Precision Rifle Gear The Barrel Burner App- help track your firearm and reloading components via phone

[Sam19kilo]

My business/coworker/shooting partner and myself have been working on this app for about 2 years. The Barrel Burner App tracks your round count on your firearm by simply opening the app and hitting the "I Shot Today" button where it prompts you to select which platform, suppressor, ammo, etc. The app can be used as simply or as complex as you want.
I enjoy reloading and trying all the different cartridges out there. Keeping track of my round count on my barrel as well as a cleaning schedule that I set up per barrel (I set mine to 300rds). This will inform me with a notification that a firearm/barrel/suppressor needs maintenance. I have done the notebooks, cards tied to each rifle, and a big ass whiteboard. It has been easier to update my round count with this app while I am leaving the range/match/class versus waiting to get home and forgetting that information. There is a notes section on your barrels where you can put anything important. I put my ladder tests with a date which I am a big fan of.

There is a free version of the app so you can try it out. It is available for Android and Apple. Here are a couple other screen shots attached below some of the features I personally find helpful.

www.barrelburnerapp.com

‎Barrel Burner

‎Designed by competitive shooters and industry experts, our app is built to help you track the lifecycle of your firearm barrels and components with precision and ease. Whether you're a seasoned competitor or a dedicated enthusiast, this app works seamlessly with any firearm you want to monitor...

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Barrel Burner - Apps on Google Play

Firearm Maintenance and Ammunition Inventory Management

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Barrel Burner App

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[PinesAndProjectiles]

It’s like a CMMS for guns and reloading! I love it!

 

[Sam19kilo]

It’s like a CMMS for guns and reloading! I love it!

That is a great description! I might steal that comparison

 

[Stuey]

@Sam19kilo Are you going to offer a yearly basic subscription instead of monthly? I am interested but would rather do a year subscription instead of monthly if possible.

 

[Sam19kilo]

It is possible things with the app can change in the future. As of right now we are sticking with our current pay structure.

 

[Conqueror]

Zero interest in SAAS apps. Give me a one-time purchase for the full app, otherwise nope. Not interested in giving someone hundreds of dollars over the course of five years for an app that may or may not be maintained etc.

 

[Sam19kilo]

I appreciate your comment on a third party site that you pay a monthly membership for. I’ll keep that in mind.

 

[Krob95]

Ratio’d

 

[Hennig]

I tried to check it out, looks like I’ll be sticking with IBI Shotcounter.

 

[kurtispalu]

I tried to check it out, looks like I’ll be sticking with IBI Shotcounter.

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Canada?

 

[OREGUN]

Canada?

Looks like down under, mate!

 

[DeathBeforeDismount]

Excel spreadsheet with all your barrels and round count, tabulated at bottom. It's free.

 

[kurtispalu]

Looks like down under, mate!

Canada is on our list to expand into. I'll look into the regs for Austrailia also

 

[Conqueror]

I appreciate your comment on a third party site that you pay a monthly membership for. I’ll keep that in mind.

Only because I’m forced to to sell stuff here. I’m not forced to use your app for anything. But you sure convinced me not to try it.

 

[WindstormSCR]

Things I like:
1) proactive company support for data security with the ability to request a database purge from users
2) clean and simple UI with a good font choice
3) detailed tutorials on how to use the app

Things that Need Improvement:
1) I'd suggest adding the "I reloaded", "I bought ammo", "I did maintenance" to a "home" screen, as that will make it easier for the home page to be a launchpad for "I did a thing" which makes it much easier to use as an ongoing concern. no paging through submenus, just open the app and hit the correct button
2) ammo should separate caliber and bullet type, this would make it easier to search by caliber and return a quantity breakdown of each general type (Poly Tip, soft point, FMJ, etc)
2) Optics should allow a "battery last replaced" date field

Other thoughts:
1) I'd suggest following the Garmin model of giving a 7-day free trial on first opening of the full feature set, as you are more likely to retain users when they have a period to discover how the app can work for them.
2) consider adding additional categories: Cleaning supplies, Batteries,
3) Ability to export locally stored information to a .CSV or other table format. this could be for several purposes, including for insurance purposes in the case of a total loss (flood/fire/tornado/etc)
4) Add a Date line to the "I shot today" log line, sometimes it's useful to know when something was *actually* last shot, as that can inform maintenance procedures (haven't shot something in X weeks - clean it and use a different CLP to prevent passive corrosion)

ADD A CANARY SIGN TO YOUR APP SOMEWHERE if you are unfamiliar with the concept: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary
The reasons for this should be obvious. while the actual firearm data may not be 'stored in the cloud' having such a thing would increase the trust an already highly skeptical and skittish user base would have in your services.

 

[Sam19kilo]

Things I like:
1) proactive company support for data security with the ability to request a database purge from users
2) clean and simple UI with a good font choice
3) detailed tutorials on how to use the app

Things that Need Improvement:
1) I'd suggest adding the "I reloaded", "I bought ammo", "I did maintenance" to a "home" screen, as that will make it easier for the home page to be a launchpad for "I did a thing" which makes it much easier to use as an ongoing concern. no paging through submenus, just open the app and hit the correct button
2) ammo should separate caliber and bullet type, this would make it easier to search by caliber and return a quantity breakdown of each general type (Poly Tip, soft point, FMJ, etc)
2) Optics should allow a "battery last replaced" date field

Other thoughts:
1) I'd suggest following the Garmin model of giving a 7-day free trial on first opening of the full feature set, as you are more likely to retain users when they have a period to discover how the app can work for them.
2) consider adding additional categories: Cleaning supplies, Batteries,
3) Ability to export locally stored information to a .CSV or other table format. this could be for several purposes, including for insurance purposes in the case of a total loss (flood/fire/tornado/etc)
4) Add a Date line to the "I shot today" log line, sometimes it's useful to know when something was *actually* last shot, as that can inform maintenance procedures (haven't shot something in X weeks - clean it and use a different CLP to prevent passive corrosion)

ADD A CANARY SIGN TO YOUR APP SOMEWHERE if you are unfamiliar with the concept: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary
The reasons for this should be obvious. while the actual firearm data may not be 'stored in the cloud' having such a thing would increase the trust an already highly skeptical and skittish user base would have in your services.

I can’t thank you enough for that awesome feedback. The majority of what you mentioned on the “need improvement” is in the works (or looking into it now). For the scope battery stuff, I put that in my notes or when I want to put an alert on my firearm with a date that I replaced a battery. Overall we want this to evolve to be the best thing for any and every shooter, tackling all the gear that is important to track.
The date/time stamp of entries is a current goal, before we get there we wanted to check interest.

The canary sign is a great idea!

We battled figuring the subscription packages and from watching everything that is now subscription based, we took feedback from our testers in all disciplines and came to the current package.

If the tutorials need more work, let me know. I truly appreciate your feedback.

Thanks!

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