Reloading records ?

[Antikka]

When we purchase factory rounds, this is obviously recorded on the firearms certificate, and I understand that it makes sense to record reloading for personal records, bullet head weight, case type , load weight etc.

But from a certificate point of view is there any best practice?
Presume the only people to write in the ammo section of the certificate should be RFD?

 

[pete evans]

I keep receipts for components and write what I’ve loaded in a notebook. Never been asked to see it at renewal or otherwise.

 

[Rory]

I don't keep receipts, just a reloading log book. In here, I only record the rounds I've physically loaded. I have not kept a record of what I hold component wise, though may do so at some point.

To answer your question, yes, only a RFD should be writing in your ammo, and I've never had them write in powder or primers. They have only checked the FAC is valid and that I hold the necessary firearms for the components I'm buying from them.

 

[Stalker62]

bullet head

If you want to keep records, make sure that they are accurate, it's a bullet.

But from a certificate point of view is there any best practice?

You do not record your own 'homeload' ammunition on your FAC. Nor is there any need to keep any records of consumables. See Table 2A of your FAC.

Presume the only people to write in the ammo section of the certificate should be RFD?

No.

If I buy ammunition off you, you record that sale on my FAC.

 

[Sonicdmb73]

When we purchase factory rounds, this is obviously recorded on the firearms certificate, and I understand that it makes sense to record reloading for personal records, bullet head weight, case type , load weight etc.

But from a certificate point of view is there any best practice?
Presume the only people to write in the ammo section of the certificate should be RFD?

It's a double edged sword. Yes factory ammo is recorded but there's no requirement (post section five components) to record you home loaded ammo. Doing so could help justify your "Good Reason", but could just as easily be taken as "you've only use x y or z you don't need it".
Personally I record load data. From development as in the weights COL etc etc, I use that to duplicate those loads when required. I don't recall ever being asked how many loads I've used at any renewal since they changed recording expanding bullets.

 

[Mike L]

nope, no records.

 

[Tim1989]

I save all my spent primers in a bottle just so I can show how much I shoot if I need to

 

[Milk no sugar please]

I record all the hand loads I make in excel with date, component recipe, cbto & coal as well as data collected from firing such as group size, velocity, distance and conditions etc. I have a sheet for each rifle I load for as well as an inventory sheet so I have a live component stock level. All the reloading data I use is saved as a pdf hyperlinked into the sheets and I have records of distance to the lands for each rifle, measured case capacities and other useful information like that.

A creation to behold, but don’t have much of a social life…

 

[One on top of two]

As i posted on another site

I can tell you exactly what i said when i was asked 4 yrs ago …

My FEO asked if i record my ammo , i simply picked up a 1 ltr container that all of my spent primers go into , i placed on the table and said … knock yourself out . Thats a 100% record of everything i reload !

We very swiftly moved on !

Not a legal requirement , not going to happen half of these non-legal bullshite rules that get dumped on us are because some just do as there told with without question because there scared to challenge .

If its NOT law. Its NOT legal .

 

[User00056]

nope, no records.

Same here.

 

[Stalker62]

I save all my spent primers in a bottle just so I can show how much I shoot if I need to

Saving all your spent primers in a bottle, does not show how much you shoot.

Saving all your spent primers in a bottle, proves the square root of fcuk all...

 

[bluesako]

why bother to do a thing when you dont have to

 

[Sandyb]

I don’t keep any written records or what I’ve assembled or shot.. I do have receipts for projectiles bought on-line, receipts for primers, purchased on-line and collected.. I can demonstrate my reloading, by the equipment I possess and the only other thing I physically keep are the fronts of the primer packets, stored according to calibre / rifle in plastic boxes. I do this to record how many 100’s of rounds I’ve put through each rifle. It also helps identify how many firings certain brass has had, where I only shot particular brass in a particular rifle.

 

[NullMac]

I do nowt as there is no requirement to do so.

I had an RFD once who point blank refused to put anything on the certificate i.e ammunition. He always said to refer the police to him as there was no legal requirement. He had obviously been round the houses on that one a few times and he must have had some sort of argument 'cos he was still an RFD. No idea...

 

[Sandyb]

The other thing I could show are the hundreds of dead fox pictures, yet no factory ammunition purchased in over 12 years.. possibly 14..

 

[Stalker62]

I had an RFD once who point blank refused to put anything on the certificate i.e ammunition. He always said to refer the police to him as there was no legal requirement.

Now that is interesting. I also think he was correct.

 

[Stalker62]

The other thing I could show are the hundreds of dead fox pictures...

I could show you hundreds of pictures of beautiful women (Vixens) ...


You all know where this is going...

 

[Sandyb]

I could show you hundreds of pictures of beautiful women...


You all know where this is going...



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[cjm1066]

Good reason is?

Police officer I knew checked an old boy, 5 shots in 3 years, all foxes after his chickens, 4 tails on shed wall, he had missed one. Good reason established.

 

[Stalker62]

All the reloading data I use is saved as a pdf hyperlinked into the sheets...

Have no idea what this means, but as a man with mild OCD, feel I should be doing the same...