What do you do with the plastic things from ammo boxes

[Chriznak]

Any value in saving them? Have you used yours for something constructive?

[Steve RA]

Well, we use the whole box, plastic and all to put reloads in.

[BobS761]

The 50 round boxes work better for me than the 250 round boxes. I always lose the cardboard piece that helps pull them out.

[kneelingatlas]

I fill them up with bulk ammo.

[Intel6]

I use them to sort/inspect/count cases and bullets and use them to hold reloads stacked on the shelf.

Neal in AZ

[Alphamikefoxtrot]

I put empty cases in them as they come out of my wet tumbling system.

[Paul Santiago]

recycle bin

[Lifeislarge]

Save them up and use them to make a really big Jenga game.

[Msfinlayson]

Put my reloads in them. But now I use Dillon's ammo boxes.

[sperman]

I give them to friends so they can ship their ammo to matches and not worry about bringing the boxes back home.

[RePete]

I keep the boxes and trays that the factory ammo comes in (I toss the styrofoam ones) and use them for my reloads. When full I put a printed Avery label, with the load info, on the box.

[cuzinvinny]

I use them as loading blocks. I find them especially good for sorting 380 brass from my 9mm brass.

[Greg in VA]

The ones for 45 make excellent reloading blocks for .223 .308 and other rifle cabilers.

[mjohn]

Put my reloads in them. But now I use Dillon's ammo boxes.

I am not familiar with the term "reloading blocks." Could you please explain?

Edited December 9, 2012 by mjohn

[cnote]

I give them to friends so they can ship their ammo to matches and not worry about bringing the boxes back home.

"great idea"

[kaiserb]

We had rain at a match the other day, they worked great stapled behind the head of a target to support the head upright

[RePete]

Put my reloads in them. But now I use Dillon's ammo boxes.

I am not familiar with the term "reloading blocks." Could you please explain?

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/576361/lyman-universal-reloading-tray-50-round-plastic-clear-smoke

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[bigbear]

i use them to count brass and as loading blocks

[mwx40x40]

I keep the boxes and trays that the factory ammo comes in (I toss the styrofoam ones) and use them for my reloads. When full I put a printed Avery label, with the load info, on the box.

Recently found out why it might be a good idea to toss the styrofoam ones. Had malf during match and gun locked up tight, at the moment could not figure out why it was so hard to clear, as all rounds were chamber checked. When emptying mags getting ready fo next stage notice white stuff coming out of mag. It was styrofoam from the trays I had re-used.I can only assume this made it in the chamber.

[Greg in VA]

Put my reloads in them. But now I use Dillon's ammo boxes.

I am not familiar with the term "reloading blocks." Could you please explain?

When you load on a single stage reloading press, you do it in stages, de-prime all the cases, Size all the cases....etc, since you have to change the die each time, you do all the brass you have to reload for each stage of the process. When you get all the cases primed and ready to put in the powder, you need a place to stand them up so they won't fall over and spill the powder, unless you put in the powder and then seat the bullet one at a time, I do it both ways, depending on what and how many rifle cases I'm loading, and the 45 cal plastic boxes work very good for 223 or any 308, 7mm08, 260, 243, 270 6mm, 6mmbr, 7mmbr.......

[Outsydlooknin75]

The ones for 45 make excellent reloading blocks for .223 .308 and other rifle cabilers.

Yup, I've got a steak of them I use as leading blocks

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[rq375]

since I'm always behind in my reloading, I use them to quickly count out 2-300 cases to load the morning of the match. Hold the plastic tray with one hand and drop a couple of handfulls of brass over it with the other usually fills it 80%+

[mjohn]

Perfect response Greg......... NOW I understand.

Thanks

[Krieghoff]

Reloads

[JimmyZip]

If they are HDPE and I am at the shop, I grind them for pushing dirt out of the extruder barrel.

Otherwise it's the recycle bin.

JZ