How do you keep your brass and loaded shells in some sort of organization. I am having difficulty keeping every thing straight once fired twice fired etc. With 1000 45ACP. 1700 223 and 1200 243`s not to mention 357 magnum and 38 special. Have to say really like my Hornady AP. 
I tried various ways to keep track of how many firings on each case, but I pretty quickly gave up. It was just a huge hassle and the return was questionable because I couldn’t link any specific accuracy benefits to number of firings.
Now I just inspect the cases after resizing and make sure I eleminate any with cracks and other signs of being fired too many times.
For ammo where I have larger numbers of rounds (>500) of a uniform loading, I’ve been using those disposable plastic “Gladware” food storage containers that you can get at Target or Walmart. They are cheap, they stack well, and they are available in a variety of sizes.
These are handy for both storing ammo, storing brass, and as working totes for various reloading processes.
I also like the 100 round MTM flip top ammo boxes. They are reasonably cost effective, they stack well, and the big bounus for me on varmint shooting expeditions is that they let you quickly assess your round count at a glance. I’ve bougth them in different colors for different calibers as well, so all my .223 ammo goes in green boxes, etc.
I don’t have enough of these to take all the ammo for, say, a prarie dog expedition, but generally I can take 4-5 full ones for each caliber and then take some bulk boxes as well. Then I transfer the bulk loaded rounds into the MTM boxes each night and I’m ready for the next day.
It’s a good system to make sure we balance the rounds fired by each rifle. It’s easy to not pay attention and suddenly you’re out of one type of ammo on Day 3 of a 4 day trip.
Grouse
Thanks TFG it gives me a some ideas your system may work well for what I need.
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