I need to move past the pen-and-paper method of keeping track of what's in the safe. I'd like to get an app for iPhone that keeps inventory and is secure. I know there are a few things out there, so what do y'all use and what's good?
...an app for iPhone that keeps inventory and is secure.
What an oxymoron.
If you have so much in your safe that you have to move past the pen and paper method then I'd suggest a dedicated external memory device that you DON'T carry with you wherever you go. Keeping a thumbdrive safe with a simple Excel spreadsheet is easy enough.
Description
"Paper and pen at the range? Unnecessary. Gun Log lets you store all your firearm data…", American Warrior, issue Number 5.
Gun Log stores information for firearms, ammunition, firing sessions, and accessories. Gun Log is an Universal App and runs on iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone.
Gun Log is a range log book on your iOS device. Gun Log is also an inventory of your valuable firearms and accessories with all the pertinent information kept in one place.
There is no online service, your firearm data is not transferred and remains in your control. (If you want to export your data then consider Gun Log +P)
Security:
You can enable a passcode through the iOS Settings App.
Gun Log does not transfer the data stored in the application. It is not exported via emails or any type of reports. It is not uploaded to any server or tracked in anyway. This is intentional. Gun information is valuable and private. You, the user, are responsible for making backups and securing those backups.
Weapons:
Make, Model, Caliber, Photo, Purchase Information, Multiple Configurations, and more!
Weapon Configurations:
Each weapon can have multiple setups called configurations. You can specify different optics, barrels, or even caliber changes!
Weapon Maintenance:
You can store detailed information about weapon maintenance. You can quickly specify a "Quick Clean" or "Field Strip" and if you "Replaced Parts"!
Ammo:
Make, Caliber, Type, Number of Rounds, Bullet Weight, Ballistic Coefficient, Bullet Make, Powder Type, Muzzle Velocity, Overall Length, and more!
Sessions:
A session is like a "day at the range". While you are at a session you may shoot several weapons or use several different types of ammo. Each of these differences is what makes up a "Firing Set".
Firing Sets:
Weapon Used, Configuration Used, Ammo used, Firing Method [Rapid fire, double tap, etc...], Firing Stance [Prone, Standing, etc...], Rounds Fired, Group Size, Failures Records,Take photograph of target, Calculate Bullet Drop, and more!
Accessories:
Accessory information can be logged. A description, the serial number, notes, a photo, and purchase information can be stored.
Reports:
Failures, Firing Sets, Rounds Fired, Drop Tables, ...
Rounds Count by Caliber reports the total rounds for each caliber round you have entered. This is essential for tracking inventory.
Bullet Drop Estimator:
Given a weapon, a weapon configuration, and an ammunition you can calculate a table showing the estimated vertical position and time of flight. This estimation uses G1 ballistic coefficient and assumes altitude and other common variables. This will give you enough information to get you on "paper" and help you get your weapon sighted in quickly.
Photos:
Store photos of your weapon, accessories, various weapon setups called "configurations", and your targets - the proof is in the picture.
Backups:
iTunes File Sharing is enabled. Through iTunes you can save the Gun Log's database for personal backups. The Gun Log database is called Shooting_Buddy and you will see it in iTunes.
(WARNING: Do not modify the database outside of Gun Log. Such actions are not tested and are not supported. The schema and design of the database is the copyrighted work and design of Skunkworks Software LLC.)
There are detailed tutorials and screen shots found on the support page!
i'm pretty far from a tinfoil hat conspiracy theorist but i feel listing the firearms you own on anything digital is a bad idea if that device has a connection to the internet. especially a device that is ALWAYS connected to the internet with a GPS locator in it that can be controlled by a company as crazy as apple. but that's just me
i have one of these babies - http://www.amazon.com/Thinkpad-USB-Secure-Hard-Drive/dp/B001MUDF72
anything important gets put on it and stored in the safe and the files are never stored locally on my machine. if i were to keep an inventory of all my firearms on something digital, that's the only thing i would trust
I do not understand the need for protecting the info with secrecy
and encryption. So someone gets the list of your guns. What can they do with the info that would be harmful to you.
Gun Log for $.99 or Gun Log +P for $1.99.
+P allows you to export your data.
It keeps an inventory of your guns, ammo, and accessories with pictures and is also a range log.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gun-log/id443611628?mt=8
I'm going with bad idea and will stick to pen and paper One copy locked away at work and one copy locked away not stored with guns liike I have seen friends do...
They can assume not prove off NICS checks alone and just because they are not illegal today doesn't mean tomorrow is a give me.This looks pretty slick. Thanks, I'll check it out.
I don't see what the big deal would be if the government found out what I own. Way I see it, nothing I have is illegal, or even highly desirable. I don't own any guns worth more than $1000, and only a couple in that price range. "They" probably can assume we all own at least a couple guns just based on the fact that we've had NICS checks run.
This looks pretty slick. Thanks, I'll check it out.
I don't see what the big deal would be if the government found out what I own. Way I see it, nothing I have is illegal, or even highly desirable. I don't own any guns worth more than $1000, and only a couple in that price range. "They" probably can assume we all own at least a couple guns just based on the fact that we've had NICS checks run.
I don't see what the big deal would be if the government found out what I own. Way I see it, nothing I have is illegal,.