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Whats the best way to work up loads and have them sorted? I was putting them in small ziplock bags with load info on them but have heard of people using Sharpies on the primers and color coding them. Whats your prefered method?

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I used to put them upside down, headstamp facing up, in the loading block or ammo holder, and use coloured sharpie markers with a ruler across a row to make a clean line across rows at a time. Fast and clean, and can easily mark different colours for different loads.
 
I use MTM boxes, and tape a piece of paper to the inside of the lid. On it is a 5x10 grid where I write any required info such as powder, charge weight, seating depth etc.
 
I just mark the primers with a permanent marker [sharpie]

If I am developing a load, I will start the lowest load with green, and end up with the heaviest at red. [I have green, yellow, orange, brown, blue, violet and red.]

I bring a decode slip with me so as not to confuse myself.

When you reload the brass, the primer is pushed out and you can begin all over. lol.

Regards, Dave.
 
I just use a black sharpie to write the load on the side of rifle cases. I tried the primer only but you then need to know how to decode it, yes forgot my book once. No guess work when the number printed on them. SS tumbling takes the marks off every time.

edit: this is for working up loads. Once done it is just a label on the box
 
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If I'm working on a load, I'll mark the primers with a different colored marker for each load, and include a list of what's what in the ammo box.
I tend to leave the lowest charge loads plain, then go blue, green, red and black for increasing powder charges. I also record details in my logbook.

For mass quantities, I mark the particulars on a label and stick it on a baggie as well as a logbook entry.
 
I use the colour coded sharpie method also.

As a personal rule, I mark all my reloads with sharpie on the rim regardless if I need to keep track of loads or not.

I figure if I loose brass at the range, and someone finds it, it will let them know that it was a reload and not once fired.
 
on a note pad i write the brass.. powder, primer.. section it out in colomes as to.. charger, velocity and group size..
i write
1 powder charger Velocity group
2
3
4
5
6
then i will mark with a fine sharpie on the primer.. 1, 2 ,3 etc... this will corrospont to the powder charge... then when u are trying your loads u can look and see the velocity, and group size.. mark it down and store it... simple.. easy and effecive...... i go as far as marking my target papers to corrospond my loads. 1 2 3 etc...
This way when u get back to the house u can see what load worked best and start from there or just make your loads...

Take Care
Josh
 
I use the MTM ammo boxes and have seperate rows with a piece of paper with what that row is written on it. Simple and works.
 
This.

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I just use a black sharpie to write the load on the side of rifle cases. I tried the primer only but you then need to know how to decode it, yes forgot my book once. No guess work when the number printed on them. SS tumbling takes the marks off every time.

edit: this is for working up loads. Once done it is just a label on the box
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I write the load on side of case and for each load I use a single target with powder weight, primer and bullet type and weight wrote on target
 
I write it on the side of the cartridge. one time I was doing a ladder test and had a sticking bolt after one shot. I was able to get the cartridge out check out what the load was,found it was a safe load but later measurments showed that it had missed being trimmed. I really like having it written on the side. if ever there is a problem the recipe is right there.
 
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Stadler marker on the primer (1,2,3 and so on), wet weather book with all data and reference number to corelate to primer marking. Also throw a "data load card" into each MTM case, so if the book goes missing data is on hand. Then once grouping is done data is transferred to the target paper. These targets will one day make to my loading room wall to remind me of which load I want to maintain or improve upon.
 
I write on the casings.
I watched more than one gent have the misfortune of having their MTM box get up set and spill the rounds it contained, all the markings on the box was pretty much useless after 27 round pick up.

FWIW: one upset was caused by a muzzle braked rifle, the other by an unlatched lid.
 
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