxes 1600 rounds of 9mm fit in the ammo box.
the only concern is weight