Seperating 308 brass

[Patton243]

I have 2 .308s and I want to run Lapua 308 brass for both. What's an effective way to know which brass has been shot through each rifle? I'm sure you guys have some method of telling the difference after they come out of the tumbler. I use a wet tumbler for cleaning my cases. Thanks,

Chris

 

[joshb]

Mark the rim. Thin blade jeweler's saw works for me. I got a hand me down from a friend.

 

[CJ6]

Mark the ammo boxes and keep them separate when prepping/loading. That's all I ever do.

 

[MrMajestic]

Use Palma brass for one?

 

[Patton243]

Use Palma brass for one?

That's a good idea. Does it say Palma at all on the head stamp for The Lapua brass? I wouldn't mind trying some small rifle primers in a 308.

 

[dogdude]

It does say Palma on the head stamp..best brass out there.

 

[Berger.Fan222]

Different lots of brass never get mixed in my cleaning, prep, reloading process. If I tumble more than 100, I tumble different cartridges or different head stamps - usually only 200 total.

My STM tumbler strains with more than 200 cases - too heavy.

 

[jlow]

That's a good idea. Does it say Palma at all on the head stamp for The Lapua brass? I wouldn't mind trying some small rifle primers in a 308.

Palma would mean it has a primer pocket for small rifle primer.

 

[Sheldon N]

Tumble them separately. I run my Lapua brass in lots of 50, and they each have a different number of firings on them.

 

[Lee308]

Chamber marks on the casing. Although very fine after looking at a few cases from each rifle they stand out like dogs...............................

 

[MislMan]

I mark a stripe on the case head right across the primer using a black Sharpie permanent marker. I leave my wife's rifle brass unmarked (tempting but ... don't go there). We both shoot 6.5 Creedmoor.