Great labels! I just write with a sharpie on the ziploc bag the ammo goes in, being firmly comitted to that form of storage. I also believe in the ability to record the history of a load, so I keep a 3 x 5 index card file for that purpose.
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groundsclown
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I use 2 different sizes...small & large 
FROGO207
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I recycle old envelopes and a free pen from the bank. Cut to a manageable size and dropped into a Zip Loc freezer bag with the ammo. Just return with the empty bag/label to the press and refill to keep up on inventory. Quite simple actually. Did I mention that I am CHEAP.--
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Reloadron said:
Reloadron, thanks a million for posting this and the link too- I was totally unaware of such software that is free.
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Man, I see I'm lacking in the labeling department. I'm going to have to bring my game up a notch!
loose noose
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I use Avery File Folder Labels they are only 2 3/4' X 5/8" but I can put all the pertinent information on them as required. Usually the caliber, the grn of bullet, grns. of powder, primer, oal, and the date.
Reloadron
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You're most welcome.
When I load I put whatever I make in plastic cartridge containers. There was a time I would just shove 3x5 index cards in with the ammo and everything written down on them. Eventually I went to buying rolls of labels from Midway or Brownells and finally I started making my own fill in the blanks. Yes, masking tape and a magic marker work fine also.
Labels are inexpensive and creating your own isn't that time consuming and I just figure it makes for neater so I do it.
The above would make 9 on a sheet. The label itself is 2.75" x 2.75". Avery #5196. Just an example of what can be done in a few min. time.
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Those make my scrap piece of paper with the powder charge look rather insignificant........nice labels
Catpop
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I'm like Frog0207, I recycle old envelopes by cutting them to fit in the top of plastic 50 round ammo boxes. Not sure if pen was free or not!
Happy Loading, catpop
Happy Loading, catpop
berettaprofessor
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That's why I buy the translucent ammo boxes and lay the labels inside the box!
dickttx
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I also use the 2x4 labels but in a little different manner. These cases have been reloaded 12 times. I use cheap knock-off labels and they come loose pretty easy. I have one box that has my old labels inside the lid also. They have been loaded 26 times. And a record of each time. I use an Excel template I made up.
Avery "removable" labels come off nicely. I am using the 6460's.
http://www.staples.com/Avery-6460-Removable-Inkjet-Laser-Labels-1-inch-x-2-5-8/product_472910
Bigger 6464's.
http://www.staples.com/Avery-6464-Removable-Inkjet-Laser-Labels-3-1-3-inch-x-4/product_671990
http://www.staples.com/removable+injet/directory_removable+injet
Elkins45
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I label the outside of boxes with just the caliber using P-touch labels. The specifics of the load are recorded on a third of an index cards and placed inside the box.
I use the P Touch label also, my label has the caliber, bullet weight and lot number. I know what my loads are by the bullet type and weight so this is all I need. If I happen to forget what the load is I can look in my three ring binder under the caliber and find the load notes for the lot number. Works for me and I load for 15 calibers with a few different bullets for each caliber.
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I can't tell you how many times I find labels on the floor, or other places, then I sit there thinking ok, what's 140 gr,54 gr of this or that,I use that blue painters tape, and write what I have loaded ,cheap enough and it stays or my boxes and bags, and I use the old sharpie too, and also write in my books, what I load and when, and how many, always write in note books, my minds not sharp as it used to be,
mineralman55
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The Frankford Arsenal loading labels are great. They peel off easily when the box of ammo is done. That's the best part. If they're not available, blue painter's tape works too. It is designed to peel off easily.
I have a great system that is also an exercise regimen. I use the back of the wife's old business cards and a sharpie. I just stick it in the box, data side up, after being filled out with all the particulars. Here's how it works:
Load up the ATV and trailer with guns, gear, targets and reloads. Drive to where we shoot, and start unloading and getting set up.
Pass out eyes and ears, and begin to load up the magazines with my well documented reloads. At this point, the wind picks up. The business card with the reloading information jumps out of the box and takes flight. I run after it and chase it all over the place attempting to retrieve it. Once it lands someplace, I bend down to get it and it takes off again, successfully avoiding me once more. After a few more minutes of this, it finally gives up and falls into a puddle or snow bank. The card and I are now a couple acres away from where we started. No longer readable due to the ink smear, the data on this load is now lost.
I think I need a better solution, and I would be willing to forgo the exercise piece.
Load up the ATV and trailer with guns, gear, targets and reloads. Drive to where we shoot, and start unloading and getting set up.
Pass out eyes and ears, and begin to load up the magazines with my well documented reloads. At this point, the wind picks up. The business card with the reloading information jumps out of the box and takes flight. I run after it and chase it all over the place attempting to retrieve it. Once it lands someplace, I bend down to get it and it takes off again, successfully avoiding me once more. After a few more minutes of this, it finally gives up and falls into a puddle or snow bank. The card and I are now a couple acres away from where we started. No longer readable due to the ink smear, the data on this load is now lost.
I think I need a better solution, and I would be willing to forgo the exercise piece.
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PJSprog
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Well, geez ... now I feel like a dolt for buying a bunch of those Frankford Arsenal labels.
That's an awesome idea, Bob. Thanks!
I suspect that stamp makers may have an interesting topic of conversation at their next national convention; "Have you been making a lot of stamps for reloaders recently, too?"
That's an awesome idea, Bob. Thanks!
I suspect that stamp makers may have an interesting topic of conversation at their next national convention; "Have you been making a lot of stamps for reloaders recently, too?"
When I have made the same load the n-teenth time, I no longer bother with labels. The charge info is posted on the container holding the bullets. The brass is mixed, anyway.
The one concession I make for safety, I always keep ammo from a session in its own bag, even if it's the same load as all those other bags in the can. If it won't fit in one bag, then I record the date of manufacture over multiple bags. That's cuz I can't record mistakes, until I notice them. My main concern is that all the rounds in a bag are the same thing... I already know they're supposed to be a good, safe load for my gun. If I ever have a brain fart in a loading session, I can isolate that bag without making the whole can suspect.
The one concession I make for safety, I always keep ammo from a session in its own bag, even if it's the same load as all those other bags in the can. If it won't fit in one bag, then I record the date of manufacture over multiple bags. That's cuz I can't record mistakes, until I notice them.
My main concern is that all the rounds in a bag are the same thing... I already know they're supposed to be a good, safe load for my gun. If I ever have a brain fart in a loading session, I can isolate that bag without making the whole can suspect.
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