Free Loading Equipment!

TXGunNut · June 26, 2011, 03:18 PM

Well, sort of. I've been too much of a hoarder to toss a single one of the new style plastic coffee "cans". With the integral handle, EZ-off lid and stackable design they're a natural for reloading. They're great for brass-ratting, brass sorting, WW storage, component storage, bulk ammo storage...you get the idea. They're big enough to hold a decent quantity but not so big as to be too heavy. Perfect camo for sneaking used WW's out of work.

I just tumble lubed bullets for the first time yesterday, now have one dedicated to that. "Labeling" with a Sharpie aids in ID'ing contents, can be covered with adhesive labels as well.
Can't wait for the Folgers vs Maxwell House thread.

Detachment Charlie · June 26, 2011, 04:29 PM

My brother-in-law's favorite freeloading equipment is a pool float and my beer!

rdmallory · June 26, 2011, 04:48 PM

"Folgers"
"Maxwell House" The blue ones are a little better but cost 3 times as much.

rottieman33 · June 26, 2011, 05:14 PM

My sister in law is great she saves all the folgers and maxwell house coffee containers for me so a can store my brass in. Then I shoot deer for her in the fall that eat her trees lol.

wncchester · June 26, 2011, 05:18 PM

I just LOVE zip-lock bags. Full or empty, they never take up storage space by themselves and a slip of paper inside indentifies the contents without fail.

gigante · June 26, 2011, 06:15 PM

I have this addiction to the chocolate covered almonds that Costco sells. They, along with many other types of addicting snacks, come in these plastic containers with screw on lids. They stack well, will hold several hundred empty cases, and you can see through them. A strip of masking tape on the lid to identify the status of the cases inside, is what I do. Normally, un-tumbled stays in the zip lock bags. Tumbled or primed stores in these containers. I still can't decide which is more attractive, one filled with empty cases, or one filled with the chocolate almonds. Haha

Stargazer · June 26, 2011, 08:32 PM

KFC side dish containers. Reusable, dishwasher safe, see thru, stack-able, you already bought them so might as well use them.

jcools · June 26, 2011, 09:26 PM

sour cream,cottage cheese,butter,etc,etc,etc.All those little plastic tubs work great

Twinsig · June 26, 2011, 09:45 PM

Wouldnt want your definition to go un-noticed, freeloading eq. Ha!

Sarge · June 26, 2011, 10:24 PM

Happiness is... 14 pounds of 45 Colt reloads in a 3# coffee can, LOL.

TXGunNut · June 26, 2011, 10:30 PM

Those look to be hand-cast bullets as well. You're my hero, Sarge!

serf 'rett · June 27, 2011, 10:14 AM

Dagnabbit! The office quit getting the Folgers in the plastic "cans" and is now on Maxwell House in the cardboard junk. Of course I did get a number of the good plastic containers before they switched.

Lately found a really nifty container at Sam's Club. It's clear sided, easy on/off lid, has a handle and the lid is designed for stacking. Cost is $11.48 unless you have a cat, in which case you feed the cat the 10 pounds of Purina® Deli-Cat and the container is free. Thus far my cat has furnished me with three empties and is working on a forth. If I start shooting more, I’ll need another cat or two.

Sarge · June 27, 2011, 10:26 AM

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Those look to be hand-cast bullets as well. You're my hero, Sarge!

Not casting yet Tex, but I wish I could claim those as my own work. That's Missouri Bullet's Cowboy #1 and it is a fine bullet indeed.

AlaskaMike · June 27, 2011, 11:22 PM

For a while we were getting Folgers coffee at work and would go through a 3 lb. can in a couple days. I grabbed about 20 of them before they switched brands. They are nice and handy.

WyrTwister · July 1, 2011, 10:58 AM

I have used various containers , for a long time . My favorite wan was the metal coffee cans . But you all know that is a thing of the past . :-(

I try to get the plastic ones from work , plus a lady that works at a day care gave me a bunch of them . This was a contact through FreeCycle ( great internet list ) .

Another good container is the square plastic bucket that cat litter sometimes comes in . Another FreeCycle acquisition , I do not have a cat .

Then there are the soft margarine tubs and other assorted containers from the kitchen .

My late farther drank instant coffee , he bought it in the large plastic jae . He saved the empties . I use the ones that he left .

Remember , you are delaying this stuffs trip to the land fill .

God bless
Wyr

Wag · July 1, 2011, 03:12 PM

Our company has been using the Folgers coffee in the plastic tubs as shown above. I only had room for a couple dozen of 'em but every time a tub empties out here, it galls me to throw it away!

Folgers also has a smaller version which looks identical and has the same size lid but is half as high. Great for other odds and ends without changing the look of things, if that matters to you.

--Wag--

Fox1 · July 1, 2011, 03:29 PM

Personally, I like the 1 pound sized "cans."

okiefarmer · July 1, 2011, 05:19 PM

Inflation or deflation,take your pick, reduced those 1# "cans" to 13 ounces some time backthere Fox1. I think this last round of cost cutting my manufacturers (read package downsizng to fool the customer/shopper) might have even reduced them more yet.

In just a few more years we won't be able to get but a couple loaded rounds in each can, ha.

sc928porsche · July 3, 2011, 03:09 PM

Plastic! I dont need no stinkin plastic! Got them old metal ones with the plastic see through lids. 1lb, 2lb, and 5lb. You fellers are just too modern fer me. ( Dadgum whippersnappers).

Wag · July 4, 2011, 06:24 PM

I wish *I* had some of those old metal cans!

--Wag--

TXGunNut · July 4, 2011, 07:18 PM

I keep a rusty old metal can around for smelting day, good for clips and trash. Wouldn't want to melt a hole in one of those newfangled plastic ones.

Wag · July 4, 2011, 07:44 PM

Exactly what I need it for!

--Wag--

June 26, 2011, 04:29 PM	#2
Detachment Charlie Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2001 Location: FL Posts: 177	My brother-in-law's favorite freeloading equipment is a pool float and my beer! __________________ I am old. I am retired. I am grouchy. I am intolerant, and I am judgemental. I am also alive. Thank you. I am off to the range. The U.N. is a criminal organization.

June 26, 2011, 09:45 PM	#9
Twinsig Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2009 Location: East Alabama Posts: 235	De-Charlie Wouldnt want your definition to go un-noticed, freeloading eq. Ha! __________________ I also have Fire Extinguishers, hope I never need those either.

June 26, 2011, 10:24 PM	#10
Sarge Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: MO Posts: 5,457	Happiness is... 14 pounds of 45 Colt reloads in a 3# coffee can, LOL. __________________ People were smarter before the Internet, or imbeciles were harder to notice.

June 26, 2011, 10:30 PM	#11
TXGunNut Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: If you have to ask... Posts: 2,860	Those look to be hand-cast bullets as well. You're my hero, Sarge! __________________ Life Member NRA, TSRA Smokeless powder is a passing fad! -Steve Garbe I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it. -Woodrow F. Call Lonesome Dove My favorite recipes start out with a handful of used wheelweights.

June 27, 2011, 10:14 AM	#12
serf 'rett Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2009 Location: Stuttgart, AR Posts: 1,569	Dagnabbit! The office quit getting the Folgers in the plastic "cans" and is now on Maxwell House in the cardboard junk. Of course I did get a number of the good plastic containers before they switched. Lately found a really nifty container at Sam's Club. It's clear sided, easy on/off lid, has a handle and the lid is designed for stacking. Cost is $11.48 unless you have a cat, in which case you feed the cat the 10 pounds of Purina® Deli-Cat and the container is free. Thus far my cat has furnished me with three empties and is working on a forth. If I start shooting more, I’ll need another cat or two. __________________ A lack of planning on your part does not necessarily constitute an emergency on my part.

June 26, 2011, 03:18 PM	#1
TXGunNut Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: If you have to ask... Posts: 2,860	Free Loading Equipment! Well, sort of. I've been too much of a hoarder to toss a single one of the new style plastic coffee "cans". With the integral handle, EZ-off lid and stackable design they're a natural for reloading. They're great for brass-ratting, brass sorting, WW storage, component storage, bulk ammo storage...you get the idea. They're big enough to hold a decent quantity but not so big as to be too heavy. Perfect camo for sneaking used WW's out of work. I just tumble lubed bullets for the first time yesterday, now have one dedicated to that. "Labeling" with a Sharpie aids in ID'ing contents, can be covered with adhesive labels as well. Can't wait for the Folgers vs Maxwell House thread. __________________ Life Member NRA, TSRA Smokeless powder is a passing fad! -Steve Garbe I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it. -Woodrow F. Call Lonesome Dove My favorite recipes start out with a handful of used wheelweights. Last edited by TXGunNut; June 26, 2011 at 11:12 PM.

June 26, 2011, 04:48 PM	#3
rdmallory Senior Member Join Date: February 10, 2009 Location: Deltona FL Posts: 953	"Folgers" "Maxwell House" The blue ones are a little better but cost 3 times as much.

June 26, 2011, 05:14 PM	#4
rottieman33 Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2009 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 223	My sister in law is great she saves all the folgers and maxwell house coffee containers for me so a can store my brass in. Then I shoot deer for her in the fall that eat her trees lol.

June 26, 2011, 05:18 PM	#5
wncchester Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2002 Posts: 2,832	I just LOVE zip-lock bags. Full or empty, they never take up storage space by themselves and a slip of paper inside indentifies the contents without fail.

June 26, 2011, 06:15 PM	#6
gigante Member Join Date: May 31, 2010 Posts: 16	I have this addiction to the chocolate covered almonds that Costco sells. They, along with many other types of addicting snacks, come in these plastic containers with screw on lids. They stack well, will hold several hundred empty cases, and you can see through them. A strip of masking tape on the lid to identify the status of the cases inside, is what I do. Normally, un-tumbled stays in the zip lock bags. Tumbled or primed stores in these containers. I still can't decide which is more attractive, one filled with empty cases, or one filled with the chocolate almonds. Haha

June 26, 2011, 09:26 PM	#8
jcools Member Join Date: June 7, 2011 Location: S.E. Mi Posts: 34	sour cream,cottage cheese,butter,etc,etc,etc.All those little plastic tubs work great

June 27, 2011, 11:22 PM	#14
AlaskaMike Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2005 Posts: 941	For a while we were getting Folgers coffee at work and would go through a 3 lb. can in a couple days. I grabbed about 20 of them before they switched brands. They are nice and handy.

July 1, 2011, 10:58 AM	#15
WyrTwister Member Join Date: August 31, 2007 Posts: 47	Containers I have used various containers , for a long time . My favorite wan was the metal coffee cans . But you all know that is a thing of the past . :-( I try to get the plastic ones from work , plus a lady that works at a day care gave me a bunch of them . This was a contact through FreeCycle ( great internet list ) . Another good container is the square plastic bucket that cat litter sometimes comes in . Another FreeCycle acquisition , I do not have a cat . Then there are the soft margarine tubs and other assorted containers from the kitchen . My late farther drank instant coffee , he bought it in the large plastic jae . He saved the empties . I use the ones that he left . Remember , you are delaying this stuffs trip to the land fill . God bless Wyr

July 1, 2011, 03:12 PM	#16
Wag Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 988	Our company has been using the Folgers coffee in the plastic tubs as shown above. I only had room for a couple dozen of 'em but every time a tub empties out here, it galls me to throw it away! Folgers also has a smaller version which looks identical and has the same size lid but is half as high. Great for other odds and ends without changing the look of things, if that matters to you. --Wag-- __________________ "Great genius will always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein.

July 1, 2011, 03:29 PM	#17
Fox1 Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2008 Posts: 300	Personally, I like the 1 pound sized "cans."

July 1, 2011, 05:19 PM	#18
okiefarmer Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 381	Inflation or deflation,take your pick, reduced those 1# "cans" to 13 ounces some time backthere Fox1. I think this last round of cost cutting my manufacturers (read package downsizng to fool the customer/shopper) might have even reduced them more yet. In just a few more years we won't be able to get but a couple loaded rounds in each can, ha.

July 3, 2011, 03:09 PM	#19
sc928porsche Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2008 Location: now living in alabama Posts: 2,433	Plastic! I dont need no stinkin plastic! Got them old metal ones with the plastic see through lids. 1lb, 2lb, and 5lb. You fellers are just too modern fer me. ( Dadgum whippersnappers). __________________ No such thing as a stupid question. What is stupid is not asking it.

July 4, 2011, 06:24 PM	#20
Wag Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 988	I wish I had some of those old metal cans! --Wag-- __________________ "Great genius will always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein.

July 4, 2011, 07:18 PM	#21
TXGunNut Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: If you have to ask... Posts: 2,860	I keep a rusty old metal can around for smelting day, good for clips and trash. Wouldn't want to melt a hole in one of those newfangled plastic ones. __________________ Life Member NRA, TSRA Smokeless powder is a passing fad! -Steve Garbe I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it. -Woodrow F. Call Lonesome Dove My favorite recipes start out with a handful of used wheelweights.

July 4, 2011, 07:44 PM	#22
Wag Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 988	Exactly what I need it for! --Wag-- __________________ "Great genius will always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein.