trailer

How many of you use log books for reloading in keeping track on loads. How detailed is the information you keep? This is something I’ve never done but have intentions of starting for my new rifles.

bigcountry

Oh yea, its a must. I tell the number of rounds loaded, date, primer, number of times brass fired,powder, and results from testing (groups), and velocity. I also make special comentaries. Like, if I really liked this load. Or even though the groups are this, I still like this load the best for whatever reason.

One tip is to keep batches of brass segragated from others depending on times fired/headstamp.

Vapodog

At a minimum the ammo you load should be accompanied with a tag or other small document stating what the powder. case, bullet and charge level is.....writing it on the cartridge box works but it's a bad thing to sit there a couple years later and wonder what these are.
A log is a splendid idea and far better than merely writing the load on something to identify the ammo

Roskoe

I have kept a 3 X 5 card file (like cooks use for recipies) for about 30 years. There are raised tabs for each caliber - each card has bullet, charge, primer, case, OAL, chronograped velocity, and group results. On the back of the card, I keep track of what was shot with that load - something like: "Nov. 1996. Mature cow elk broadside at 250 yards. Hit high in lungs. Ran about 50 yards and went down. Recovered bullet - .640 and weighs 132 grains."

I wish some one made a nice little computer program for this stuff - although it would a mountain of a task to transfer 30 years of information into it . . .

charlie brown

I have a 3-ring binder with all of my reload records in it. I have a section for each rifle. I also mark all of my brass by the batch #. I have one sheet that has enough room for 3 reload records on it. It has all the pertinent information, ie: bullet, powder, primer, trimming notes, # times fired, etc. I also have another sheet that I use specifically for each time I chronograph a load. This has all the weather information, load data, and other figures regarding velocity and energy, and also room for misc. notes. I can scan some later tonight and post each one.

Roskoe

RR - I did a search for "point blank" - it came back with 444,140,225 matches . . . . . Do you have a more specific website address? Thx. Roscoe

handloader1

I have records for the first round I loaded. Good luck.

trailer

I guess I better get started on making my log book. Thanks for all the info..... guys.

NE Hunter

You can get Point Blank from this site
http://stevespages.com/page8.htm
I couldn't find a direct link but his will work for you

brasskeeper

http://www.huntingnut.com/

http://www.huntingnut.com/files/poin...nkCRBSv18a.zip