Apps and Programs for the reloader.

[MuthaFunk]

Please post up what you have used and what you liked / disliked about it here for others to find. I'm hoping this will gain enough info to make a stickyworthy thread.


I have an iPhone and have been using Ammo Tracker. It's really been excellent in keeping track of all my loads and sessions using them. It supports pictures and exports all your load data to your email or print directly for redundancy so you'll alway have your data in the future.

I type in my load I've made and take my phone to the range. Then I take corresponding pics under that load of the targets and add the chrono data. It's been very effective at organizing many different loads under many different calibers and they're all in my pocket everywhere I go! I wanted some extra features and higher resolution photos in the program and emailed the developer. They got back to me right away with excellent communication and had my requests incorporated into the next release. The app is quite affordable and well worth every penny if you run an Apple product.

If you have any experience with any other apps or programs please post up so we all can use or avoid them.

 

[PoFF]

QuickLOAD 3.8 for load developpement (internal ballistics), much more accurate estimates that the data in Reloading Books which are now written by lawyers more than by reloaders. It is a PC program, quite expensive (150-ish $), hesitated a while before getting it and once I got it, I did regret not buying it earlier.

Shooter app from the Google store (they probably have it for IOS too) for external ballistics. Very accurate trajectory calculation as it is one of the only apps i've found that's giving you the option of using the G7 model. Can also gather real-time meteo and location for atmospheric conditions (if you have a data plan, of course) and inputs that data automatically in your maths.

 

[Hitzy]

Strelok and Reloading Assistant are on my droid

 

[MuthaFunk]

Strelok and Reloading Assistant are on my droid

Can you elaborate on what they do and what's good or needs improvement with them?

 

[scott_r]

Strelok x2

 

[RonR]

Tagged.

 

[JR Hartman]

also tagged

 

[silverfoxdj]

And for something a little different.. https://www.reloadersworkshop.com/

 

[Magellann]

Strelok and Reloading Assistant are on my droid

Thanks, I'll take a look at those and see which one I like best.

 

[Kryogen]

I use the kestrel 4500NV with AB and quickload.

 

[MuthaFunk]

That quick load is a very powerful tool! I've been playing with it and comparing my loads to my measured FPS and it's almost always right on within 20 fps! I thought my Chrony was unreliable but it seems to coincide with all my quick load calculations so I guess they're both good!!

 

[Seagull]

Reloading Assistant on Android does two things; provides load data from many sources and also has a reloading cost calculator.
I find the load data comes in handy when shopping and you find a powder on the shelf. I still verify it when I get home but having tons of load data on your phone is awesome. I also find myself using the calculator more than I thought.

 

[MuthaFunk]

Here's a good one any reloader with a computer, Android, or iPhone can use:

http://www.handloads.com/calc/loadingCosts.asp

 

[C23]

JBM Ballistics.

Strelok.

Quickload.

Shooter.

Free and useful reloading data on the Hodgdon website.