Brass storage

[ksnyder]

What are people doing to keep rifle brass from tarnishing in storage. Thank you

 

[6ShotsOr5?]

Im not sure how long you’re storing. I’m not doing anything. I don’t even clean the brass much anymore. Tarnish doesn’t seem to hurt anything other than appearance.

 

[Juppe12]

I do keep my brass stored in Zerust bags. Don't know if it really matters but just been using these bags.
https://www.zerust.com/new-zerust-stock-products/

 

[dannyjbiggs]

What are people doing to keep rifle brass from tarnishing in storage. Thank you

I use military ammo cans...seals fairly airtight. Especially good if you ever feel that you need to bury some stuff?

 

[Rob01]

Toss them in a zip lock bag and leave them. No issues. Have brass I prepped over 10 years ago and it looks like it did hen I popped it in the bag.

 

[Rsadams]

I bag my brass after sorting in Ziploc bags and put it in 5 gallon buckets with lids...

 

[joshb]

Yup! Ziplocks work great! I buy the thicker “freezer bags”! I store my plinker loads in them too, with a detailed info sheet!

 

[6ShotsOr5?]

Toss them in a zip lock bag and leave them. No issues. Have brass I prepped over 10 years ago and it looks like it did hen I popped it in the bag.

After reading @joshb ‘s reply, I realized well yeah, mine are in baggies but more to keep them from collecting dust. Some of them are high-mileage baggies.

 

[Richard Jones]

Hefty 15 quart totes or ziplocs. I also use concrete test cylinders for dirty brass prior to cleaning.

 

[Cecil S.]

Another fan of "Freezer Bags" here. The one gallon work for me.

 

[jpx2rk]

I have a few of the plastic ammo cans that I use, along with some Dollar Store plastic totes, and carboard boxes, with some ziplock bags mixed in for good measure.

 

[marchboom]

After shooting I used to deprime, clean, resize and then sometimes prime the brass, then store it in Zip Lock bags. But now I just store it in Zip Lock bags right after shooting. When I need to load up some rounds I start the process. I have changed my routine too many times and don't want to have brass that may not be sized the way I want it or have the primer that I may not want. So I just start from scratch every time.

BUT, if I would want to do any brass prep I would deprime, clean and anneal. Those are the basics that I do to all my brass, no matter what.

 

[dave@aDave]

I use military ammo cans...seals fairly airtight. Especially good if you ever feel that you need to bury some stuff?

Schedule 80 PVC pipe with both ends glued is dandy for burying stuff

 

[JayHHI6818]

Slowly changing over to plastic. After shooting, I tumble brass and store in these containers. When I shoot up all of a particular cartridge then I prep it for reloading.

 

[newbieshooter]

I grab these before they go into the home recycling bin.

 

[DirtySteve]

Ok call me nuts but I prepped a bunch of LC 223 brass years ago and then vacuum sealed them... I use Lapua now so it may be a while before I get to the LC stuff..

 

[Bill K]

I de-prime/re-size, the tumble and clean them in treated corn cob, ripe them all down and put them in old coffee cans with lids and/or zip loc bags and place them on a shelf in the loading room, until I pull some and reload them.

 

[ditter]

Plastic ammo cans from harbor freight.

 

[MN50Shooter]

I tumble my brass in walnut shell treated with NuFinish and then seal them in either Zip Lock Freezer Bags or Cheap Plastic Zip Lock Storage bins. I have brass that's been in these storage instruments for over 3 years, and they have not tarnished.