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When I loaded at home and just shot at the range I had:
1) Powders on shelves in order of burn rate
2) Dies on shelves with pistol and rifle segregated and in order of caliber
3) Bullet boxes on end in a bigger box for each caliber
4) Bags of brass in a box of all the same caliber

Things went smoothly, but the feedback from the range to the load bench took another trip for the smallest things.

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Now I am loading at home and at the range, so I must kit up what I am taking.
Now I am TRYING to keep in one box: the bags of brass of a caliber and the dies for that caliber.
The bullets of a diameter are kept in a box.

When I decide to take 30-06 to the range I need to take:
1) The general handloading gear boxes including presses: http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?s=&postid=260370
2) The .308" bullet box
3) The box with the 30-06 dies and 30-06 brass
4) General gunsmithing tool box
5) Scopes and scope mounts boxes [I have big scopes just for testing guns]
6) Cleaning equipment
7) Benchrest equipment
8) Some powders
9) Load notes
10) Targets
11) guns in the car
12) Chrono & tripod
13) ammo loaded at home
14) some kind of plan

Some problems I am having with the new system:
1) The powder cans come home in a box, and are missing from the shelf
2) Anything used for loading at home and not put away turn up missing at the range.
3) I write up the results when I get home and putting away the gear is deferred.

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I wonder, how are other guy who load at the range staying organized?

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Organized? Organized? Before Iwas retired I was organized. We don't need no stinking organized [Big Grin] [Wink] [Razz] RoGeR
 
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The best way I can think of is to use different containers for:

1. Those things that go to the range regardless of rifle or caliber, like rest, scope, chrono, targets, etc.

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2. Those things that change with caliber ie dies, powders and bullets.

I am still pretty scattered at the range and at the bench at home, but I don't forget things nearly as often as I used to. I usually am able to help out fellow shooters at the range with things like suitable targets, clothespins to hold them up and ear plugs.
I am pondering some sort of wagon or cart to make it a one trip from the truck sort of thing rather than three trips back and forth to get everything there. Sounds like you take twice as much stuff to the range as I do! Good luck, Mike.
 
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You might check with a bench rest shooter I am sure they would be glad to help. My two cents worth. [Cool]

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Let me see now. On my bed side table I've been putting my teeth, my Geritol and a condum all lined up one after the other. I think they're in the wrong order, but I DO remember there is something in common between when I take my teeth out and put the condum on. I think it has to do with when I turn to my wife, take my teeth out, pull the condum down over my ears and go "ttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhht."
 
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mike's idea works; i keep range gear separate from reloading gear. i prefer to take primed ready to load cases in mtm boxes, and test loads in mtm boxes. no more than 3 cans of powder and 3 or 4 boxes of bullets. if i want to try more than one primer i will take cases primed with the primers i am interested in. i have't had a chance to talk to bench rest shooters but they probably have it down to a science.
 
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I use a couple of those plastic trunks (lockable, to keep the safety nazis happy)you can buy. Range gear/toold/cleaning gear in one, ammo/reloading gear in another. Really simplifies the range days. - Dan
 
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