Case marking
- Thread starter Nathan
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Revolver works 
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Heh, but seriously, during those rare times when I'm going to go to the range when it's crowded (weekends), I bring a revolver for just that reason. Chasing brass is arduous enough without trying to figure out whose is whose.
As for marking, I've been to a couple competitions where using red is discouraged because it's the same color as snap caps. Most use black or blue; and have their own "brand" to distinguish. Me, I shoot revolver in IDPA. Mine are the ones that are in a tight little pile next to each other and are 38 Specials
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.Heh, but seriously, during those rare times when I'm going to go to the range when it's crowded (weekends), I bring a revolver for just that reason. Chasing brass is arduous enough without trying to figure out whose is whose.
As for marking, I've been to a couple competitions where using red is discouraged because it's the same color as snap caps. Most use black or blue; and have their own "brand" to distinguish. Me, I shoot revolver in IDPA. Mine are the ones that are in a tight little pile next to each other and are 38 Specials
.Rainbow Magic Marking. At our old league, every shooter had his own color pattern he drew across the heads in stripes. Since we were shooting low-pressure target loads, my dad used a hacksaw to put a groove in his case straight across the diagonal. I was the first in the league to try Top Brass and Starline cases just because nobody else had those headstamps at the time. If you have a use for 50,000 pieces or more in one purchase, Starline will put your personal headstamp on them. Winchester offered that service for a brief time in the 80's on orders of 2,000 or more. I wish I'd had the money at the time just for the novelty of it.
One thing I've done to keep track of how many loads have gone through a case is to use an automatic center punch to mark the head. You could do that for identification, too, but it isn't very clear from a distance.
One thing I've done to keep track of how many loads have gone through a case is to use an automatic center punch to mark the head. You could do that for identification, too, but it isn't very clear from a distance.
I have some success with nail polish, it does wear off in the vibratory machine, but it last 3-5 cycles.
Sharpies maybe a couple of times.
Have to see about the Rainbow Magic, sounds easier (quicker) than nail polish (my wife was given an assortment, she uses it for art work, I was offered 4 bottles of bright colors to play with.
Sharpies maybe a couple of times.
Have to see about the Rainbow Magic, sounds easier (quicker) than nail polish (my wife was given an assortment, she uses it for art work, I was offered 4 bottles of bright colors to play with.