I have eight .45 Colt revolvers, and two .45 carbines, and I load four kinds or rounds and externally they all look alike. The way I avoid a mix up is as follows:
I always load in lots of 100 rounds.
As soon as I take the loaded ammo from press I place it in the usual plastic cartridge box. Then when the box is full, I use a Sharpie pen and draw a line across the rear of the cases.
Black for black powder loads.
Green for light smokeless plinking loads. (650 - 750 fps)
No mark for standard loads. (750 -900)
Red for all loads over 900 fps.
In addition I have the usual label on the box detailing powder/grains/bullet/date. But in case bullets get out of the box, etc. I have only to look at the case head to know what kind of rounds I'm dealing with.
Some of my "red" rounds are moving at 1500 fps out of a 7.5" barrel. I wouldn't want to get one of those in a first generation Colt.
I always load in lots of 100 rounds.
As soon as I take the loaded ammo from press I place it in the usual plastic cartridge box. Then when the box is full, I use a Sharpie pen and draw a line across the rear of the cases.
Black for black powder loads.
Green for light smokeless plinking loads. (650 - 750 fps)
No mark for standard loads. (750 -900)
Red for all loads over 900 fps.
In addition I have the usual label on the box detailing powder/grains/bullet/date. But in case bullets get out of the box, etc. I have only to look at the case head to know what kind of rounds I'm dealing with.
Some of my "red" rounds are moving at 1500 fps out of a 7.5" barrel. I wouldn't want to get one of those in a first generation Colt.
