aerod1
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I noticed some reloaders mark the case head across the primer with a felt tip pen. Why do they do this?
I mark the primer to code for different loads being shot, red, black, green, blue, blank. If I have a lot of things to test, I will spot or band the bullets themselves to show more combinations. Fire the shot and decap the empties and the markings are gone, no risk of confusion with the next batch.
Hey there;
I have done this for years when testing different loads. Tells me who is who.
I mark the primer to code for different loads being shot, red, black, green, blue, blank. If I have a lot of things to test, I will spot or band the bullets themselves to show more combinations. Fire the shot and decap the empties and the markings are gone, no risk of confusion with the next batch.
I've marked mine when doing load testing so I can compare the cases for pressure signs and cleanliness when I retrieve them. It also helps to avoid confusing different loads if the cases somehow get mixed up.
I agree with all the above reasons and methods for marking loads and have done the same. It's a very easy method of keeping things from getting mixed up without having to have a dozen different boxes on hand.I do it but use different colors so that if the box gets dropped and they all get mixed up I can tell what the powder charge is just by the color of the primer.
Rusty
I was thinking the same thing.Kayback,
The paint doesn't get all over the inside of the gun?
Chris