Do you have ammo box frustration like me?

[Andy Griffith]

I get more than a bit perturbed, aggravated and agitated when I think about this, but here goes.

Why do these companies that make plastic boxes always try to make so many special varieties of ammo boxes that never seem to fit any of the calibers that people reload. They will have twelve varieties of boxes that fit 30-06, but never a box that fits .22 hornet, .32-20, .32 S&W or .30-30 very well.
When I do find them, they want $15.00 to ship just two boxes.

Guess I'll just get some neoprene foam and tack it in the top of ill-fitting boxes.

 

[Crimp]

Add .38 wadcutters to your list.

 

[nightshade2x]

Add .38 wadcutters to your list.

I find the MTM boxes for (50) 9mm work well for a flush or close to flush seated .38 wadcutter.

Have fun and be safe.
Nightshade2x

 

[EricInAZ]

Ammo storage? That's what empty coffee cans are for

 

[mkk41]

Add .38 wadcutters to your list.

Cut some cheap disposable foam earplugs in thirds or halfs. Put them in the holes or .357 boxes and they'll hold .38 wadcutters up nice and high for easy pickings.

 

[TAROMAN]

I feel your pain. After struggling with various plastic boxes, I threw most of them out and started using pint Ziploc freezer bags. Handy, cheap, and they fit nicely in .50 cal ammo cans for storage, something the plastic boxes never could do.

 

[andyo5]

I get more than a bit perturbed, aggravated and agitated when I think about this, but here goes.

Why do these companies that make plastic boxes always try to make so many special varieties of ammo boxes that never seem to fit any of the calibers that people reload. They will have twelve varieties of boxes that fit 30-06, but never a box that fits .22 hornet, .32-20, .32 S&W or .30-30 very well.
When I do find them, they want $15.00 to ship just two boxes.

Guess I'll just get some neoprene foam and tack it in the top of ill-fitting boxes.

I had to do the neoprene foam thing for awhile to adapt ammo boxes to suit my 7.62x39 rounds, until I finally found boxes that were a proper fit. If it works, just do it.

 

[LTC]

I pick up discarded factory boxs, in the calibers I reload, from the range. I put all my reloads back into the factory boxes and store the boxes in factory cases that I also find at the range. I label each box as to powder charge and date I reloaded it.

I then use a .30 caliber GI ammo can to carry an approiate assortment of ammunition to the range with me. All calibers I shoot, .22lr, 9mm, .38 spec., .40S&W & .45acp will all fit into the can at once.

Cheap and easy.

LTC

 

[Ceapea]

I find the MTM boxes for (50) 9mm work well for a flush or close to flush seated .38 wadcutter.

Have fun and be safe.
Nightshade2x

This!
9mm boxes (either plastic, flip-lid or almost any brand, factory cardboard boxes) work really well for 38 WC's.

 

[Coaltminer]

I pick up discarded factory boxs, in the calibers I reload, from the range. I put all my reloads back into the factory boxes and store the boxes in factory cases that I also find at the range. I label each box as to powder charge and date I reloaded it.

I then use a .30 caliber GI ammo can to carry an approiate assortment of ammunition to the range with me. All calibers I shoot, .22lr, 9mm, .38 spec., .40S&W & .45acp will all fit into the can at once.

Cheap and easy.

LTC

LTC, I do the same. You can't always find brass, but factory cardboard boxes are plentiful. The only glitch is if you shoot something that's not too common, like 44 Special. However, I can usually find something that will work. For the 44 Special, I use the plastic inserts from the boxes for 45 ACP, then use factory Blazer or Lawman 38 outer cardboards. Works like a charm. You aren't gonna find 44 Special brass or boxes at the local ranges. I go so far as to take a permanent marker and relabel the box so that it doesn't get mixed up with my 38's. El Cheapo strikes again! My brother says I look like a bear going through the trash cans, but it's practical, and I'm not real impressed with after-market plastic boxes anyhow. I find that anything fired in a revolver is not likely to be left behind(brass)for obvious reasons, but the auto boys don't usually pick up their brass, but I do when shooting mine.

 

[fstdraw]

I make my own cardboard boxes. I took apart a S&B .30 carbine box and recreated it 50 times. I now have 25 hundred reloaded .30 carbine rounds in perfect, compact boxes. I labeled them as to load specs and their reusable. I've found S&B has the best packaging for their ammo, so those are the ones I reproduce.

 

[arjay]

Gave up on ammo boxes years ago.Use ziplock sandwich bags for Pistol ammo now.100/bag

 

[blujax01]

I recycle by turning them inside-out, glue and tape and label them with address labels.

 

[mtgianni]

For those using zip locks go to your bank and ask for deposit bags. They are great for ammo storage.

 

[valkyriekl]

For .32-20, I've been using .357 Magnum/.38 Special boxes.

For flush-seated .38 Special Wadcutters, I've been using 9mm boxes.

 

[Maximumbob54]

I pick up discarded factory boxs, in the calibers I reload, from the range. I put all my reloads back into the factory boxes and store the boxes in factory cases that I also find at the range. I label each box as to powder charge and date I reloaded it.

I then use a .30 caliber GI ammo can to carry an approiate assortment of ammunition to the range with me. All calibers I shoot, .22lr, 9mm, .38 spec., .40S&W & .45acp will all fit into the can at once.

Cheap and easy.

LTC

I go one step deeper and admit to straight up hording. I save anything and everything that looks repairable, usable, or salvagable for parts. I can print labels for boxes that are marked for something else. The boxes don't always stack on each other right so I quit buying them. I have a big plastic bin that is just full of what looks like rubbish that is really maybe someday could be useful stuff for sorting through...

 

[Skip Sackett]

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I guess you all gotta tell me what is wrong with these boxes?

This is about 30min from the Dillon XL650.

I will bag them up, take some of the wife's ziplock sandwich bags and put about 100 rounds in each, and head to the range. Am I making this too hard?

 

[Smith357]

When there is no box that suits my needs I make one.

 

[mr mom]

ive been useing the tidy cat buckets for my .44's and .45's . for the other cal's i use these nice boxes cutters for the boreing machine at work come in . they are 5" x 5 " and 6 " tall.

 

[Beerjman]

I recycle by turning them inside-out, glue and tape and label them with address labels.

That is exactly what I do
The one thing I do different is that instead of address labels I use the labels from my Sierra bullets.