Keeping track of your airguns.

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How many of you with several airguns find it hard to keep track of max fill pressures, reg settings, favorite pellets and other variable data?
Max fill pressure is the big one for me.. I have 15+ PCP guns and my old eyes struggle to see the max fill pressure embossed on the gun for example.
This morning I started working on an EXCEL spreadsheet so I can have this kind of information at a glance.
Sure, I still keep a journal on most all of my guns but this sheet will be located near my compressors and on the shooting bench. The plan is to laminate it.
More intimate notes will go in the journals for reference to specific tuning and results for looking for issues that may arise. TriggerTreat's spreadsheet is also a great tool for tuning and reference on individual guns but like I said... this is for info on all guns at a glance.
 
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Funny you bring this up. I'm currently shooting M3 and M4 frequently for "pest" elimination. Rifles are stored side by side with tank gauges facing outward. Each rifle gauges are different, M3 is max 250 bar and M4 is 300 bar.. So when I glance to see if each is "topped" off. I have to keep that in mind..
 
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Each of my guns have a ammo box with a notebook of all that info in it. I also find it also handy to have at least two tins of its favorite pellets, mags, muzzle thread protector, certain spare o-rings in that box (mag, probe, example) the probes stay in the guns with rubber caps. I like your idea of having a spread sheet next to the compressor for fills. I also put a piece of painters tape on the gauge marking end of fill pressure when storing to watch for leaks. Old age bad memory lol.
 
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Lots of good ideas but what if you have 100+ airguns? Do you have a ditty box for each?
I built a shelf under my shooting bench with assorted tins of pellets. Many guns use the same and some use unique.
But, I don't travel to shoot. Most all my shooting is from my bench at my home range.
I do have a "to go" bag if I go to the farm to shoot pest birds but I just put in it what I need for the gun of choice. The list will help remember those needed items.
 
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SilentSquirrel said:
I have read that Chairgun Elite Pro is very much like Strelok.
I've no experience with either to be able to comment further, however

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Yeah, me neither.
Just printed my PCP spreadsheet and hung it on the wall near the compressors. I counted wrong.. I was going by the row number. I actually only have 12 PCP guns not 15.
I have another for the bench but that one will need laminated. At least in a clear sheet jacket... I should have some of those around here if I can find them. I brought a mess of that stuff home from my office when I retired.. no telling where it all got stashed.
Sometimes Betty Lou's idea of cleaning is carrying stuff to the trash and she's pretty sneaky about it.
 
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I have 5 pcp's so I taped this note to my compressor to keep info handy.

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I've tried a few different methods. But it's probably time to standardize my method.
  1. A spreadsheet near a compressor works if you always fill at the compressor.
  2. A laminated notecard kept with a fill tank is more mobile.
  3. A small P-Touch label affixed to the airgun is foolproof, but unsightly.
  4. A handwritten pressure on each gun works too. Pencil is discreet and easily removed (sometimes too easily removed).
  5. A thin line etched or permanent markered directly onto each manometer works too.
-Michael
 
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Ezana4CE said:
For me it’s either going to be 3000 psi, 250 bar, 310 bar, 4500 psi. The Hubens can handle higher pressure, but mine get 4500 psi max. I usually remember which guns get which pressure by memory from shooting and reading DOPE.
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I have guns with 6 different max fill pressures ranging from 4350 down to 2000. Some of them don't have the emboss and a couple don't even have gauges. I have a test gauge and I test my compressor gauges often.
 
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Some time back, after an over fill on an old Gauntlet, I started to print out the fill level of each rifle with a Brother P-touch label printer. Now each of my rifles have a max fill label attached to the barrel just in front of the receiver and on the side of the fill port. Labels can be printed in a number of different colors to make things easier to see or hide - your choice. This way I don't have to look anything up. I also keep a tin or two of the rifle's prefered pellets within the case: all my PCP rifles ride in hard cases with enough room for some extras.
 
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I have guns with 6 different max fill pressures ranging from 4350 down to 2000. Some of them don't have the emboss and a couple don't even have gauges. I have a test gauge and I test my compressor gauges often.
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@Avator Then it seems that the only thing that I do that would help would be reading DOPE. I have one oddball with no gauge. Looks like I could use some of these suggestions. I think I just got comfortable shooting my go-tos. A spread sheet would be easier to access info than referencing DOPE, BUT using my DOPE also encourages me to read my DOPE more. Reading helps keep info fresh in my mind, which helps with night hunting. All in all I like some of the methods people are sharing here. It’s a helpful thread.
 
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How many of you with several airguns find it hard to keep track of max fill pressures, reg settings, favorite pellets and other variable data?
Max fill pressure is the big one for me.. I have 15+ PCP guns and my old eyes struggle to see the max fill pressure embossed on the gun for example.
This morning I started working on an EXCEL spreadsheet so I can have this kind of information at a glance.
Sure, I still keep a journal on most all of my guns but this sheet will be located near my compressors and on the shooting bench. The plan is to laminate it.
More intimate notes will go in the journals for reference to specific tuning and results for looking for issues that may arise. TriggerTreat's spreadsheet is also a great tool for tuning and reference on individual guns but like I said... this is for info on all guns at a glance.
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I've worked hard to standardize to a certain degree. I've got pcp guns with 250 bar fill and 138 bar fills. Each gun type has its own soft case and only it's favorite ammos are in that bag and each bag has a note pad with tune data over time. My impact is the worst of it because it has a digital optic on it so I have to keep track of projectile, tune, and ballistics table on the scope. Luckily I've got it down to just power wheel changes.

I highly recommend the waterproof paper and pen field note books. You can keep your tune info from the beginning of time with a gun.
 
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