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Posted: 1/28/2011 7:59:46 AM EDT
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I had another thread here about trapdoor loads, and the question came up about different methods of marking brass to indicate different loads.
I came up with nickle cases until I learned they were hard on dies. Then someone suggested Birchwood's Brass Black, but didn't know how well it would work. I promised to try the idea on some junk brass and get back to everybody. I had some junk .45/70 brass I cleaned, and polished. put the Brass Black on them, and the heads are now black. I did learn that you need to clean any leftover residue from whatever you use to clean your brass, or the Brass Black just beads up on the surface. So now, I'll have a box of brass with black heads to indicate loads for my Trapdoor, and my Rolling block. Thanks, Mike |
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I use a sharpie on the base. I write down numbers or letters that indicate the load. Example b1=3.5grains 148grn wadcutter in my note book. I use sharpie bands around the case body. That way I can ID them on the ground, in the mag, in my ammo bucket, etc. 1 blue band = once fired, loaded with H335, 2 bands = twice fired, etc. I had to adopt this system because I was always getting my brass mixed up. |
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