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Is there an issue with storing various plastic hulls in large trash bags in my attic. It will get to around 0 degrees a few days in the winter, and I suppose up to high 90s a few days in the summer. They will be dry and all once fired b

Should be fine at those temps

I store mine in bags in old ice chests.

I store some in 5 gallon buckets and plastic bags in an outdoor shed. I have not had any problems yet.

I have two plastic trash cans with lids under my bench. One for STS Hulls and the other for the Cheaper Remington hulls.

Lots of folks store them in trash bags, I would think that would work fine.

Bob R

I've stored them in plastic trash bags for years. In the basement. It doesn't get really wet or damp or humid down there.

I use plastic storage bins with the snap closed lids, most are kept in the garage. Hot in summer, cold in winter. Just be sure they are not cold when reloading them.

I do the same but my garage is in my basement so it never sees extreme heat or cold

This is a two year old thread but as it has resurfaced, a concern regarding the use of plastic bags is that they can be torn if slid across the floor. That can make a mess of things.

Like others have mentioned, I use plastic bins because they are much less likely to tear and mice are less inclined to chew through and set up housekeeping in the stash. Bins also stack much easier and their square shape allows more efficient packing. I use 25 gallon bins for 12 ga as I load a lot of them and that is the largest size I can move easily in a confined space. I have one bin for Winchester AA, one for Remington STS and Gun Club, one for Reifenhauser hulls. 16 and 20 ga utilize a 15 gal bin separated into Win/Rem and Reifenhauser hulls. 28 ga is a pair of 10 gal bins and 410 is also 2 bins, with one for 2.5" hulls - Win AA loose inside with Reifenhauses kept in Ziplocks and the other for 3" hulls with AA loose and Reifenhausers in Ziplocks.

I use the yellow top storage bins in a metal style shop. So far that has worked for me.

Put them in a bag or bucket and put them on a shelf. No worries.

I have a couple of bags of once fired hulls I bought when reloading components were easy to find that are downstairs in a temperature controlled room. All the others are in 5 gals buckets in the rafts of the garage.

5 gallon bucket. Fill it with boxes of shells going to the range, fill it with hulls on the way back. Stored in the basement in the gun room until the MEC comes out. No worries.

I have a surplus of cat litter tubs, so I store mine in those. They stack well.

Cat litter buckets for the win. Mark them to identify the hulls, 12 Gauge Win hull,12 Gauge Rem, 20 gauge, etc. I also store wads in them. Placed on a shelf they are perfect for storing shotgun components.

Nick

As long as you don't use a tight sealed container. Any moisture that is present needs to be able to escape or you ay bet rusted "brass".

Shouldn’t be an issue

No.... I have trash bags of once fired AA hulls that have been in my attic for 15 years... pull them out when I get low and load away...

I have 2-55 plastic containers

1 for Remington 12 ga sporting hulls
1 for Cheddite (Browning/Cheddite/Winchester/RST/Herters) 16 ga hulls

I then have a few standard size cargo tubs for 12 ga Winchester sporting, Fiocchi 16 ga, Rio 16 ga, Federal/Estate 16 ga, Remington 16 ga, and Winchester CF 16 ga.

The system is color coded. I keep them all in a room with no direct sunlight and constant 45% humidity.

Don’t ask about wads it’s painfully organized as well.

All of my used hulls get put in 1 gallon ziplock bags with 100 in each.
Then the bags are stored in a snap top storage bin.