App or web for tracking load development?

[Smcx]

Looking for a free app (or very cheap). I'm thinking digital would be a lot better than paper. Searchable would be good too. Maybe use the excel web app?

What do you guys/gals use?

 

[cr5]

I use a notebook for development then just record the best loads in the notes app on my phone.

 

[HeavyTread]

I currently use Excel. I have a simple workbook right now that tracks simple and work-up loads (incremental loads where you type in a mix/max grain and an increment and it figures out all the intermediate steps). It also calculates the total of each component required for each 'batch'.

It's pretty simple but I'm more than happy to share.

Right now I'm in the process of writing a software application that will be a complete reloading room management solution:

* Graphical calculation of group size (accuracy) and precision (minutes of angle/milrads from aim point) based on photos of your targets that can be linked to recipes
* Inventory control to track what you've acquired and what you use of all components (bullets, primers, cases, powder)
* Recipe storage, search etc.
* Automatic cost calculation per round, based on receipts you enter for inventory tracking
* Recipe library management and social sharing, etc
* Ballistics charts for your custom loads, based on FPS, ballistic coefficient, etc.
* General DOPE sheet management
* Web client for entering your data at the range (maybe)
* Android/Win8/iOS native clients for entering data at the range

I'm a Windows developers, so the main system will need to run on Windows/.NET.

The first component I'm going to complete will be the graphical group size calculation, because I have a ton of targets I need to analyze

Depending on how much effort it takes to build, I'll either make the whole system available for free or will make it a super cheap shareware application. Probably I'll just give it away free.

I'm probably a few weeks away from polishing off the target analyzer. I'll definitely make that available for everyone to use for free.

 

[444shooter]

I currently use Excel. I have a simple workbook right now that tracks simple and work-up loads (incremental loads where you type in a mix/max grain and an increment and it figures out all the intermediate steps). It also calculates the total of each component required for each 'batch'.

It's pretty simple but I'm more than happy to share.

Right now I'm in the process of writing a software application that will be a complete reloading room management solution:

* Graphical calculation of group size (accuracy) and precision (minutes of angle/milrads from aim point) based on photos of your targets that can be linked to recipes
* Inventory control to track what you've acquired and what you use of all components (bullets, primers, cases, powder)
* Recipe storage, search etc.
* Automatic cost calculation per round, based on receipts you enter for inventory tracking
* Recipe library management and social sharing, etc
* Ballistics charts for your custom loads, based on FPS, ballistic coefficient, etc.
* General DOPE sheet management
* Web client for entering your data at the range (maybe)
* Android/Win8/iOS native clients for entering data at the range

I'm a Windows developers, so the main system will need to run on Windows/.NET.

The first component I'm going to complete will be the graphical group size calculation, because I have a ton of targets I need to analyze

Depending on how much effort it takes to build, I'll either make the whole system available for free or will make it a super cheap shareware application. Probably I'll just give it away free.

I'm probably a few weeks away from polishing off the target analyzer. I'll definitely make that available for everyone to use for free.

That sounds great. Thanks for doing this.

 

[HeavyTread]

I've posted the really simple workbook I've been using here:

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=37FE2B4A077D4C3B!411

 

[HeavyTread]

PS: if you click on the workbook, it'll probably load in Excel Online. There's some automation that will work better if you save the workbook to your local computer and use it there.

 

[boltonscouter]

Tagged for interest! The target analyzer sounds great!

 

[Boomer686]

Looks promising for sure. I have a much simpler version on excel... not as fancy as yours but it works lol. When you get this up & running I'll definitely give it spin.

 

[Spawn-Inc]

when i do get a better setup with bins, i'm planning on using a bar code system that you can scan with your phone and subtract what you use and have reminders, etc when your running low.

thanks for the excel file heavy tread!

 

[HeavyTread]

when i do get a better setup with bins, i'm planning on using a bar code system that you can scan with your phone and subtract what you use and have reminders, etc when your running low.

That's a damned good idea.