Recording how many firings

[Spyder1958]

How are you keeping up with how many times you’ve fired your brass?

 

[jelenko]

I keep the brass separated in plastic buckets.

 

[Straightshooter1]

How are you keeping up with how many times you’ve fired your brass?

I keep a folded sheet of paper ("Case Prep Log") that I keep with each batch of brass, whether in a box or in a freezer bag that I track what I do to the brass each time I process it. Here's what the back side of one looks like (attached file is PDF file of the blank form):

 

[Horsemen61]

I keep a notebook with that info in it

 

[searcher]

I use store-bought labels which I stick on the ammo box (or put the same info on a piece of paper into a tub or other container). I don't circle one of the numbers fired until bullets are actually seated, otherwise if I circle and don't seat bullets for a period of time, I forget whether I had already done so. I also write the AMP code and any other specific info to replicate that load as needed. For some calibers, I have multiple dies, so I'll specify which one, etc. I like these little labels which were purchased long ago from Sinclaire International (now Brownell's). They only sell labels made by MTM now, but they get the job done. I used to print similar labels on self-adhesive paper bought at Staples, which I ran through my printer. I also keep a logbook for my best recipes, along with velocity, SD's, etc., plus a separate logbook for rounds fired on each barrel.

 

[Link]

I number dedicated primer boxes to each rifle. Ie if the sleeve says 500 used. And I have rotated 100 pcs of brass 5 times =

 

[Andy Work]

Prepped cases go on the right, fired cases on the left.

 

[ELR LVR]

How are you keeping up with how many times you’ve fired your brass?

Count how many boxes of bullets I've went through
If I've went though 2 - 500 packs plus 2 -100 packs
Then it's pretty easy to tally it up
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Or and also log it into my Dope book for each session.
I have a Dope book for each RIFLE

 

[quest450]

 

[Steve Donlon]

I also just write on the ammo box how many times I have reloaded the brass.

 

[PopCharlie]

I spilt the brass up into 25 piece batches. I store them in zipper-lock baggies. I keep a post-it note with the brass that has this information on it:

Manufacturer
Lot #
AMP code
Neck thickness
Primer pocket uniformed
Number of firings

PopCharlie

 

[SKWERLZ]

How are you keeping up with how many times you’ve fired your brass?

I have it logged in a notebook and on the cartridge box with a sticker.

 

[JMayo]

Midun size Spiral note book with tabs for my calibers/ rifles. I keep up with firings on the barrels in the those notes, a sidebar tally

I have to do the math to know how many firings on the brass.
The brass tells me when it's tired with primer pockets & sealing wave marks on the shoulders.

 

[wkdickinson]

I work in "batches" (usually 50 or 100). Then I label the loaded ammo boxes with the number of times fired. After firing I put them in a labeled container, accumulating 50 to 100 before doing it all again.

 

[Fuj]

Labeled containers work the best for me. I do large lots. Current one
is 300 cases.

 

[Hipshoot]

Labeled containers work the best for me. I do large lots. Current one
is 300 cases.

I use stick on labels and record via hash marks how many times I reload brass on the ammo box. I also put a dot over a hash mark to indicate whether I trimmed the brass and a red slash under the hash mark to indicate when I anneal the cases.

 

[K22]

I also just write on the ammo box how many times I have reloaded the brass.

^^^^ This what I do also. Simple - I like simple.

 

[LAH]

I keep a notebook and record each shooting session.

 

[ben-o]

I have several small plastic tubs marked 1x, 2x, 3x, etc. After I shoot, fired brass gets sorted into the appropriate tub. After I deprime and tumble, brass is sorted into plastic flip top boxes. I have a preprinted checklist with all my brass prep steps and pertinent info, which stays in each box until I load the brass.