I was thinking, is there a way to mark brass as to tell how many reloads a certain cartridge has on it?
Method on marking brass for amount of reloads?
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Re: Method on marking brass for amount of reloads?
Haha OKay I was guessing there wasnt a trick. But I thought Id ask prior. The guy who taught me the basics told me a little trick on determining shot groups. To color the bullet with a sharpie. Color each grain group a different color and you can see colors bullet holes in the paper. Works pretty good.
Haha OKay I was guessing there wasnt a trick. But I thought Id ask prior. The guy who taught me the basics told me a little trick on determining shot groups. To color the bullet with a sharpie. Color each grain group a different color and you can see colors bullet holes in the paper. Works pretty good.
Re: Method on marking brass for amount of reloads?
Here is my "trick". I keep my brass in 100 piece "lots". The same brass always goes in the same box. On the outside of the box, next to the load info label, there is another label. This label gets a mark for each time the "lot" is fired. I also anneal after every second firing. So, as time goes on, this label looks like this: IIAIIAIIA
I have 4 "lots" and rotate them religiously!! During matches, I work very hard at recovering all my brass.
Here is my "trick". I keep my brass in 100 piece "lots". The same brass always goes in the same box. On the outside of the box, next to the load info label, there is another label. This label gets a mark for each time the "lot" is fired. I also anneal after every second firing. So, as time goes on, this label looks like this: IIAIIAIIA
I have 4 "lots" and rotate them religiously!! During matches, I work very hard at recovering all my brass.
Re: Method on marking brass for amount of reloads?
I have used a sharpie marker before to color in the extractor ring. This comes off after being tumbled though. I think I have read before about using nailpolish to color the ring also. They say it holds up in the tumbler.
I have used a sharpie marker before to color in the extractor ring. This comes off after being tumbled though. I think I have read before about using nailpolish to color the ring also. They say it holds up in the tumbler.
Re: Method on marking brass for amount of reloads?
In the walnut tumbler but not in SS haha. Thats another thing Im on the fence about. Should I go SS or just use walnut.
In the walnut tumbler but not in SS haha. Thats another thing Im on the fence about. Should I go SS or just use walnut.
Re: Method on marking brass for amount of reloads?
I've never used walnut, but a friend at the range gave me some reloads from a vibratory tumbler to shoot and I noticed how clean the brass looked.
Reading so much about SS though, I bought the Thumler's tumbler with SS media and it's in a whole different league. It comes out shinier than the FGMM factory rounds I've purchased and after only 3 hours.
I've never used walnut, but a friend at the range gave me some reloads from a vibratory tumbler to shoot and I noticed how clean the brass looked.
Reading so much about SS though, I bought the Thumler's tumbler with SS media and it's in a whole different league. It comes out shinier than the FGMM factory rounds I've purchased and after only 3 hours.
Re: Method on marking brass for amount of reloads?
haha yeah thats the way I'll go maybe. Its craazy how clean those primer pockets are etc... But Im kinda uneasy about all the work after its done tumbling.. Whats your process once its done being tumbled? If you could, maybe PM me?
haha yeah thats the way I'll go maybe. Its craazy how clean those primer pockets are etc... But Im kinda uneasy about all the work after its done tumbling.. Whats your process once its done being tumbled? If you could, maybe PM me?
Re: Method on marking brass for amount of reloads?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Flintlock Shooter</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Here is my "trick". I keep my brass in 100 piece "lots". The same brass always goes in the same box. On the outside of the box, next to the load info label, there is another label. This label gets a mark for each time the "lot" is fired. I also anneal after every second firing. So, as time goes on, this label looks like this: IIAIIAIIA
I have 4 "lots" and rotate them religiously!! During matches, I work very hard at recovering all my brass. </div></div>
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Flintlock Shooter</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Here is my "trick". I keep my brass in 100 piece "lots". The same brass always goes in the same box. On the outside of the box, next to the load info label, there is another label. This label gets a mark for each time the "lot" is fired. I also anneal after every second firing. So, as time goes on, this label looks like this: IIAIIAIIA
I have 4 "lots" and rotate them religiously!! During matches, I work very hard at recovering all my brass. </div></div>
^this
Re: Method on marking brass for amount of reloads?
I can say what I've been doing, but I've no idea what the experts would say about it. I use a fine-tipped Sharpie marker on the first two pieces of a 50-piece lot of brass (two just for a little redundancy). Sure, that rubs off during tumbling, but I note the number before tumbling and then re-mark them with the new number after resizing. It works okay for me.
Yours,
David
I can say what I've been doing, but I've no idea what the experts would say about it. I use a fine-tipped Sharpie marker on the first two pieces of a 50-piece lot of brass (two just for a little redundancy). Sure, that rubs off during tumbling, but I note the number before tumbling and then re-mark them with the new number after resizing. It works okay for me.
Yours,
David
Re: Method on marking brass for amount of reloads?
I just have labels and label them seems to work very easy actually
I just have labels and label them seems to work very easy actually
Re: Method on marking brass for amount of reloads?
I don't see where it would hurt to put a small notch on the base after every firing. A small 3-corner file would do nicely.
I don't see where it would hurt to put a small notch on the base after every firing. A small 3-corner file would do nicely.
Re: Method on marking brass for amount of reloads?
Buy yourself several large bins and mark them 1 fired, 2 fired and so on. Keep your fired brass and reloaded ammo in the same bin (reloaded in a container of course). When you shoot your reloads come home and put them in the next bin (so if you take out your reloaded twice fired ammo from the twice fired bin , shoot it then come home and it goes into the 3 times fired bin)
Buy yourself several large bins and mark them 1 fired, 2 fired and so on. Keep your fired brass and reloaded ammo in the same bin (reloaded in a container of course). When you shoot your reloads come home and put them in the next bin (so if you take out your reloaded twice fired ammo from the twice fired bin , shoot it then come home and it goes into the 3 times fired bin)
