Marking primers OK or not?

[sevesteen]

Would there be anything wrong with a small ink mark on the primers before I load the ammo? Based on my reloading habits, I can't think of an easier way to mark various loads--Just draw a line across each row with the appropriate sharpie before I dump the primers into the flipper tray.

 

[The Bushmaster]

Mark'em up and shoot'em up...Not a problem. I have a friend that has six different colors of felt pens that he keeps track of various loads with...

 

[Thirties]

I mark mine after they are loaded and in the ammo box.

I use a sharpie to make a dot on the primer; a single line across the face; an X on the face; and no mark at all.

That make Four Categories for each caliber which I record on masking tape on the lid of the ammo box.

 

[SamTuckerMTNMAN]

I need all the help I can get

with being organized...so I mark primers.
BE SURE to match correct colors on box/label and perhaps as a precaution in a notebook as well. I notate my loads quickly with details and things like, "got lube on primer" bullet #1 in box, etc, and can always go back to check dates etc if label falls off.

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[Walkalong]

Do it all the time. No problems.

 

[gwalchmai]

Another tactic is to use stamp pads to color all the case heads while they're in reloading blocks.

 

[Khornet]

I use a sharpie

for my M1 loads, not so much to ID the load as to ID my full-prep brass.

But I find that marking the primer only doesn't work; firing blasts away the mark. So now I mark the extractor groove.

 

[Pumpkinheaver]

I do this all the time when going to various pistol matches at my club so I can tell my brass from other peoples.