What do you use for home rolled ammo ID

[KurtC]

I've been handloading for 4 decades and I've never understood why folks need to put the date on the label. I mean, how long do you plan on saving the ammo? Is there some amount of time that you consider it unsafe to use? It can't spoil during your lifetime, or are you saving it for your great-grandchildren?

 

[Mobuck]

'I mean, how long do you plan on saving the ammo? Is there some amount of time that you consider it unsafe to use? It can't spoil during your lifetime, or are you saving it for your great-grandchildren?'
Possibly. I don't expect to live forever. Dating the ammo(even new factory loads) allows using older loads first. I'm shooting handloads assembled last century now.

 

[GasGuzzler]

I've been handloading for 4 decades and I've never understood why folks need to put the date on the label. I mean, how long do you plan on saving the ammo? Is there some amount of time that you consider it unsafe to use? It can't spoil during your lifetime, or are you saving it for your great-grandchildren?

Tells me what era in my career I was in, possibly what equipment I was using, what my tendencies were at the time.

For me I use painter's tape with Sharpie notes and sometimes (rarely any more), printed adhesive labels.

Depends on the mood.

 

[Bob Wright]

I've been handloading for 4 decades and I've never understood why folks need to put the date on the label. I mean, how long do you plan on saving the ammo? Is there some amount of time that you consider it unsafe to use? It can't spoil during your lifetime, or are you saving it for your great-grandchildren?

I date my reloads so that I can rotate my brass. When empty, I place the oldest brass t be reloaded first. So a box of heavy magnum velocity stuff might not come up in rotation as frequently as the more sedate rounds.

And, just because that's the info I like to have on my ammunition boxes. Reason enough.

Bob Wright

 

[Bob Wright]

And another thing....................I keep track of how many times a box has been reloaded. I load magnum velocity loads up to ten times, then after that use the brash for moderate velocity loadings. Defense loads get loaded only a four time cycle.

Bob Wright

 

[the_leper_colony]

'I mean, how long do you plan on saving the ammo? Is there some amount of time that you consider it unsafe to use? It can't spoil during your lifetime, or are you saving it for your great-grandchildren?'
Possibly. I don't expect to live forever. Dating the ammo(even new factory loads) allows using older loads first. I'm shooting handloads assembled last century now.

Starting maybe 30 years ago, I put my own date codes (rather than dates) on factory ammo and reloads I don't plan to use immediately. If I sell a firearm and no longer need the ammo (happened a lot when I was downsizing during the covid/election panic), a four character code is less likely to put off the new owners, than an obvious date. Most experienced gun owners know that there's probably nothing wrong with ammo that's been properly stored, even for decades, but not everyone is an experienced gun owner.

As always FWIW, IMHO, YMMV, etc., etc.

 

[moparclan]

I use the labels that come with the Dillon boxes, just slip them inside the box and don't glue them to the outside. 40+ years, why change now?

 

[gnappi]

I've used this label since I got my first dot matrix that would print on standard Avery 5267 labels.

 

[LAH]

For handgun ammo I just throw a note in the can with the loads. Most rifle loads I use the ton of labels Sierra gave me on the last tour.

 

[kmoore]

I write powder, charge, primer, bullet make and weight. I can read the case brand the cartridge/caliber.

 

[gnappi]

I make mine on avery sheets.

 

[Aqualung]

Where I used to work, we printed labels for clinical trials. When we closed down, I got a lifetime supply of 30-per page blank labels, upon which I print a template.

I then fill in the data and stick them to the box.

Aqualung

Pic of an example of mine:

Aqualung

 

[Jack Ryan]

I put my reloads in ammo boxes so it doesn't roll, at home or any where else.

 

[jimbo1096]

I guess I go the cheap way.
A strip of blue painters tape on the outside with whatever info I want to remember.
I used to use regular masking tape but it was hard to remove if left on the box too long and also left a glue residue..

 

[Rclark]

Plastic boxes come with label, so just write on that with pencil. Erase and change as needed. Not rocket science .

 

[Greenjoytj]

Avery 2" x 4" label item # 06468. These remove cleanly from MTM 50 rd. ammo boxes.

Don't use Avery label item # 8163 theses have permanent glue that require solvents to remove the glue residue from the MTM ammo boxes.

Avery has a server based app on their web site the lets you make a custom design label.
The app used to be downloadable but I guess the server base version is easier to keep current.

Once you design your label sheet layout just have your all in one printer scanner make copies onto Avery #06468 label sheets.