Cool_Moo5e
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So I am currently working on a load for some speers soft point bullets and I thought why don't I take black marker and write the powder load on the side of the brass, does anyone else do this while working on a load?
That's a good idea, I am sure I have plenty of different colored high lighters laying around from when I was in schoolSome gents at the gun club use different colored sharpies to put tick marks on the bases of their reloads to keep track of what's what rather than try to write notes on each case.
Some gents at the gun club use different colored sharpies to put tick marks on the bases of their reloads to keep track of what's what rather than try to write notes on each case.
This is the way. I use a red marker for Federal primers and some other color for not-Federal primers. I always mark after I gauge, so I know that's happened, too. Been a fairly long time since I didn't gauge 100% of my reloads, though.Some gents at the gun club use different colored sharpies to put tick marks on the bases of their reloads to keep track of what's what rather than try to write notes on each case.
That is how I had always identified test loads. I have a good selection of Sharpies and color the primer, and put a corresponding dot on my load sheet. That way, when the brass is decapped, it is no longer marked.Yep. I'll sometimes dot a primer, then put a corresponding note in the box regarding why something about that round is noteworthy.
That is how I had always identified test loads. I have a good selection of Sharpies and color the primer, and put a corresponding dot on my load sheet. That way, when the brass is decapped, it is no longer marked.
ETA: I also color-code my shotgun shells with a standardized color code I started using in the 70s for various shot sizes. Also with shotshells, I varied the weight of the shot charge with the shot size and varied the powder type/charge to keep all velocities the same.
This is the way. I use a red marker for Federal primers and some other color for not-Federal primers. I always mark after I gauge, so I know that's happened, too. Been a fairly long time since I didn't gauge 100% of my reloads, though.
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that's a great idea, I was writing 25.5 on the side of the brass with a black marker and once it was shot that mark was there forever so I was just putting them in the unsorted bucket to never use them for testing again (used them at the range for completed testing but no more testing), with a high lighter to the primer that makes sense because once it's resized it is like it was never marked.Yep. I'll sometimes dot a primer, then put a corresponding note in the box regarding why something about that round is noteworthy.
I should also point out that all of my reloads are boxed and labeled with the recipe. My 3D printers spend a not-inconsequential amount of time printing boxes for my reloads because they fit better in ammo cans.that's a great idea, I was writing 25.5 on the side of the brass with a black marker and once it was shot that mark was there forever so I was just putting them in the unsorted bucket to never use them for testing again (used them at the range for completed testing but no more testing), with a high lighter to the primer that makes sense because once it's resized it is like it was never marked.
I bought 2 100 round MTM boxes but so far they are holding my completed recipes and I follow FIFO so they got some time before I break into them again.I should also point out that all of my reloads are boxed and labeled with the recipe. My 3D printers spend a not-inconsequential amount of time printing boxes for my reloads because they fit better in ammo cans.
I typically maintain something like 4k+ reloaded rounds for my guns, and they are not all the same type of rounds. Volume definitely changes equations...I bought 2 100 round MTM boxes but so far they are holding my completed recipes and I follow FIFO so they got some time before I break into them again.
Oh yeah for sure. I still have a shit ton of factory ammo I am just starting with reloadingI typically maintain something like 4k+ reloaded rounds for my guns, and they are not all the same type of rounds. Volume definitely changes equations...
I'm not far behind you on quantities.I typically maintain something like 4k+ reloaded rounds for my guns, and they are not all the same type of rounds. Volume definitely changes equations...
Sort of this.I really don't. I have set up dummy rounds to mimic an accepted loading so as to quickly dial in an approximation bullet depth gauge.
When I do ladders, each set of loadings goes in its own baggy with load details written on a slip of paper inside each baggy. After firing each baggy, I collect the brass and return it to its baggy. It's a system that works best for me.