Tracking # of reloads on shotshells

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I'm planning on reloading 12g ammo and I'm at the "read, read and learn" phase. One of the things I've been reading about has to do with the number of times a shell can be reloaded. The books say to keep track of this by marking the shells, but they don't say how to do this. A permanent marker would probably do the trick, but am interested in what other methods exist out there.

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We load them till they split and almost wont hold the lead anymore, then load them one more time and use them in the winter and toss them...Its bad enough loading shells let alone marking everyone, I know guys that shoot 5000 to 7000 shells a year and they won't be taking the time to mark shells...
 
JOJOPINTO said:
We load them till they split and almost wont hold the lead anymore, then load them one more time and use them in the winter and toss them...Its bad enough loading shells let alone marking everyone, I know guys that shoot 5000 to 7000 shells a year and they won't be taking the time to mark shells...
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+1 for that! The plastic fails to hold the powder and pellets long before the brass would think of failing, it will be obvious to you when you don't want to reload them. Just as long as they cycle they will work.

Cheers, Bob
 
"One of the things I've been reading about has to do with the number of times a shell can be reloaded. The books say to keep track of this by marking the shells"

May I ask what books you're referring to? I don't recall ever seeing anything like that in print anywhere.

And then what do those books say about what to do with this information after you've gathered it? Just curious.

I personally don't see much reason to do something like this but some do. More out of curiosity than anything else I think. In order to try to determine what type of shell might last the longest perhaps. I've heard some guys say they use a Sharpie to put a little mark around the base of the brass each time a shell is loaded.

I've heard another guy say he doesn't mark his shells but....he works with the same batch of shells over and over and puts them into a zip lock bag after loading and marks the bag each time.

I don't load shells until my cupboard is empty...then I sit down and do a case or more in a session. Afraid I'm just not inclined to then mark 500+ rounds.

For me personally...I just load 'em till they won't hold shot anymore. Before a loading session...I look at the mouth of every shell. If one looks too ratty it won't make it into my machine. But if it looks like it will hold shot for one last firing and doesn't have any cracks in the side wall I load 'er up and it ends up in the dumpster when I'm done shooting.

One thing's for sure. When I'm done with a hull.....I guarantee it's of no value to anyone else. Not too many dumpster divers go after any of mine. LOL

With the price of new ammo these days...especially the small gauges...I get all the mileage I can out of my hulls before I have to go and buy some more.
 
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