What does everyone like for a load database program?

Dr. Strangelove · April 5, 2011, 09:15 PM

I'm looking for a shareware or freeware version, if possible.

I've downloaded both Reloaders Resource and Point Blank, and I'm not super happy with either one.

What's everyone else using?

sir_n0thing · April 5, 2011, 10:02 PM

I've been tracking my loads in an Excel doc I made.... but a nice purpose-built program would be nice!

Dr. Strangelove · April 5, 2011, 11:23 PM

I've been fooling around with Point Blank again tonight, it's a pretty good program, but it's lost my (tediously) input information twice in the last couple of years. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if it's a bug, but I keep a paper backup of all the info, which is what I'm trying to get away from.

Google it, it's a free download, the best feature is just being able to hold your targets up to the screen and plot the holes for group size, etc. I read up and learned how to change the databases a little to reflect inputs I wanted, it's a little more and less than I wanted at the same time...

azar92 · April 6, 2011, 11:04 AM

I use the older Point Blank 1.8a. I keep it on a thumb drive and back it up to my computers hard drive occasionally. I've never had it lose data and it's worked great, but I like the backup just in case. There's a number of things I'd like to see or changes I'd make if I could, but for being free it's pretty darn good.

Of all the software I tried, RSI Shooting Labs was my favorite for keeping track of loads and for it's many other features. At $100, it isn't cheap though...

Kevin Rohrer · April 6, 2011, 11:12 AM

I just got Load From a Disk. It's $50.

You get what you pay for.

PawPaw · April 6, 2011, 11:30 AM

I use Point Blank as well. It's served me for the past several years. I also keep my reloading notes in an Excel document that I keep on my computer and on a flash drive in my pocket. I refer to the spreadsheet more than the Point Blank program, but I like the ballistic calculator in the program.

Use whatever works for you.

dlb435 · April 6, 2011, 11:58 AM

I'm also using Excel. A lot of load data found on the internet can be cut and pasted into Excel files.

FrankenMauser · April 6, 2011, 03:43 PM

If I were to digitally track my loads, I would just use Excel, or a similar spreadsheet application (such as OpenOffice's spreadsheet program, that can be made to interface with their highly configurable database, quite easily).

Right now, everything is just on paper.

April 5, 2011, 09:15 PM	#1
Dr. Strangelove Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2008 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 1,406	What does everyone like for a load database program? I'm looking for a shareware or freeware version, if possible. I've downloaded both Reloaders Resource and Point Blank, and I'm not super happy with either one. What's everyone else using? __________________ Just remember, when you pull the trigger, the bullets come out going very, very fast. So make sure to keep the weapon pointing away from you.

April 5, 2011, 10:02 PM	#2
sir_n0thing Senior Member Join Date: February 27, 2011 Location: WI, USA Posts: 249	I've been tracking my loads in an Excel doc I made.... but a nice purpose-built program would be nice! __________________ You can take the Texan out of Texas, but you can't take Texas out of the Texan.

April 5, 2011, 11:23 PM	#3
Dr. Strangelove Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2008 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 1,406	I've been fooling around with Point Blank again tonight, it's a pretty good program, but it's lost my (tediously) input information twice in the last couple of years. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if it's a bug, but I keep a paper backup of all the info, which is what I'm trying to get away from. Google it, it's a free download, the best feature is just being able to hold your targets up to the screen and plot the holes for group size, etc. I read up and learned how to change the databases a little to reflect inputs I wanted, it's a little more and less than I wanted at the same time... __________________ Just remember, when you pull the trigger, the bullets come out going very, very fast. So make sure to keep the weapon pointing away from you.

April 6, 2011, 11:12 AM	#5
Kevin Rohrer Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2010 Location: Medina, Ohio Posts: 480	I just got Load From a Disk. It's $50. You get what you pay for. __________________ Member: Orange Gunsite Family, NRA--Life, Varmint Hunters' Assn., ARTCA, American Legion, & South Cuyahoga Sportsmen's Assn. "Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery...all else is twaddle!" --Admiral Sir John Fisher, RN

April 6, 2011, 11:30 AM	#6
PawPaw Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2010 Location: Central Louisiana Posts: 2,633	I use Point Blank as well. It's served me for the past several years. I also keep my reloading notes in an Excel document that I keep on my computer and on a flash drive in my pocket. I refer to the spreadsheet more than the Point Blank program, but I like the ballistic calculator in the program. Use whatever works for you. __________________ Dennis Dezendorf http://pawpawshouse.blogspot.com

April 6, 2011, 11:04 AM	#4
azar92 Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2009 Location: Utah Posts: 187	I use the older Point Blank 1.8a. I keep it on a thumb drive and back it up to my computers hard drive occasionally. I've never had it lose data and it's worked great, but I like the backup just in case. There's a number of things I'd like to see or changes I'd make if I could, but for being free it's pretty darn good. Of all the software I tried, RSI Shooting Labs was my favorite for keeping track of loads and for it's many other features. At $100, it isn't cheap though...

April 6, 2011, 11:58 AM	#7
dlb435 Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2009 Posts: 654	I'm also using Excel. A lot of load data found on the internet can be cut and pasted into Excel files.

April 6, 2011, 03:43 PM	#8
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2008 Location: 1B ID Posts: 5,398	If I were to digitally track my loads, I would just use Excel, or a similar spreadsheet application (such as OpenOffice's spreadsheet program, that can be made to interface with their highly configurable database, quite easily). Right now, everything is just on paper. __________________ "Such is the strange way that man works -- first he virtually destroys a species and then does everything in his power to restore it."