pre measured loads

[TARGUY]

its been awhile since this was talked about. but anyway some guys were looking for tubes for premeasured loads.
i was at a flea market last week and saw a coin dealer
on his table were clear tubes for pennies/dimes/all the way to silver dollars!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Liver eatin’ Johnson]

Good idea - at around 35 cents each online...

 

[Wayne Combs]

If you're taking any medications,you can use ths bottles from your Rx.Clean the labels off and pour your measured powder in,ok maybe I'm just cheap :winking:but it works.Wayne.

 

[roundball]

Yes, and you can just buy a bag of them at a drug store.

Something I've used for a few years is 35mm film canisters for premeasured charges to take to the range.
I don't use them for hunting because if accidently squeezed while in a pocket or something, the lid will pop off.

But I've found them to be perfect for range trips...make up 40-50 premeasured charges in the gareage before going to the range, drop them into a gallon size zip loc bag, etc.

 

[2172]

For years, I've saved the Vick's Inhaler tubes and sawed off the inhaler projection, leaving just the tube and the screw cap...works for me..Hank

 

[flaming canvas]

A few of the guys out here use the blood sample tubes like are used for the test samples when you donate blood. These have a vacuum when they are sent out and have an expiration date, so the blood service has to dispose of them beyond that time. You might be able to find a source at the blood bank, but they may want a little something in return.

 

[BrownBear]

If you're going for small loads, there's even cheaper stuff around. For hunting snowshoe hare with my 36 I use either 20 or 25 grains of FFFg most of the time. Either will fit in an empty 44 mag case with a little room to spare. I have some corks that are just the right diameter, which I also shorten a little to allow for powder space in the case. Other, larger cases could be used for larger charges.

Compact, cheap, and quiet in the pocket. Half a dozen or so are usually enough for a long day stumbling around in the bushes.