Who keeps a log book?

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Cliff

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I do.

I was making some entries in it last Sunday when one of the range masters was walking past, stopped, and asked "What are you writing?"

I told him the usual... weather conditions, firearms used, number of rounds fired, what ammo, results or malf's with said ammo, how I'm shooting, etc.

He smiled and said "I thought I was the only one who did that."

I thought that was odd, but then I noticed my wife and I were the only log monkeys in sight.

Do you keep a log and what do you enter?

Cliff
 
i keep a log. i put in it is where i was shooting, how many rounds, and any other special note i feel i should put in about that days events. i also log everytime i clean my guns. just a way for me to keep track of my activities. and its nice to know exactly how many rounds i put through each piece.
 
Each of my guns has a separate log,
I just put down the date, place,firearm type, ammo type and number of rounds fired.

I put in place because I move a lot and don't use just one range. My reason for a log is the same as conkill's, to keep track of number of rounds fired by a particular gun. Hehehehe,I am glad I'm not the only one.
Regards,
Anand
 
I keep fairly detailed files on all my firearms which helps me pick up where I left off on almost any subject. Inasmuch as 95% of my pistol shooting is done with one gun that file also amounts to a personal log. It tracks number of rounds fired, results of loads used, and a synopsis of my own performance. I make the appropriate entries at home while the bore cleaner is doing its thing--takes just a couple of minutes and it's there for future reference. Been doing this fairly faithfully for at least fifteen years now.

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I log it all also. Each weapon, ammo type, weather, etc. It's great data when your trying to improve your shooting. I started with just a rifle log book but I eventually went to my pistols.

Another habit care of the good old USMC.

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"Some people spend an entire liftime wondering if they made a difference. Marines don't have that problem."
Semper Fi
 
When I was shooting rifles regularly, and working for accuracy, I kept a log. Now I'm not nearly as precise about it. I can't remember the last time I had one of my rifles out to the range.

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I write up each range session at home after shooting. Keep track of how many rounds shot through which gun, which ammo used, which magazines used in semi-auto, etc. (My weather info got REALLY boring, since I shoot at an indoor range--dropped that.)

Anytime I try new ammo, I take along some I've already shot, and use both to see if I can notice a difference. (I like the Federal bulk pack .22LR better than the Remington. More jams and underpowered cartridges with the Remington.)

I pay particular attention to new mags, and keep close track until I get a couple hundred rounds through each. Also keep track of jams and what caused them. (Walther PPK/S especially likely to misfeed if you baby the slide when chambering from a fresh mag.)

I also write up any pattern problems in shooting, and what I changed to try to correct. (I have a tendency to shoot a little low and left if I don't concentrate on form. From my notes, I figured out that I also shoot low left if I concentrate too much on form, to the point of tensing up.)
 
I keep track of ammo used, malfunctions (if any), number of rounds and the drills or specific skills I am working on just in case one day I need to show that I am competent and qualified to use my weapon in a defensive situation.
 
I do now, but for 28 years I didn't. I started last December when I bought a Kimber Gold Match because, you know, I might have trouble with it and need to document the problems when I sent it back. Ho hum. First day out the slide failed to close by 1/4" on round #128. Wiped out the chamber, added two drops of oil to the rails and kept shooting. Now at 2500-plus and I haven't had another problem of any kind! I've since added two pistols to the log book - I guess I have a new habit. John
 
I'm going to assume that only obsessive/compulsives are replying to this thread, and that I'm not the only person who doesn't do this.

Just kidding, guys. :)
 
I keep a very basic one regarding the guns I shoot often. It lists only a round count, malfunctions, and parts replacements.

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"Out here, due process is a bullet"
 
Wow. That sounds like work. I just shoot'em and clean'em. If a certain cartridge doesn't work well for me, I don't buy anymore of them. Sometimes, for an exceptional target, I will write the date, the gun and the ammo on and save the target. I think I have about ten.

Respectful regards,

Ledbetter
 
I keep a log book for each of my firearms. I began this years ago at the advice of a Camp Perry shooter who changed his barrels at least every other year. As little as I get to shoot these days, the pages of my log books will crumble to dust before I ever have to change a barrel. Any way, it makes me feel good and no harm done :)

Noban
 
You know I never gave this a thought, but I think I'm going to start ;)

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[This message has been edited by loknload (edited August 17, 2000).]
 
I do it for my target or countersniper rifles, everything else it seems like a waste of time. Basically it's just to get an idea for when a barrel is going to go South. Semper Fi...Ken
 
I am not obsessive-compulsive. I am detail enabled. :D

I don't reload (yet), but when I do that will be a separate log book.

Because I am in the beginning phases of CRS syndrome (Can't Remember Shoot) the log book is especially helpful as a memory jogger for weapon and ammo performance.

Sample entry for my Ruger MKII .22 - Ammo - Federal, Remington and CCI. Total rounds - 150. 1 hangfire (Federal) and 4 FTF's (2 Federal, 1 Remington, 1 CCI) Doesn't appear to be mag related. CCI seems most reliable. Stick to CCI and see if things smooth out.

I started keeping a log book 10 years ago. I've had the Ruger longer than that and hadn't shot it in over 10 years. I have no idea how many rounds have been through that Ruger and can't remember how it performed.

Log book - GOOD. CRS - BAD. :)

Cliff
 
I keep a pretty detailed records for everything for past 14 years. Each gun has a log book and and one for each caliber I reload. I can tell you exactly how many rounds were fired in each of my guns, types of ammo used, number of misfeeds, etc. I'm in the process of in-putting all this data on to my computer... I should be finished sometime next year.
 
I don't keep a log per se, but I would love to have a range book like I had in boot camp at the USMC rifle range. If I remember correctly, it was a handy little tool.
Does anyone know where I could come by them?
 
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