Primed Brass Question

[Guest Lester Weevils]

I got an RCBS universal hand priming tool to play with. The plan is to clean, deprime, primer pocket uniform, and prime in my spare time in the living room, but then finish the loading on the progressive press out in the shop.

When I'm hand-priming, would it be fundamentally unsafe to prime a few hundred 9mm cases (gently) putting them "loose" in something like a quart-sized "wider than it is tall" tupperware bowl? IOW, use the tupperware bowl as a temp place to hold the primed brass til I'm done priming and carry the brass out to the shop for reloading?

Or would it be desirable to take more precautions, maybe storing primed cases in something like dillon plastic ammo storage boxes?

Just wondering. I have lots of dillon plastic ammo storage boxes, but If it isn't especially dangerous to have two hundred or four hundred primed brass in a plastic bowl for an hour or two, then it would be faster than having to take the time to put each case in a hole in an ammo box, and then having to take the time removing each primed case out of the ammo box to load it?

Temporarily having a few hundred primed cases in a tupperware bowl doesn't sound real hazardous, but I don't recall ever reading about that in a reloading book. Haven't any idea.

[dlm37015]

i use number large tin cans

[Guest Lester Weevils]

Thanks dlm37015

It didn't seem to me that a bowl of primed brass would be any more likely to explode than a bowl of loaded ammo, but wanted to make sure.

[mikegideon]

Thanks dlm37015

It didn't seem to me that a bowl of primed brass would be any more likely to explode than a bowl of loaded ammo, but wanted to make sure.

Yep. Think about folks that carry their ammo to the range in ziplock bags. BTW, I think it would be a real bad idea to put the primers in a bowl by themselves.

[Guest TresOsos]

Shouldn't be a problem, I've bought already primed brass before from major manufacturers and it's comes packed loose..

Also when I reload (RL-550B) I store my loaded rounds 500 to a coffee can.

[Dolomite_supafly]

I keep primed brass on hand all the time. They can be in plastic containers, vacuum sealed in bags or cardboard boxes. Never had a problem.

Dolomite

[Guest LesBear]

It will be fine...continue doing what you're doing.

[R_Bert]

Folgers coffee cans make great storage. During operations (and some storage), I use the Gladware type containers. Lightweight, tight lids, durable, cheap.

[Caster]

I hope it's safe, I've got about 2500 9mm cases, primed and ready to load. They're all loose in 50 cal ammo cans. I've been doing it that way for years.

[Guest Lester Weevils]

Thanks all for the good advice. Interesting that factory-primed brass is shipped loose. I was wondering about that.

Have been using the glad cheap containers for sorted dirty brass. They are pretty good for the money and convenience but are not strong enough to stack high on a shelf.

Lately been saving the plastic peanut butter jars, which seem too well-made just to throw away. Also switched to Walmart instant coffee that comes in what seems to be the exact same plastic jar. Also the big wet-wipes plastic jars are pretty rugged, semi-air-tight containers.

Have a few thousand 9mm cases. Hope to stay motivated enough to get around to cleaning and loading them all over the holidays. Counting 9mm brass into a 32 oz measuring cup, appears that there are approx 100 cases per cup, and approx 400 will fit in a plastic peanut butter or coffee jar. Also about 400 is the max my tumbler will clean in one load. And depriming or uniforming, after about 400 it tends to get boring. So about 400 at a time seems a good "working unit".

For loaded ammo I've been using the dillon 100 count plastic boxes. One advantage is that they stack excellently in a 50 cal ammo can to keep em from getting corroded over time from atmospheric moisture. And the Dillon cases are pretty convenient to put in a range bag. But am beginning to think a plastic peanut butter jar or coffee tin of loaded ammo might have its advantages.

[DWARREN123]

I do it all the time with no problems. Get a bunch fixed up then reload them.

[Guest TresOsos]

For loaded ammo I've been using the dillon 100 count plastic boxes. One advantage is that they stack excellently in a 50 cal ammo can to keep em from getting corroded over time from atmospheric moisture.

Mine never stay loaded long enough to corrode......they get shot up.