Shane Not Sean Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 What kind of ammo container do you take with you to the loading table? I'm tired of my store-bought plastic green ammo box and noticed that many folks utilize various leather/wooden gizmos that they made in their garage that contain only the requisite number of rounds they will be loading into their guns, and then they attach them (empty) to their belt before they carry their long guns up for staging (so it doesn't get left/forgotten at the loading table). If you find that it works really well for you, I'd also like to see closeups on whatever fittings you use (hinges, swivels, etc.). Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Check out Missouri Marshal in the merchants section. They are well made. I added a hook on the thong and a ring like folks use for keys on my holster belt to clip it too. http://missourimarshal.net/mmlb.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S. Sooner, SASS #73526 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I use different loads in rifle and pistol. Small leather bags for each stage. Pack them up before the match, grab one of each when I get my guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Here are a few loading strip ideas and how I store them in the carts that I build. The first couple show a loading strip with swiveling leather top and the bin that 6 strips fit into in the bottom of the cart chest. Take one to the loading table and when you’re done shooting put it back where you got it and grab the next one. The next one utilizes rare earth magnets to hold the wooden top on, this one is really slick. Same principle as the first one, take a strip and put the empty strip back and grab the next one. The 3rd one is my own system, leather loading strips with an antler pusher. After I load my guns I stick the empty strip in the top of my boot and when I’m finished shooting and get back to my cart I put it back where I got it and grab the next one. Double Diamond built the loading strips. The square wooden one with the leather flap cover is made by Whirlwind Wendy and works pretty well also. I’m designing an upper tray for those that will hold 6 loaded loading blocks and a couple of boxes of SG shells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I have a small leather draw string bag, I count out 20 or whatever it calls for and stuff the empty bag in my belt. I’m not crazy about those loading strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cemetery Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I found this Canadian company a number of years back, and they have this project called 'Royal Crown' that has nice embroidered ammo bags, which are rather pricey. They start at $30USD, can only be found in liquor stores, but come with a free bottle of rye whiskey! Bigger the bag you buy, the bigger the bottle of free rye whiskey. Dangest thing I've ever come across for ammo bags...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I have a half dozen small velvet drawstring bags, filled the night before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Spade Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I use the strips from Missouri Marshall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie MacNeil, SASS #48580 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I like the ones that Shalako Tucker makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oak creek martin Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I have been using Mernickle,s loading strip with the elastic. Best loading strip made in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Got over ammo strips real fast bought some cheap as chips cotton/light canvas drawstring bags that hold 20 rounds off eBay. Stick the empty bag somewhere on your body and at the unloading table pull it out and put your cases in and then just dump the whole bag in your cart and pick up another already prefilled bag. You buy them in lots of 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I cut 50 rd boxes in half, leave enough of the lid to latch and can prefill them weeks ahead if needed. You can buy a lot of mtm boxes for the cost of one stage strip. I carry the boxes to and from the line in a simple pouch leaving hands free for just long guns. Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sam, SASS #10915 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I made my “shotgun belt” to hold 12 shotshells and 25 rifle/pistol cartridges. The belts are old, but maybe it’s good enough to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cibola Al Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I probably have half a dozen now from Missouri Marshal. Main match, Wild Bunch, different calibers for different categories, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Just use draw string "tobacco sacks". Easy to stuff empty bag in pocket or behind belt until unloading table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Crown Royal bag with my alias and SASS number embroidered into it. Carry ammo to loading table, carry empties away from unloading table. Tuck it under my belt while shooting. https://www.crownroyal.com/whisky-gifts/personalized-gifts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 The nice thing with a Marshal strip is that you are unlikely to loose count when loading your gun. 10 for rifle and 5 separate for revolvers. He can make any combo and the leather is custom for you. Can't say he can always do it, but when I purchased one for Ellie Phant, he went way beyond the call and got an elephant stamp from the UK just so she could have elephants on her strip. Missouri Marshal is a great craftsman and will assure your happiness. He has a thread on the wire that shows pictures of numerous strips/blocks he has made. Might take a bit to find it due to the less than efficient search engine on the wire. I have no skin in the game, just impressed by Marshal's product and service. Also, you don't pay until you get them and are happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Slim SASS #24733 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I went minimalist and just used some belt scraps and a punch. Set it up for 10 pistol and 10 rifle, with 2 spare holes in some of them in case of a reload on the clock. This one is for my 45-70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Wheeler Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 22 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: I have a small leather draw string bag, I count out 20 or whatever it calls for and stuff the empty bag in my belt. I’m not crazy about those loading strips. DITTO I do the same thing. Then I use the same leather bag to put my brass in at the ULT. Doesn't get any easier than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Catorce Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 8 hours ago, Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 said: I cut 50 rd boxes in half, leave enough of the lid to latch and can prefill them weeks ahead if needed. You can buy a lot of mtm boxes for the cost of one stage strip. I carry the boxes to and from the line in a simple pouch leaving hands free for just long guns. Imis Thats exactly what i do!…. I use the red boxes by Plano that have a catch for the lid to snap to on both sides, then when the box is cut down each half has a lid that snaps closed. I pre pack 6 of these 20 round boxes for the usual round count for my monthly. I have a pouch on my gun belt just big enough for a 20 round box and drawstring cotton pouch for the spent brass. Its easy to keep track at the loading table since there are 2 rows of five for the rifle and 2 rows of five for the pistols. I never have any doubts how many I've loaded. The cut down box tracks the count automatically! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 What's annoying is the guys that have nothing. Bring their ammo to the loading table in big cartridge boxes and tend to leave them there taking up room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Just now, Eyesa Horg said: This is Ellie's from Missouri Marshal. For some reason I couldn't add text to the one above. Everytime I tried it reverted to posts I looked a while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellbender Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Texas Gator (Orange County Regulators in TX and Up the Creek Gang in LA) made several great looking loading blocks for me. Here are two examples. As far as I know he only makes them for his pards, but I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 40 minutes ago, Hellbender said: Texas Gator (Orange County Regulators in TX and Up the Creek Gang in LA) made several great looking loading blocks for me. Here are two examples. As far as I know he only makes them for his pards, but I could be wrong. I made mine in a similar fashion. For my Black Powder rounds the leather cover is dyed black. For smokeless rounds the leather is I dyed brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Not Sean Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Warden Callaway said: What's annoying is the guys that have nothing. Bring their ammo to the loading table in big cartridge boxes and tend to leave them there taking up room. You just described me...and that's why I'm looking for something new. As an update, I've ordered one from Missouri Marshal for my CAS set up (.357 rifle & revolvers). I took a look at his WB loading blocks but my rifle is a C.C. conversion to 45acp and the rifle rounds would just slide through the holes. So got to figure something else out for WB (might have to just go with a little bag for that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itchy Trigger Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I use these from ST Machining. They lock closed, and check the diameter and high primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 55 minutes ago, Shane Not Sean said: You just described me...and that's why I'm looking for something new. As an update, I've ordered one from Missouri Marshal for my CAS set up (.357 rifle & revolvers). I took a look at his WB loading blocks but my rifle is a C.C. conversion to 45acp and the rifle rounds would just slide through the holes. So got to figure something else out for WB (might have to just go with a little bag for that). The Mernickle strip has elastic loops, so should hold the 45acp rounds okay. But little bags do fine as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Warden Callaway said: What's annoying is the guys that have nothing. Bring their ammo to the loading table in big cartridge boxes and tend to leave them there taking up room. And if you touch them to try and make room on the table some of the guys get upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky R. K. Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 I use a leather pouch which is hooked to my gun belt. Never in the way and holds everything I need at the loading table. Lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Seamus Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 How about a coffin shaped block with hinged lid that a fellow cowboy made for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 My method cuts down the number of accruements to zero. 10 rounds of ammo in right vest pocket, 10 rounds of rifle ammo in left pocket. If shooting frontiersman, box of charging supplies goes to unloading table, me & capper to loading table to shoot 1st; then handle ULT duties & recharge revolvers for next stage.Why complicate life with unnecessary stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpaw Gringo, SASS # 74217 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 I see a lot of devices to get your ammo to the loading bench but what about bringing back you empties to your cart? This is the pouch I use. They do two jobs for me and I got 6 of them that I keep preloaded to get me through the match. These were made by Jax Leather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackSlade Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 I'll be "that guy"... Uhmm... I wear a gun belt. So I just take the rounds out of the loops that are conveniently placed on my hips. And after 2 stages I'll top back off at my gun cart when I'm not grading/clearing/picking up shooter's brass for them. Obviously if your gun belt doesn't have cartridge loops, then yeah everyone above has shown their fancy doohickeys. Too each their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend P. Babcock Chase Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 I also use a leather pouch (my late Uncle's reel pouch). I load a 20 round 45/70 plastic tray with my cartridges and put it in the pouch. Helps with the count at the loading table and the pouch takes my empties back to the gun cart. However, when shooting my Schofields, I put the rifle rounds in the plastic tray and load two speed loaders for the sixguns. By the way, I hang the full pouch over the handle of the knife on my gun belt to the loading table. back on my knife - empty - while shooting. Then, carry my empties to the cart. Rev. Chase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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