Just looking for your tips/ideas on how you keep your brass sepreated? I just use empty Peanut Butter Jars with duct tape on tape so I can change the status. I also list at the top how many fires on that jar. Let me see how you guys do it.
Keeping brass seperated
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Re: Keeping brass seperated
well i am currently working with 3 diff batches brass.
i seperate them as followed
1. same flavor of brass IE: FGMM, Remington, LC, FC (federal)
2. sub group of ^ by x's fired
3. case volume (first done when i get the brass)
other than that not much to keeping seperate. although i do seperate into 50rd batches of each flavor as said above
hope it helps
well i am currently working with 3 diff batches brass.
i seperate them as followed
1. same flavor of brass IE: FGMM, Remington, LC, FC (federal)
2. sub group of ^ by x's fired
3. case volume (first done when i get the brass)
other than that not much to keeping seperate. although i do seperate into 50rd batches of each flavor as said above
hope it helps
Re: Keeping brass seperated
I desperately need a system. I just spent the last 35 minutes trying to remember which back of 308 brass was twice fired and which was once fired.
Took a little bit of math and "what would I do and why?".
I guess for now I'll just throw a piece of paper in the bag and write info on it.
I desperately need a system. I just spent the last 35 minutes trying to remember which back of 308 brass was twice fired and which was once fired.
Took a little bit of math and "what would I do and why?".
I guess for now I'll just throw a piece of paper in the bag and write info on it.
Re: Keeping brass seperated
I write on gallon zip top bags with a permanent marker. The freezer bags are heavy duty and have a label area to write on.
I write on gallon zip top bags with a permanent marker. The freezer bags are heavy duty and have a label area to write on.
Re: Keeping brass seperated
Gallon freezer bags for clean and prepped brass, shoot, then dirty goes into an empty CD rom stack cover. Once they are all shot, clean prep and back to the freezer bags.
I weeded all my 308 brass down to two bags, RP in one and mixed 7.62 in the other. Got tired of different loads between fed and WW, pulled all of them and put them in long term storage.
Gallon freezer bags for clean and prepped brass, shoot, then dirty goes into an empty CD rom stack cover. Once they are all shot, clean prep and back to the freezer bags.
I weeded all my 308 brass down to two bags, RP in one and mixed 7.62 in the other. Got tired of different loads between fed and WW, pulled all of them and put them in long term storage.
Re: Keeping brass seperated
well for seperation purposes i keep spents (50rds lots) in a reload bullet box. and larger lots waiting for work or be put into use i keep in the little white square boxs i get from powder valley when i get my bullets in from them. they work great they hold 150rds (off the top of my head)
well for seperation purposes i keep spents (50rds lots) in a reload bullet box. and larger lots waiting for work or be put into use i keep in the little white square boxs i get from powder valley when i get my bullets in from them. they work great they hold 150rds (off the top of my head)
Re: Keeping brass seperated
I keep them in the same ammo box, (MTM 50 round) as the loaded rounds, which is how they were graded in the first place. If I can help it, they never hit the ground since I block the ejection with the fingers of my left hand. BB
I keep them in the same ammo box, (MTM 50 round) as the loaded rounds, which is how they were graded in the first place. If I can help it, they never hit the ground since I block the ejection with the fingers of my left hand. BB
Re: Keeping brass seperated
There's enough nuts eaten around here for an army of squirrels so it has provided me with quite a few large plastic containers that get masking tape labels stating caliber, make, # of firings and current state of preparation. When the brass gets changed just throw a new piece of masking tape on there and it's ready for the next batch.
There's enough nuts eaten around here for an army of squirrels so it has provided me with quite a few large plastic containers that get masking tape labels stating caliber, make, # of firings and current state of preparation. When the brass gets changed just throw a new piece of masking tape on there and it's ready for the next batch.
Re: Keeping brass seperated
A trip to the local dollar store will serve all of your storage needs. I got all kinds of crappy plastic containers - hey, they get the job done.
A trip to the local dollar store will serve all of your storage needs. I got all kinds of crappy plastic containers - hey, they get the job done.
Re: Keeping brass seperated
My system is pretty simple given my low round count. One fat .50 has once fired, cleaned, waiting on sizing, etc. Once its reloaded and fired again, it goes in the twice fired fatty. Once the twice fired is full, the now empty once fired bin becomes the 3rd firing. Repeat for four, then toss. Full size re-sizing for AR is hard on brass, often four can be a stretch.
My system is pretty simple given my low round count. One fat .50 has once fired, cleaned, waiting on sizing, etc. Once its reloaded and fired again, it goes in the twice fired fatty. Once the twice fired is full, the now empty once fired bin becomes the 3rd firing. Repeat for four, then toss. Full size re-sizing for AR is hard on brass, often four can be a stretch.
Re: Keeping brass seperated
I bought some super cheat plastic bins after the holidays (have red/green lids) and use those for brass then print some of these word document that has 2 columns that look like the pic below. I use the one have to mark a batch of brass so I know what has been done and then the other side for actual shooting once it was loaded. Take a spare with you to the range and when you throw the brass in something to take home quickly mark the sheet so you know the history.
I bought some super cheat plastic bins after the holidays (have red/green lids) and use those for brass then print some of these word document that has 2 columns that look like the pic below. I use the one have to mark a batch of brass so I know what has been done and then the other side for actual shooting once it was loaded. Take a spare with you to the range and when you throw the brass in something to take home quickly mark the sheet so you know the history.
Re: Keeping brass seperated
This is an interesting topic. I store mine in MTM .45 cal 100 rd ammo boxes, which I have lots of, and record notes describing the brass. I tend to work in 100 rd lots so it works for me. I also keep a log and record what I have done to the brass and where it is stored.
This is an interesting topic. I store mine in MTM .45 cal 100 rd ammo boxes, which I have lots of, and record notes describing the brass. I tend to work in 100 rd lots so it works for me. I also keep a log and record what I have done to the brass and where it is stored.
Re: Keeping brass seperated
I keep them in those cheap mason jars you buy at the grocery store for 90 cents each. Piece of tape on the top with the numbers 1-10. Right now I have 1-5 crossed out. Seems to work out so far, but I do occasionally forget what processes have been done. A few minutes looking through the brass will get me back on track. The larger sized ones fit 100 rnds btw.
I keep them in those cheap mason jars you buy at the grocery store for 90 cents each. Piece of tape on the top with the numbers 1-10. Right now I have 1-5 crossed out. Seems to work out so far, but I do occasionally forget what processes have been done. A few minutes looking through the brass will get me back on track. The larger sized ones fit 100 rnds btw.
