Don Caswell offers a simple hunting solution
Sometimes you need to carry different loadings for your hunting rifle. For decades I have used a Nikko pen to colour the bases of any ammo that I want to differentiate.
If you are in a hurry to swap loadings, or needing to do so in the dark, the coloured bases make it much easier to select the correct ammo. This is a particular issue for hunters like me who use single-shot rifles, or doubles. When I was hunting buffaloes and scrub bulls, I used that trick to distinguish my 500gr solid ammo from my 500gr soft-points.
I do not shoot heavy calibres any more, but still have a need to colour code my .243 Win ammo for two different loadings. I hunt regularly, often kitting-up in the dark before first light takes hold. Not wanting to diminish my night vision, I become organised without using a torch or the cabin light of my vehicle. With constant practice and carrying minimal gear, that is easy. However, the one challenge is in selecting two different loadings from my ammo box.
I carry three rounds when I hunt. One round is in the chamber of my uncocked single-shot rifle and two more in a small leather pouch on my belt. I always start off with a Sellier & Bellot 100gr Nosler Partition chambered. The other two rounds are Fiocchi 100gr soft-points. It goes without saying that both loadings shoot to the same point of impact. Both are a fine choice for my hunting.
I opt to chamber the S&B Partition because that round, in my rifle, has higher velocity for more impact energy and, of course, the famous Partition terminal ballistics. For a sudden close-range encounter with a boar or stag in the half-light that choice gives me every possible advantage.
When specifically chasing wild dogs, pigs and yearling deer I opt for the Fiocchi loading and save my more expensive Partitions for special occasions, as it were. I am only able to fire a shot about once in every 10 hunts, so my ammo becomes handled a lot. Over time the Nikko does wear off but is easy enough to reapply.