How do you keep inventory?

[Devin Wiggett]

As previously mentioned be careful what you post in regards to the amount of components you stock. The Feds have strict rules on quantity and storage requirements, take the Feds out of the equation, if you had a fire and your stash was stored improperly I'm sure your insurance company would have an issue.
The last power shipment I received had a copy of the ATF regulations in it, very helpful.

 

[miningshawn]

As previously mentioned be careful what you post in regards to the amount of components you stock. The Feds have strict rules on quantity and storage requirements, take the Feds out of the equation, if you had a fire and your stash was stored improperly I'm sure your insurance company would have an issue.
The last power shipment I received had a copy of the ATF regulations in it, very helpful.

Point taken. Pics came off.

 

[caihlen]

Opsec please

 

[mauser284]

I have not dealt with this professionally in a long time since I mostly do cooperate work 90% of the time.

I used to do a lot of this though over a decade ago when I focused on small business.

I would get with and MBA like me that specializes in small business and is current. The market has so many app's both free and licensed that it is hard to keep up unless it is your day job.

Integration so that your POS in this case not "piece of sh#t" but "point of sale" system needs good integration or more man power "6 of 1 or half a dozen of another" right!

The problem will likely come down to the variability of your supply chain and data entry staff hours!

I have not done small business work since my ex-college roommate and best friend died of cancer. In between contracts he would snap me up and have me train his staff and cull the heard! LOL I do not even talk about it given my current medical field work. Mentioning management, problem solving and training skills is a recipe for headaches! It is almost as bad as when I told my father in-law prior to college I was a mechanic! Big mistake!

 

[mdbruce]

stick with excel or some other spreadsheet software. The problem with apps is the time wasted when they go unsupported or are pulled from the cloud. Notes on your phone wouldn’t be bad.

there’s a 99% chance you won’t stick with it...it’s hard enough to find paid employees that properly keep up with inventory

 

[Dgd6mm]

I buy ALL my ammunition from the store. I buy 1-20 round box a year and go out and shoot it, then I wait till next year to purchase and shoot another 20.

 

[CF2209]

Try a digital binder type database app for your phone or desktop. There are some good ones around that are intuitive to setup forms and fields types that would suit your purpose. Else there is any amount of stock inventory software around.

 

[Evan]

there’s a 99% chance you won’t stick with it...it’s hard enough to find paid employees that properly keep up with inventory

I agree.

@miningshawn I don't know what your collection purposes are, but I manage my inventory through consumption. I have a notepad app on my phone and I log what I have used in the last reloading session and I work to replace it on sensible intervals, rather than trying to keep up with totals on hand.

I'm also not looking to grow what I have, just maintain. I keep a fairly curated set of components - I don't have a dozen different types of powder, for example. That helps me keep track and I'm only buying what I'm using now.

 

[Davey Boy]

Here is a great program for keeping inventory of all supplies. As you make up batches and loads the program automatically keeps track. Also keeps track of costs. Takes a bit to figure out but there are youtube tutorials on it.
Cheers from Canada fellas.

http://reloadersworkshop.net/

 

[Davey Boy]

Oh and this program backs itself up, it is based on MS Acess I believe. This was taken over from a guy now based in San Diego.

If anyone wants I can give you a backup file to see what it does, then you can delete and start up your own files.

 

[JEFFPPC]

I just keep buying. What shortage?

 

[Evan]

Here is a great program for keeping inventory of all supplies. As you make up batches and loads the program automatically keeps track. Also keeps track of costs. Takes a bit to figure out but there are youtube tutorials on it.
Cheers from Canada fellas.

http://reloadersworkshop.net/

That's a nice looking tool that I wasn't aware of. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Davey Boy]

Just one tip for this program. After each entry in the program, under Tools hit the Data Integrity Checker, If you have an error go back and correct it, otherwise the errors will just compound. Ask me how I know. That's why you keep the backup files so you don't have to redo everything.
Again I can share a backup so you can see what this program can do. A lot of work was put into it. And is still ongoing. There are a lot of the features that I haven't even gotten around to use.

 

[Twicepop]

Keep in mind that there are Federal regulations that limit the amount of components that one can have. Be very careful about what you post!

I agree with that last sentence. We're one election away from losing this hobby, no one out side of yourself needs to know what you have in your stash.

 

[jackieschmidt]

I gave up. I have, literally, thousands of bullets of different makers, probably 100 pounds of various powders, just stuff I acquire through the years that at the time I fell in love with, but for what ever reason, fell out of love with.
Heck, as long as I have 133 for my 6PPC, 4198 for my 30BR, and 205’s to ignite it all, I guess I’m happy.

 

[RedfootRanch]

I stumbled onto a program called Reloader's Workshop years ago. My firearm, reloading equipment and components inventory as well as all my load information is kept in this program. It is like a preprogrammed Excel workbook on steroids. It has served me well.

 

[Shinbone]

It seems that Feds do not have rules for the storage of gun powder for personal use in small arms. From the ATF website:

Is smokeless powder designed for use in small arms ammunition subject to the explosives storage requirements?​

Smokeless powders designed for use in small arms ammunition are exempt from regulation under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40 and the regulations in 27 CFR Part 555. Packaging that readily identifies the smokeless powder as being designed for use in small arms ammunition may help in determining whether it is entitled to the exemption. Smokeless powder designed for use other than in small arms ammunition, and explosive products such as squibs, fireworks, theatrical special effects, or other articles that may contain smokeless powders, are regulated and must be stored pursuant to the regulations at 27 CFR 555, Subpart K – Storage.

Is smokeless powder designed for use in small arms ammunition subject to the explosives storage requirements? | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Smokeless powders designed for use in small arms ammunition are exempt from regulation under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40 and the regulations in 27 CFR Part 555. Packaging that readily identifies the smokeless powder as being designed for use in small arms ammunition may help in determining whether it...

www.atf.gov

Meaning, such storage will be regulated by the state/county/local municipality, if at all, and so the total amount allowed will vary from one jurisdiction to the next.

 

[Rem725]

A place for everything. And everything in it's place.

Easier said than done by me.

 

[ckaberna]

I buy ALL my ammunition from the store. I buy 1-20 round box a year and go out and shoot it, then I wait till next year to purchase and shoot another 20.

Yeah me an two buddy’s usually split a box every September.
6 rounds per season is plenty since I have a small freezer.
2 for sighters and 4 for deer and we wait for next September.

 

[Shinbone]

Two sighters?! That's pretty extravagant.