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Old 09-24-2018, 3:35 PM
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looks great but i need something quick and easy to read. Although not stylish I just prefer some painters tape with sharpie.
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I mean... TACOS. Come on... one ammo tag or these:


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Old 09-24-2018, 4:34 PM
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I mean... TACOS. Come on... one ammo tag or these:




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I just use a sharpie and blue painters tape
Same here...easy to update.
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Old 11-13-2018, 9:34 PM
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LOL, me too. I'm too lazy to re-do a label when I change the contents. So just run a line through and add to the next line with my sharpie.

Some of my ammo cans look like:

1000 22LR
400 9mm
Tesseract/Eye of Agamotto
200 38 spec

Ummmm, what’s Tesseracf/Eye of Agamotto?
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Old 11-14-2018, 7:30 PM
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Ummmm, what’s Tesseracf/Eye of Agamotto?
He's a Marvel fan. :-)

The blue gem from Loki's spear, and the green gem from Dr. Strange's necklace.
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Old 11-15-2018, 10:50 AM
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Oh, got it. Thank you.
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Old 11-15-2018, 10:54 AM
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I usually just pick my nose then use my finger to write the caliber of whatever is going inside
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Old 11-28-2018, 1:09 PM
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I like it.. If the cans were available in different colors then the problem would almost be solved. You could always spray paint them though..
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Old 11-28-2018, 2:01 PM
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For me a tapewriter works best (e.g. Brother P-touch, etc.)


1. I can read it which beats my handwriting


2. I can use bar codes which opens up a whole new world vis-a-vis spreadsheets, cataloging, keeping track of quantities, etc.


3. Another option is label printing software which can do the same thing without the need of buying a tapewriter.
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For me a tapewriter works best (e.g. Brother P-touch, etc.)


1. I can read it which beats my handwriting


2. I can use bar codes which opens up a whole new world vis-a-vis spreadsheets, cataloging, keeping track of quantities, etc.


3. Another option is label printing software which can do the same thing without the need of buying a tapewriter.
You have so much ammo you need to barcode it and track it in Excel like company inventory?!

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I leave the ammo in the cardboard case lot it came in. It has labels already on it from the factory. For inventory I count the number of cases and then the number of boxes left in the open case on top of the stack.

The best thing about leaving ammo in the case lot it came in is that when the case is empty I can throw it away. Then, I don't need to store an empty ammo can that takes up exactly the same space wether it full or empty.
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The best thing I found over the years is blue tape and a sharpie.
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The best thing I found over the years is blue tape and a sharpie.
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Why no pictures of the aforementioned sharpie?

Are they off roster?
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Old 11-29-2018, 7:59 AM
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I leave the ammo in the cardboard case lot it came in.
That's always convenient... I got a few where Federal or PMP sent the ammo in a .50 can which is nice. Still stuck a label on them though.
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3. Another option is label printing software which can do the same thing without the need of buying a tapewriter.
I use the P-touch Editor software - included with the printers.
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I just use a sharpie and blue painters tape
Ditto. I just write a number on it. Then I have a spreadsheet telling me what's in that box number. I can surf my spreadsheet to tell me what ammo I have and how much. I probably have half my ammo catalogued so far.
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Quick update, with more long-term data.

some of the labels are unshakable, others curled up and fell off. It seems to occur in batches, so there must be some magic combination of glue/water/paper that works better than other mixtures.

My last few have been done with sharpie and duct tape. :-)
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One more update:

almost 0 labels survived the move to Arizona intact. The moving boxes were full of floating paper labels.

Ah well, sharpies and duct tape it is, I guess...
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One more update:

almost 0 labels survived the move to Arizona intact. The moving boxes were full of floating paper labels.

Ah well, sharpies and duct tape it is, I guess...
First World problem.
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Old 11-16-2020, 10:39 AM
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Sorry to hear it didn't work out for you. If you really like those size/style labels consider using 3M adhesive spray, although it can be messy. Or print directly onto larger size Avery mailing labels. I think they make half sheet size ones in addition to smaller options.
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You hoarders. Think of all the poor Biden supporting first time gun owners that can't find or afford a few boxes for their new XD to protect them from the civil war and millions of crazy Trumpers. You guys complaining about your mountain of .50 cal cans getting disorganized. Why don't you just swim in a pile of cartridges like Scrooge McDuck?

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