Lyman system

[RanchRoper]

Think I will be ok for brass for awhile. Gathered it all up today.

[JEBar]

yep .... once your equipment and supplies arrive, I'm looking forward to seeing your pile of loaded ammo grow ... just curious, did you keep your old ammo boxes .... if not, it might be good to get some on order ..

[RanchRoper]

I kept lots of boxes...and each time I shoot the brass goes in this tub so another box is ready to fill.

[JEBar]

suggest you get something like stick-on file folder labels .... I like to write basic info like date loaded, powder, bullet on each box .... doing so helps me rotate inventory .... should I have anything different (powder, charge, etc) it helps me keep them straight

[RanchRoper]

Yup. Need to have a system.

[CT_Shooter]

suggest you get something like stick-on file folder labels .... I like to write basic info like date loaded, powder, bullet on each box .... doing so helps me rotate inventory .... should I have anything different (powder, charge, etc) it helps me keep them straight

Yup. Need to have a system.

I bought cardboard cartridge boxes from Midway USA and labeled them on the end flaps and the top with info about the Headstamp, Primer, and Times Fired. Once I reload the brass, I put a slip-on "cigar ring" label around the box with the loading data (bullet, powder, and powder weight).

Box With Headstamp, Primer, Times Fired Data

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Cigar Ring Wrapper With Loading Data

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[RanchRoper]

That is pretty organized. I have lots of boxes and will probably just mark them.

After sorting through my brass yesterday it is about 75% Winchester. The rest is Starline and whatever Sellier Bellot uses.

[JEBar]

another housekeeping item that I no longer pay much attention to .. .. right now you have new factory ammo and once fired brass .... for hunting, we only load new brass .... I used to try and keep my fired brass segregated in different buckets by how many times they had been fired .... doing so quickly got to be more cumbersome and for range use, than it was worth to me .... I visually inspect each casing prior to resizing/depriming and don't care how many times they have been loaded/fired ....

[bdbrown66]

another housekeeping item that I no longer pay much attention to .. .. right now you have new factory ammo and once fired brass .... for hunting, we only load new brass .... I used to try and keep my fired brass segregated in different buckets by how many times they had been fired .... doing so quickly got to be more cumbersome and for range use, that it was worth to me .... I visually inspect each casing prior to resizing/depriming and don't care how many times they have been loaded/fired ....

Same here, even for hunting ammo. If I were loading for competition, that would be a different story. But I'm not, so I don't. I inspect the cases, and as long as they are in good condition, load 'em and shoot 'em.

[RanchRoper]

Different question: you guys that reload in your house.....concerns about static around the powder? My wife and I light up right now walking around the carpets due to the extreme cold dry winter. Guess a humidifier would be a good idea.