# Shooting Log Pro Guides > Honest writing about tracking what you shoot -- round counts, session history, > and keeping your firearms data yours. Written by Rob Bazinet, the indie > shooter behind Shooting Log Pro. https://yp9oe.hatchboxapp.com/guides Every guide below is also available as Markdown at its own URL, either with an `Accept: text/markdown` header or by appending `.md`. ## Guides, newest first ### What I do — and don't do — with your firearms data A straight answer on what happens to your firearms and session data in Shooting Log Pro — what doesn't happen, what does, and how to verify. https://yp9oe.hatchboxapp.com/guides/what-i-do-with-your-firearms-data · Published 2026-05-07 · 3 min read ### How to track rounds fired (without a spreadsheet or app you don't trust) A practical guide to tracking rounds fired per firearm and per barrel — covering paper notebooks, spreadsheets, and a private digital alternative. https://yp9oe.hatchboxapp.com/guides/track-rounds-fired · Published 2026-05-07 · 5 min read ### Tracking round count per barrel: what spreadsheets miss A practical look at tracking round count per barrel — why it matters for barrel life, maintenance, and resale; where spreadsheets break down on multi-barrel firearms; and what a system that handles it correctly looks like. https://yp9oe.hatchboxapp.com/guides/track-round-count-per-barrel · Published 2026-05-07 · 6 min read ### The simplest way to start tracking your range sessions A practical, low-commitment first step for shooters who want to start tracking range sessions — what to capture, why minimum-viable is enough on day one, and three honest ways to start today. https://yp9oe.hatchboxapp.com/guides/start-tracking-range-sessions · Published 2026-05-07 · 5 min read ### Should you put your firearms list in an app? A skeptic's checklist A skeptic's checklist for evaluating any firearms tracking app — ten concrete questions about hosting, analytics, AI, ad networks, deletion, export, ownership, continuity, written commitments, and how to verify each answer. https://yp9oe.hatchboxapp.com/guides/should-you-put-firearms-list-in-app · Published 2026-05-07 · 5 min read ### Shooting log spreadsheet templates: what works, what breaks A practical look at shooting log spreadsheets — typical structures, what they handle well, where the formulas break, and when it's time to switch. https://yp9oe.hatchboxapp.com/guides/shooting-log-spreadsheet-templates · Published 2026-05-07 · 6 min read ### Round count, last-shot date, and the questions only a log can answer Round counts, last-shot dates, load history, gunsmith timelines — the questions every shooter wishes they could answer, why memory fails, and how a small amount of consistent logging changes the picture. https://yp9oe.hatchboxapp.com/guides/questions-only-a-shooting-log-can-answer · Published 2026-05-07 · 5 min read ### Paper notebook vs digital shooting log: an honest comparison An honest, two-direction comparison of paper notebooks and digital shooting logs — what each does well, where each falls short, when to switch, when to stay, and the case for keeping both. https://yp9oe.hatchboxapp.com/guides/paper-notebook-vs-digital-shooting-log · Published 2026-05-07 · 4 min read ### Multi-barrel firearms: how to actually start tracking each barrel A practical, step-by-step setup guide for shooters with multi-barrel firearms who want to start tracking round counts per barrel — including how to handle starting counts when you haven't been logging. https://yp9oe.hatchboxapp.com/guides/multi-barrel-firearms-tracking · Published 2026-05-07 · 5 min read ### Your "private" shooting spreadsheet probably isn't private. Here's why. Most spreadsheet shooting logs are quietly syncing to iCloud, OneDrive, or Google Drive. A practical look at where your data actually lives, how to verify it, and how to make the file genuinely private if that was the whole point. https://yp9oe.hatchboxapp.com/guides/is-your-shooting-spreadsheet-private · Published 2026-05-07 · 7 min read ### Why I went from a range notebook to a private digital log The founder's story of why Shooting Log Pro exists — eight years of range notebooks, the day the system broke, and the reasons no existing app was the right home for the data. https://yp9oe.hatchboxapp.com/guides/from-notebook-to-private-digital-log · Published 2026-05-07 · 6 min read ### Tracking firearms for insurance and estate purposes A practical guide to building a firearms inventory for insurance claims and estate purposes — what carriers and executors need, what fields to capture, and where to keep the document without putting it in a third-party cloud. https://yp9oe.hatchboxapp.com/guides/firearm-inventory-for-insurance · Published 2026-05-07 · 7 min read --- Shooting Log Pro is a private log for firearms, range sessions, and round counts: https://yp9oe.hatchboxapp.com/ Site summary for agents: https://yp9oe.hatchboxapp.com/llms.txt