Rimfire Log Book - anyone have one

fljp2002 said:
Been thinking of making/buying a rimfire shooting log to keep track of my shooting, rounds through barrel, chrono data etc.

Most log I have seen are geared towards the hand loader so they can track gr, seating depth etc.

anyone have a rimfire specific one and if you do care to post a copy of the page so I can see what info you track.
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You really dont need anything more than a 3 ring binder and some paper.

I tried custom forms but found no room to tell the back story.

Best to treat it like a journal and record notes on what you tested. Use 8.5x11 targets and pop holes in them and keep them in there as well. (Or at least a photocopy of it.)

I use those divider tabs for each rifle, unless it gets too big for the binder, then I'll dedicate one binder to that rifle.
 
Wally had 80-page Spiral notebooks w-3-ring holes for 15c last month for 'back2school' !! I bought a dozen, and some 100 page packs of 3-ring filler. And the Dollar-Store had 3/4" stickie dots back in stock, like 350 dots for $1.25, bought several of them so now I just have to hit 'em and take notes.
 
I've been thinking about making an App to do the sort of tracking you guys are talking about.
I used to do SW development work for my job and now I'm retired so have some time.
The info in this thread would be useful information on what people want to keep track of.
 
Looking over some different pro options, I've settled on the Rite in the Rain 'Dope' notebook No. D746, a top spiral 4x 6" notebook for a preformatted all weather option. The preformatting will I hope ensure consistency of recording data . That said, I haven't used it in anger yet, I just like the extreme weather durability and what I hope will be the ability to cover all shooting options consistently. No Germanic coaching in print with this of course, but I prefer to walk alone on that.

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OkayShooter said:
What are important things to focus on a log book?
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In my case, things I want to remember, namely how different makes of ammo perform in my rifle at different ranges and the scope settings and hold over or unders for them. Fun stuff. Then you can get into the effects of ambient air temperature and such. And when you have to buy a different batch, you can work it all out again. I find I'm doing this a lot under the current ammo drought and it's kinda fun. Competitive shooters and reloaders will have their own different reasons I'm sure.
 
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