How Do You Store Primed Brass?

[BlackEagleSpeer]

Hi All-

I like to keep 1k primed brass on hand. After reading a bit, I decided to store them in 100 ct ziplock bags in an ammo can. Anyone have a better suggestion?

Thanks

Spice boxes from Walmart (salvage, not for sale stuff) with some silica dessicant packets. Bake dessicants at 200 degrees fahrenheit for 30 minutes. Be sure they aren't in plastic wraps! I would airtight something if they weren't gonna be used in a month or if my attic was remotely humid.

 

[entropy]

The dump box bulk candy boxes are bigger,and sturdier.

 

[Otto]

Hi All-
I like to keep 1k primed brass on hand. After reading a bit, I decided to store them in 100 ct ziplock bags in an ammo can. Anyone have a better suggestion?

With the current scarcity of primers ... you might consider a safe deposit box at your bank.

 

[entropy]

I do keep mine in a locked cabinet, as I do bullets and unprimed worked brass.

 

[Riomouse911]

Red plastic Folgers coffee cans that I bring home from the office when they’re empty. I write the caliber, “primed” or “unprimed” and “brass” or “nickel” on the side.

The cans come with a lid that snaps on, and they’ll keep a lot of cases for a long time (depending on the size of the cans.)



Stay safe.

 

[peeplwtchr]

Red plastic Folgers coffee cans that I bring home from the office when they’re empty. I write the caliber, “primed” or “unprimed” and “brass” or “nickel” on the side.

The cans come with a lid that snaps on, and they’ll keep a lot of cases for a long time (depending on the size of the cans.)

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Stay safe.

Yep these are great. I don't like coffee, but I keep buying cheaper Folgers for the wife, so I can get these containers for different brands of range brass.

 

[Riomouse911]

Yep these are great. I don't like coffee, but I keep buying cheaper Folgers for the wife, so I can get these containers for different brands of range brass.

I dont drink coffee either, but the folks at my office seem to live on it. I probably have 25 of these things.

Stay safe.

 

[entropy]

I like the idea. No source of coffee 'cans' for me. We have one one the small cans of dollar store coffee, and a small maker, for in case SWMBO's dad stopped by. Used it once. He passed on 3 years ago. We have a Keurig at work, and a Bunn that the bags of coffee are supplied for.

 

[MauriceSam]

I screwed up one day and ran a dozen .38 special brass, primed, through my ultra sonic cleaner for 16 minutes. When I discovered it I sat them up on a shelf in my reloading room and let them dry for a month. They fired just fine. Couldn't tell them from new primers.
The point is that primers are pretty resilient and are hard to damage with moisture.
You could store them in an open 5 gallon bucket if you kept them in an air conditioned area, and never have to worry about humidity hurting them.
I'm not sure humidity could hurt them anyways.

I washed a bunch like that by mistake and used a new wave oven with the clear plastic dome to dry them, ( my wife gave it to me for this purpose, set it for 160 degrees for 20-30 minutes, gets em dry.). When I realized they were primed, shot a couple primer only and once saw they would fire, loaded like normal and shot just fine.

 

[Flyfish-mt]

I store my resized/primed brass in MTM plastic boxes waiting for powder and bullets.

 

[jebova2301]

In an ammo can with the lid cracked open. Primers aren't packaged airtight, and neither is my primed brass.

 

[kmw1954]

Guess I am another that doesn't store primed brass. If it's primed it's loaded. I use a progressive press for all my pistol loads and I do also prime on the press. Primers also stay in original packaging.

 

[1976B.L.Johns.]

Plastic zipper freezer bags, with a note of what primer is used. (The sleeve from the primer tray.)