TXSouthpaw Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 I've got buckets of clean .45 brass sitting in the garage, and today noticed some "corrosion" on the brass at the top, so it's probably just overspray from something. But it got me to wondering if I shouldn't do something. A lid for the buckets, something more, or don't worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Maybe just cover each bucket with a cheap trash bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Keep mine in 5 gal plastic buckets - empty hydraulic fluid buckets to be exact. Got lids but never have used them yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bberkley Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 I've been picking up these cheap plastic storage containers at the store when they are on sale for a ridiculous price to store my brass in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basman Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 6.1 and 12.2 qt rubbermaid conatiners with lids. stackable also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 I use three or four pound plastic bulk pretzel jars with screw on lids. Been thinking about kitty litter plastic pails with snap on lids and handles. Both of these are easy to move and hold plenty of brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzShooter Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Folger's coffee containers with the lids back on. Then I mark the plastic on the outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Pretzel tubs are good, but Costco Pub-Mix tubs are the bomb-- cylindrical for easier storage and they empty out two or three times as fast as pretzels in our lab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 At the very least, I use sealed plastic bags. Really works. Keeps 'em clean, keeps 'em dry, keeps 'em looking freshly-tumbled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 You need pretzel eating cats to do it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinMike Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 I've been using plastic shoe boxes. They're about $1.50 at the Container Store. Or it's a good time to go into Home Depot or Lowe's as they usually have big cheap storage bins for Christmas decorations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Plastic garbage cans. When not absolutly full, they will stack on/in each other. dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3quartertime Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 The big Army ammo cans. Got a few from a gun show for like 3 bucks a piece. They stack really nice and the lid seals great. Holds lots of brass too. I use one for dirty and one for clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuildSF4 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Rubbermaid stackable containers with lids, one for clean, one for dirty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPatterson Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Rubbermaid stackable containers with lids, one for clean, one for dirty... +1 except 1 for dirty, half dozen for clean in different colors depending on caliber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickaber Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 (edited) One plastic bucket for dirty brass, then after cleaning I sort them by headstamp into plastic cat litter boxes. Edited December 17, 2005 by Nickaber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cautery Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 I use the 5.56mm ammo cans (same size as the .50cal IIRC). IF they are going to be stored for more than about 3 months, I add in a dessicant pack. Another deal is to make sure that the final tumble of the clean brass is with media that is dry... no cleaner at all. Under 3 months, I don't use the dessicant packs... Eliminated all my corrosion probs... oxidation as well... I just opened a can a few weeks ago that had been stored for 3 years and compared them to some I had just removed from the vib machine.... no discernable difference in color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Open cardboard boxes and buckets if it's dirty brass. Coffee cans and buckets with lids if it's clean and purty' brass so it stays that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R/T Performance Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Folger's coffee containers with the lids back on. Then I mark the plastic on the outside. Sorted and labeled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide45 Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 8lb. Winchester powder jugs for clean .45 brass. Assorted cardboard bullet boxes for everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 (edited) Gallon ZipLok freezer bags. A thousand forty's fit nicely, and keeping them airtight reallly reduces new tarnish formation. The bags go into plastic storage crates or five gallon buckets. I put the lids on the buckets mainly so I can stack them. Edited December 18, 2005 by kevin c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJPoLo Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Cat litter buckets. -Chet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R/T Performance Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Any Reason I shouldn't leave the clean in the media before I sort? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMS42 Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Brass from a shooting session goes into a coffee can. When the can is full then the brass goes into the tumbler. After cleaning I sort the brass by headstamp and put the cleaned brass into .50 cal. ammo cans. Being ex military I have lots of brass. At one time or another I've been issued R-P, W-W, Federal, IMI, TZZ and WCC. Then there is the brass I've picked up or had handed to me at the range. I've got ammo cans for all. Which brass I use depends mostly upon what I'm planning on doing with the loaded ammo. If it is to a local outdoor match then I use the TZZ, WCC and any mixed brass and tell the brass pickers that I don't want the brass back. For bullseye I use either the Federal, or IMI. I do the same for the rifle brass but on a bigger scale. The rifle brass ammo cans are marked with what I've done to the brass. Not cleaned, Cleaned, resized and cleaned again, and trimmed ready to be loaded. With 5.56, 7.62 and the .45 brass I seem to have lots of ammo cans under the loading bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Any Reason I shouldn't leave the clean in the media before I sort? None that I know of, other than the fact that I like the tumbler ready to run for the next batch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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