Bound Book Software

wilsoni91 · March 11, 2019, 01:25 PM

I just got my C&R and was wondering if I can use Excel for my bound book to track my firearms? If not what free software can I use that is ATG compliant?

dogtown tom · March 11, 2019, 04:57 PM

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/ru...cally/download

wilsoni91 · March 12, 2019, 08:44 AM

So basically if I am understanding the document I can use Excel as long as I have all the information they are looking for along with a notes section to track any changes to the log.

noelf2 · March 12, 2019, 12:27 PM

I printed a bound book and put it in a binder. Been using it for about 12 years now, and am only on page 4. Electronic can be a bit tricky, because there's little evidence of tampering. But, I've never been audited in all that time either. Doubt I ever will.

**Aguila Blanca** · April 13, 2019, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by wilsoni91

So basically if I am understanding the document I can use Excel as long as I have all the information they are looking for along with a notes section to track any changes to the log.

And as long as you satisfy the requirement for regular, periodic backups of the electronic data. If you maintain your original file on "the cloud" (Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, or some such cloud storage service), the service will keep the data backup up. If you maintain the file on your computer, you will have to make regular backups to something to ensure that a computer crash doesn't wipe out your entire record.

jonnyc · April 14, 2019, 09:15 PM

If you use it rarely, just as easy to use the 3-ring binder system.

March 11, 2019, 01:25 PM	#1
wilsoni91 Member Join Date: January 1, 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 20	Bound Book Software I just got my C&R and was wondering if I can use Excel for my bound book to track my firearms? If not what free software can I use that is ATG compliant?

March 11, 2019, 04:57 PM	#2
dogtown tom Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2006 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 3,073	https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/ru...cally/download __________________ Need a FFL in Dallas/Plano/Allen/Frisco/McKinney ? Just EMAIL me. $20 transfers ($10 for CHL, active military,police,fire or schoolteachers) Plano, Texas...........the Gun Nut Capitol of Gun Culture, USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pELwCqz2JfE

March 12, 2019, 12:27 PM	#4
noelf2 Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2008 Location: Stuart, VA Posts: 2,473	I printed a bound book and put it in a binder. Been using it for about 12 years now, and am only on page 4. Electronic can be a bit tricky, because there's little evidence of tampering. But, I've never been audited in all that time either. Doubt I ever will. __________________ Liberty and freedom often offends those who understand neither.

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jonnyc Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2009 Location: PA Posts: 1,731	If you use it rarely, just as easy to use the 3-ring binder system. __________________ 2024 PA Cartridge Collector Show; Aug. 16-17, 2024!!! Buy...Sell...Trade All Types of Ammunition & Ordnance PM or email me for 2024 show details.

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March 12, 2019, 08:44 AM	#3
wilsoni91 Member Join Date: January 1, 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 20	So basically if I am understanding the document I can use Excel as long as I have all the information they are looking for along with a notes section to track any changes to the log.