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Reloading
Recording load data and other info
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<blockquote data-quote="emp1953" data-source="post: 2389266" data-attributes="member: 71817"><p>Keeping a written record is non volatile memory. I record my data on a blank printout of an Excel Spreadsheet, get home, fill in the spreadsheet on the computer, print it out, three hole punch it, and put it in the notebook. If I type it then I don't have to try to interpret my chicken scratching at a later date.</p><p> DATA:</p><p>New sheet for each date. Notebooks are cheap.</p><p>-Date of shooting session (Top of the sheet)</p><p>-Temperature, conditions, wind (Top of the sheet)</p><p>-Rifle used, scope, any customization/changes</p><p>-Brass Manufacturer</p><p>-Weight data on the brass</p><p>-Case OAL</p><p>-Cartridge OAL</p><p>-Annealed YES/NO</p><p>-Neck Turned YES/NO, thickness</p><p>-SetBack</p><p>-# of reloads on this case</p><p>-Primer type and Manufacturer, Date of purchase</p><p>-Powder weight, Manufacturer, Date of purchase</p><p>-Bullet manufacturer, weight, type</p><p>-Range to target</p><p>-Result - extreme spread etc Even a photo of the target since cellphones have made this so much easier today. You can embed the photo on the spreadsheet if you want to. I always write a lot of data on my target anyway so I end up with the data in two places.</p><p>-NOTES - like has this load produced successful hunt results or match results.</p><p></p><p>I try to fill all the boxes.</p><p>I am careful about keeping my brass sorted and segrated by number of reloads on the case. Certain case/rifle/load combinations give me more reloads per case than do others. Without written records I would not know for sure. When I only had one rifle that I loaded for, I just scribbled a few things in the reloading manual. Now with many rifles, calibers and wide assortment of components the need for more data became evident.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emp1953, post: 2389266, member: 71817"] Keeping a written record is non volatile memory. I record my data on a blank printout of an Excel Spreadsheet, get home, fill in the spreadsheet on the computer, print it out, three hole punch it, and put it in the notebook. If I type it then I don't have to try to interpret my chicken scratching at a later date. DATA: New sheet for each date. Notebooks are cheap. -Date of shooting session (Top of the sheet) -Temperature, conditions, wind (Top of the sheet) -Rifle used, scope, any customization/changes -Brass Manufacturer -Weight data on the brass -Case OAL -Cartridge OAL -Annealed YES/NO -Neck Turned YES/NO, thickness -SetBack -# of reloads on this case -Primer type and Manufacturer, Date of purchase -Powder weight, Manufacturer, Date of purchase -Bullet manufacturer, weight, type -Range to target -Result - extreme spread etc Even a photo of the target since cellphones have made this so much easier today. You can embed the photo on the spreadsheet if you want to. I always write a lot of data on my target anyway so I end up with the data in two places. -NOTES - like has this load produced successful hunt results or match results. I try to fill all the boxes. I am careful about keeping my brass sorted and segrated by number of reloads on the case. Certain case/rifle/load combinations give me more reloads per case than do others. Without written records I would not know for sure. When I only had one rifle that I loaded for, I just scribbled a few things in the reloading manual. Now with many rifles, calibers and wide assortment of components the need for more data became evident. [/QUOTE]
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