Check the garbage cans at any club in the world, I’m sure you will find some.

 

The only problem with that is that most of the AA boxes have the rebate code cut out of the side of these boxes and a lot of the shooters that don't reload are now tearing off the flaps to fit into their carriers and pouches. FWIW. Bill

 

Buy these. You can get them in quantities of 25 or 100 and 100 of them ship folded flat in a box 8 inches X 12 inches X 7 inches.



National Metallic Factory Style Shotshell Box 12 Ga 2-3/4 25-Round

research the Internet, you will find a couple of different sources for “cardboard” or “paper shotshell boxes.”

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I bought the white boxes from Midway. I like them a lot. When empty I can fold them flat again. Trash can boxes take a lot of space. Did it that way for years. Like the new boxes better.

 

i just use the remington boxes they fold flat and take up a lot less space than the boxes that have the glued bottoms

 

i just use the remington boxes they fold flat and take up a lot less space than the boxes that have the glued bottoms

Keep them full and you won't notice.

 

I've bought in the past the boxes from Ballistic Products but Midway is a better deal if you but 100.
If any one is interested I have a lot of the Ballistic Products 5 round boxes in 2 3/4" and a few in 3" & 3 1/2".

 

MTM makes clear plastic boxes that hold 25. Lots of 4/$5 On Amazon, Brownells etc.

They don’t fold,obviously, but will last until you lose it probably.

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MTM makes clear plastic boxes that hold 25. Lots of 4/$5 On Amazon, Brownells etc.

They don’t fold,obviously, but will last until you lose it probably.

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Been using them for a while now and really like them. They're tough and will outlast me. Only drawback is the lids pop off so to get around it I use hair bands. Also found out that when shooting in a downpour they'll fill with water so I drilled a few holes in the bottom.
I have 40 total and seems to be enough to keep going for a while.

 

I have lots of other brand boxes. Just want some AA and STS boxes for my reloads. I obtained hulls but no AA or STS boxes.

 

Dumpster diving at any club will produce quite a few.
Given that they can be reused many times most folks who save them tend to not bother looking for them when they have a good stash.

 

Lots end up in the stove or recycle cardboard at our club. There are only a few of us diehard shotshell reloaders, except for black powder shells.

 

Almost all of my STS hulls are 1oz. but I did load some with 1-1/8 using American Select (that's the "AS" you see) so I marked them "1" to keep them separated. I'm back to 1oz for singles and doubles and 1-1/8 for handicap. Everything is right around 1200fps with the 1oz at 1190 and the 1-1/8 around 1206 on average. No more marking boxes. I know the green ones are for singles and dubs and the gold are handicap. Simple.

 

Ahh. Okay. Makes sense now. I am probably just going to put some tape on the side and write the data. I was just curious what you were keeping track of.

Do you have a system other than inspection to keep track of number of times the hull was loaded?
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Have a friend who marks the hull base with a sharpie to track how many reloads.

 

That’s what I do. Just lines on the bottom of the brass to mark the reload # and an X for those to toss because of poor crimp or time to toss. Usually I go 5 reloads per hull.


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I load ‘em ‘till they’re trashed...

I mean - why wouldn’t I ???

 

"VIEWTAINER". Variety of sizes. 3-4 bucks ea at HD. The 8 X 2 3/4 will securely hold 25 12 ga. Last forever. Solid or split top.
Reloads go into a 5 gallon bucket with screw top lid. For a trip to the range they go into one of these.

 

If you want something durable, buy these.

Shell Stack shotshell box by MTM Case-gard for reloader

MTM Shell Stack shotshell Reloading Boxes and Cases

www.mtmcase-gard.com

They sell for 4 for under 5 bucks. You can write on the lid or side of the box with a marker and use mineral spirts to clean. MTM also sell plastic ammo crates of different sizes that hold 4, 10 and 20 shotshell boxes either the standard cardboard or MTM plastic.

 

If you ever pass thru S.E. Iowa I will give you some.

 

Thanks for the kind offer. Bit of a drive from Alberta Canada!!

 

I bought the white fold up boxes from Midway mentioned above. I like them. Compact to store. I took some shells to Florida this year. Folded the boxes flat and brought them back. The flaps interlock well.

 

I also use the plastic shell boxes from MTM. I label the box with a Avery return address label printed with the load information and keep the boxes from popping open with a #84 rubber band.

 

Another vote for the plastic MTM shell boxes.
I also use a rubber band to keep the lid from popping off.

 

When I started loading 410 gauge there were no empty boxes in the trash. I took one that had apart laid it on a piece of cardboard, made a pattern and made my own.

 

Those plastic boxes look cool when they’re clean. Do they stay clean? My reloads get kinda dirty after about 4-5 times being reloaded.

Has anyone found a good REMOVABLE label to use? I tried some Avery printer labels that were supposed to be removable and they were junk. I’ve been using blue painters tape and just hand writing the load info on that.

 

Have not had any issue with the boxes picking up crud/carbon from the shells.

I use an Office Depot 1" by 2 5/8" inkjet mailing label. Sticks to the plastic box, but peels right off when you change loads, no problem.

Pete

 

The boxes stay clean and you can put them i the dishwasher if need be or wash them by hand. As far as labels go, You can use a dry erase or marker and the marker comes off easily with finger nail polish remover (acetone).

I was printing info on plain paper stock, 10 times on one sheet of paper. You can cut the paper up to size and put the sheets inside the box, in front, on top before the lid or on the bottom.

Now. before you all panic, the “labels” are from a different load I am not currently using. I used these “labels” to give an idea what I did. What is written on the plastic top is what is in the box.

 

The boxes stay clean and you can put them i the dishwasher if need be or wash them by hand. As far as labels go, You can use a dry erase or marker and the marker comes off easily with finger nail polish remover (acetone).

I was printing info on plain paper stock, 10 times on one sheet of paper. You can cut the paper up to size and put the sheets inside the box, in front, on top before the lid or on the bottom.

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Now. before you all panic, the “labels” are from a different load I am not currently using. What is written on the plastic top is what is in the box.

Pretty cool trick I discovered that'll take sharpie off these boxes as if it were dry-erase...
Tear off a small piece of cardboard and wipe it right off, try it, blew my mind how easily it wipes off. I was rubbing it off with my finger which worked okay or scrubbing with paper towels until I discovered the cardboard trick.

 

only takes a minute and a glue gun to reverse a brand box to a generic one

or if you feel ambitious during your Covid19 scam lockdown, you can create a two piece box unit, cardboard side enclosing brand box. Don’t have to worry about flaps getting torn and dog eared. Just try to do a better job than I did.

 

I use mail labels for my boxes. For the plastic boxes I cut up card stock and use the mail labels on the card stock. It goes over the shells, under the lid. You can use both sides. This way I do not have mail labels stuck the the boxes and can use them for a variety of loads and easily identify what they are. Regards, Bob

 

I also use mtm boxes with rubber bands. My keeping track of loads is easy gold for 16 yards and green for handicap.