Storing Reloads in an ammo can?

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Just remember to label the can with the load data. The inside of the lid is a good place for a label sticker.
 
While I don't vac seal I do use plastic Zip-Loc freezer bags to hold specific amounts with a label inside each, then in USGI ammo can. Makes it easy to grab a few bags and go to the range. When done I read the paper slip and know what I need to make for restock. Yep I'm lazy.
Do use freezer bags to avoid ripped/spilled ammo though.
 
I like to polish finished rounds before storage in corn cob/walnut and polish, it helps keep the tarnish at bay. If it were me I would do that before storing.
Did I read that right. Tumbling loaded Ammo in a tumbler.
That’s got to add a new equation to the mix.
 
Yup, I've always wanted to do that ro remove that last bit of hornady one shot and leave a nice protective bit of nufinish on the cartridges.

Just don't ever do it as I deplete my inventory sho rapidly I've never followed through
 
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I keep plastic .30cal ammo cans full of loose rounds of my preferred general purpose load in my handguns. Generally loaded in batches by the hundreds up to about a thousand.
Hunting or self defense loads are stored separately in plastic ammo boxes.
The only handgun cartridges I load for that don't have a .30cal ammo can are my .45AutoRim and .375SuperMag. Those are typically loaded in batches of one hundred or thereabouts, so no need for a dedicated ammo can.
 
Military ammo cans are great for storing ammo, I have one for all my rifles, pistols, mostly .50 cal ones. I have a couple large cans for shotgun ammo.Bought most of them at yard, thrift, garage sales over the years for cheap. When I go to the range I take the can with the ammo I'll need. hdbiker
 
I watched a video on YouTube where a guy loaded up several different makes & models of ammo cans and submerged them in a pond for a year.

Only the higher quality metal ammo cans remained sealed.
The rest of them leaked and the contents were garbage.
 
I found these magnetic labels on eBay. They really work great and when the can is empty I can change the label to match what I put inside. I use old carpeting cut to size for the bottom of the cans. Less noise when filling the can. image.jpeg
 
As long as the ammo inside is all the same load, no problem. Stick a label inside the lid, a desiccant pack in the bottom, and dump 'em in.
 
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