Marking Horns

[William Worth]

With several brands of powder, in various granulations, just what do people do to keep track of what they have in a particular horn without taking a magic marker and scrawling "Goex 2F"  ~or~  "Swiss 3F"  or the like on an other wise good looking horn?

[Kermit]

I have a horn and bag for each gun. Keeps it simple. I have a friend who made up small leather tags with linen cord too hang them on the horn at the plug and writes 2fG or 3fS for the grade and brand of powder in the horn. It's small, doesn't look out of place, and is removable/changeable.

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

I prefer to have a separate bag and horn for each rifle/gun.  That way, when you go to shoot a particular rifle, you know you'll have everything that you need.  But I find I make rifles faster than bags and horn sets, so I know what you mean about trying to remember what powder is in which horn.
The little leather tag on the butt plug is a great idea!

[rich pierce]

I have a 2-F horn and a 3-F horn.

[Cory Joe Stewart]

As a horn maker I am a huge fan of the idea of folks having a horn for each gun. 

Coryjoe

[Habu]

Shoot the same powder in everything, then you never have to worry.

Jim

[Flinter]

As a horn maker I am a huge fan of the idea of folks having a horn for each gun. 

Coryjoe

Coryjoe, thanks for the comment, I got a good laugh out of it.

As for me, I only have one caliber flintlock rifle in .54 caliber. I have on order 2 more .54 caliber rifles being made by members on this board. Each bag/horn set will be used with a particular rifle. All three powder horns will be filled with ffg Goex.

It would nice to have several caliber rifles, but I just got started too late in life.

[skillman]

I'm in the "horn and bag for each gun" camp.
Steve

[omark]

As a horn maker I am a huge fan of the idea of folks having a horn for each gun. 

Coryjoe    never too late!!!        mark

Coryjoe, thanks for the comment, I got a good laugh out of it.

As for me, I only have one caliber flintlock rifle in .54 caliber. I have on order 2 more .54 caliber rifles being made by members on this board. Each bag/horn set will be used with a particular rifle. All three powder horns will be filled with ffg Goex.

It would nice to have several caliber rifles, but I just got started too late in life.

[BrownBear]

I happen to be in the bag-and-horn-per-gun camp, but I kinda wonder about the original concern expressed here.  It's real obvious to me which powder is which just by looking at them.  Tip a few crumbs into your hand, and the "label" is right there for you to see.

[William Worth]

  It's real obvious to me which powder is which just by looking at them.  Tip a few crumbs into your hand, and the "label" is right there for you to see.

But can you tell; Lidu from Goex, from Kik, from Schutzen, from Swiss...?  Well, OK, we can all spot Swiss.

[eagle24]

I happen to be in the bag-and-horn-per-gun camp, but I kinda wonder about the original concern expressed here.  It's real obvious to me which powder is which just by looking at them.  Tip a few crumbs into your hand, and the "label" is right there for you to see.

That's what I do if I am not sure.  It's either Goex 2f or 3f in mine.

[BrownBear]

  It's real obvious to me which powder is which just by looking at them.  Tip a few crumbs into your hand, and the "label" is right there for you to see.

But can you tell; Lidu from Goex, from Kik, from Schutzen, from Swiss...?  Well, OK, we can all spot Swiss.

I've never even seen Lidu, Kik, Schutzen or Swiss.  With 3 or 4  granulations of each of those on hand as well as Goex, that would be something like 15-20 possibilities.  I'm certainly ready to hear labeling solutions from folks that do, even if I won't ever need them.

[Flinter]

As a horn maker I am a huge fan of the idea of folks having a horn for each gun. 

Coryjoe    never too late!!!        mark

Coryjoe, thanks for the comment, I got a good laugh out of it.

As for me, I only have one caliber flintlock rifle in .54 caliber. I have on order 2 more .54 caliber rifles being made by members on this board. Each bag/horn set will be used with a particular rifle. All three powder horns will be filled with ffg Goex.

It would nice to have several caliber rifles, but I just got started too late in life.

Ok... I guess I mark my horns in a way. All my priming horns are flat and about 4" long, and they only carry 4f Goex.
All my main powder horns have 2f Goex in them, execpt for one.
The only powder horn I use with 3f is a horn made by an ALR board member that Jeff Bib attached a leather carry strap to.

Mike