Long gun log book?

[michael_aos]

Anybody have links to any good ones?

When my rifle accuracy fell off, it because dramatically clear that I really have no idea how many rounds I've shot through this barrel.

Creedmoor Sports sells a nice-looking "Long Gun Data Book 1" for $59.95, but that's probably more elaborate than I really need.

I don't know what I really need though.

Mike

[PsychoI3oy]

there was a guy on arfcom writing software to the same effect, lemme find the link....

can't find it. I think it was beta in team only at the time.

But you should be able to find (free) software out there that'll do the job for you.


Just remember to save your boxes in your range bag (and/or subtract the ammo you come home with) and inputing it at home shouldn't be a problem.


I just can't imagine spending $60 on a fancy notebook when a $.59c 'composition book' will work, much less a free software solution.

If you can't find anything, I'll search more tomorrow when I'm not heading off for bed momentarily.

[michael_aos]

I just can't imagine spending $60 on a fancy notebook when a $.59c 'composition book' will work, much less a free software solution.

I agree. I just figure there's a lot of "I don't know what I don't know".

Maybe there's some useful stuff in there...

Mike

[PsychoI3oy]

my google-fu (along with my SF.net, freshmeat.net and tucows -fu) are failing me.


But I found a page on what might be some good tips on making your own:

http://www.snipercountry.com/hottips/Data_Book.htm

[michael_aos]

my google-fu (along with my SF.net, freshmeat.net and tucows -fu) are failing me.


But I found a page on what might be some good tips on making your own:

http://www.snipercountry.com/hottips/Data_Book.htm

Yeah, Google got me to the same place. It looks like the beginning of a discussion, but it never quite ended. "Stay Tuned"...dated 1999.....

Mike

[BadShot]

Really just figure out what you want to do with the data. Tracking just round count is easy. Some of the data I know some folks capture is.

1. Rounds shot
2. Temp
3. Wind speed and direction
4. Hit position with some sort of grid reference
5. date and time
6. What you were working on skill wise
7. Other thoughts and notes
8. Altitude

Most of the log books tend to be restricted to a specific weapon. Eagle makes one that I know of, it's a right-in-the-rain dealio hence the cost.

WWW.Snipershide.com has some good info about this as well.

[michael_aos]

I found a few at US Tactical Supply also.

Mike

[Zak Smith]

Ok, seriously, there is no need to overthink this.

1. Keep track of load development and which load you settle on.

2. Keep a rough count of the number of rounds fired. An easy way to do this is to have a "counted brass" box, and when you get home, count the fired brass from that day's shooting, and then dump it into the box.

Shoot the barrel until it's toast, enjoy it, and then buy another one.

There is no need to log every condition for every shot (and in timed events it's not going to happen anyway), as long as you have verified that your dope scales as predicted in different conditions... so I only log results I that don't match the computer model.

[westy1970]

I have the US Tactical Supply booke and there is a lot of usefull stuff and a bunch of stuff I can't use. In retrospect, i still would have bought the book, I would have just got the loose leaf version instead.

[michael_aos]

I would have just got the loose leaf version instead.

Would that be this one?


Tactical Tailor has the Data Book Covers in certain colors on-sale:
as well as additional colors not listed by US Tactical Supply.

Mike