- Location
- Calgary, AB
I use the MTM ammo boxes, and was wondering if anyone uses a label maker for marking the caliber or just a felt marker on a piece of masking tape.
I buy the 2 by 4 inch labels at the dollar store and just write on what the box contains with a sharpie.
Ie from last week
.40 minor
3.7 231
180 ltc
1.125 coal
29 jan 10
An image of my load labels I have on every MTM Box.
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Case: Brand of brass
Primer: Type of Primer & Brand
OAL: Over all length
Bullet: Brand, Mass & type
New Brass: Checkbox for New Brass/Factory loads (Not 1-F yet)
Powder: Brand & charge level.
Highlighter/marker across boxes to indicate status of MTM Box contents. Full line = Ready to go or ready to be cleaned (Easy check. Open the box if opaque)
All range brass I assum to be 5x reloaded already. After 10x reloaded it gets tossed.
Obviously with pistol ammunition loaded via the progressive press, after cleaning, it pretty much is a one stroke down across all the boxes.
I use a similar method, but like what you are doing more.
I will do the same but will leave boxes to write the number of firings on big bore stuff (don't always fire the entire lot).
Also I will make the boxes big enough to write the powder charge in if I am doing a ladder test or load workup. Mine has the word "Hinge" at the top in tiny letters...Just so there is no confusion.
I bet it takes a while to get it looking right in excel!![]()
I label all of mine, i write Bullitz on the top in crayon.