It will keep a running count of the value of your stock on hand, the amount needed to replenish your supplies and how much it would cost to restock one of each item in your inventory.

You can set the Inventory Tracker to notify you when a reloading component needs to be replenished and it will even print out a 'shopping list' of these items for you.

The Inventory Tracker makes use of a Powder Conversion Calculator that will convert powder weight from pounds to grains and give you total pounds used for any amount of loads you request. It will automatically calculate how many loads at a specified grain amount can be made from one pound of powder.

There is also a Cost Estimator which allows you to calculate how much it is costing you to make a specified number of loads using your component items, so you can calculate how much it is costing you to make yours.

You can access the Inventory Tracker by selecting Inventory from the Log Menu of the main window or by pressing your Ctrl and F6 keys Simultaneously. For a brief description of each field value that you must input you can simply rest your mouse cursor over each field name.

Qty In Stock: Enter the amount you have of this item. Keep in mind, enter any powder amount per pound ie..if you have 3 tins of 1 lb powder you would enter it as 3 but if you have 3 tins of 5 lb powder you would enter it as 15. If you have 400 shells left of a lot that contained 1000 you would enter it as 400.

Price Per Unit: Enter the amount you paid for each component as in per box, per package, per tin or each if they were bought as a single item.

Unit Size: Enter the size of each unit by how much is contained in each unit ie. 1 lb tin of powder would be entered as 1. A 5 lb tin of powder would be entered as 5. A box containing 500 shells would be entered as 500 and a package of 5 items would be entered as 5.

Value In Stock: This amount will automatically be calculated based upon the price per unit and quantity in stock.

Alarm Qty.: Enter an amount when you would like to be notified that a component needs to be restocked ie..when there is only .5 lbs left of a one pound tin or when you have only 200 primers left of a 1000 lot box. Ballistic Basics will track this amount based on your Qty in Stock value and will notify you when it reaches the value you indicate.

After you have added the necessary information just click the Add Button. You will see your entry listed in the database window.

To clear the old values from the input boxes and add a new item, click on the New Button.

If you would like to change a value for a record that you have already added to your inventory, highlight the record by clicking on it in the database. The values will be displayed in the corresponding text boxes. Change the value(s) in the text boxes and then click the Edit Button.

To delete an inventory item click on the record you want to delete. This will highlight the record and it's values will appear in the text boxes. Then click on the Delete Button.

To print out all your inventory items to your printer simply click the Print Button and you will be asked if you want to print all the logs or just the one currently open. All inventory items listed in your database will be printed out according to your selection.

As you add items to your inventory you will notice the values totals on the left side of the inventory window. These totals will be automatically tallied and reflect the inventory items as follows:

Total Value on Hand: This is the total value of the quantity in stock column.

Replacement Cost (Used Inventory): This amount will adjust every time you adjust your quantity in stock value to show when an item has been depleted. It will let you know the value of the depleted stock so you will have a rough idea of how much it will cost you to replace these items to full capacity again. Keep in mind that if you purchase bulk items singularly it will only calculate how much for a single item..ie..if you buy 200 shot shells at .03 a piece it will adjust this total by .03 when you have exhausted your total supply. If you used up 1/2 of a 1 lb tin it will adjust this total by 50% of the unit price.

Total Unit Value: This amount will automatically calculate how much money would be required to replace one of every item in your inventory by keeping a running total based on your Price Per Unit column.

To adjust your Qty in Stock values as you use or replenish a component click the component record in the database window. When this record is highlighted you will see the values in the input boxes. Now you can subtract or add the appropriate amounts by clicking the + or - sign beside the Qty In Stock input box. For example, if you had an item originally entered as having 200 in stock and you use 100 of that item you would click the - button and input the number 100. This will adjust the record and totals accordingly. When you purchase 200 more of that same item and want to add that to what you have already listed you would click the + button and add 200 in the window that appears to adjusts the qty in stock value and your totals. For adjusting your powder levels use decimals to show a depletion of powder..ie..if you use 1/2 lb of powder it would be entered as .5 or 1/4 lb as .25.

To search for a particular record first select the field you want to search in by clicking any record's field cell. For example, if you want to search for any records that the quantity in stock is 100, you would click on the first cell under Qty In Stock in the database. This will change the 'current search will be in X' label to the proper field to search in. Now type in the amount or word to search for. You may use wildcards (*, ?) such as 1** for any amount from 100 to 199 or d* for any component that starts with the letter d. Then click the Search Button. You restore your inventory records to show all items again after a search, click the All Records Button.

If you would like to automatically input any inventory component name to the main windows bullet brand, powder type, primer or case input box select the component item from the inventory database by clicking on it and then click the Export Button. Select the input box you would like it to appear in and then click Export. If you close off the inventory window you will see that this items name is now in the main windows input box you selected.

You can use the Powder Calculator to help you convert grains to pounds and calculate how many grains of powder you will use for a specified amount of loads expressed in pounds. For example, if you want to know how many pounds or partial pound was used to make 20 loads click on the Powder Calculator Button. In the first window input the amount in grains that you use for each load. In the second window input how many loads you made. The calculator will then tell you how many lbs or partial pound was used to make your load and how many loads you could make using that grain amount for each one from one pound of powder. You can also use this same calculator when using the Cost Estimator by clicking the Convert Grains to Pound Button.

When a component's quantity level has reached the Alarm Qty value you will receive a message that it has reached or is below this level. If you would like to check which items are at or below the alarm quantity level then click on the Check Alarms Button. Any inventory items found will be listed along with the quantity you have left in stock. You may choose to print this list out by clicking the Print Button in the Alarm List box.

The Cost Estimate Button allows you to calculate how much it is costing you to make your own loads. If you click this button a new window will open that lists your component items you have entered in your inventory. Select each component you use to make your loads by clicking one at a time and pressing the >> key to add that item to the Selected Item list. For each item selected you will be asked how many or how much of that item you will be using. For example you would enter 20 if you were making 20 loads. To calculate how much powder you would be using to make 20 loads use the Convert Grains to Powder button and input the number of pounds it tells you will be needed to make 20 loads..ie... .17 pounds will be used to make 20 loads if each load contained 58 grains. To deselect a component from the list click on the item you want to remove from the select item list and then click the << button. When all the component items and amounts have been selected click the Get Cost button. Your calculated cost will appear in this window. If you would like a print out of the selected components and calculations just click the Print Button.

If you would like to adjust your inventory items whenever you make and save a load calculation in the main window select the 'Adjust Inventory on Save' item from the Options Menu of the main window. This will automatically open the inventory window for you to adjust your components each time you save a loads file. You can also add an inventory items component name to the Bullet Brand, Powder Type, Primer or Case Manufacturer input boxes in the Main Window by resting your mouse cursor over the labels for these input boxes. Your cursor will change to a file icon and when you click your inventory window will open allowing you to select the component name and use the Export Button to send this information to the appropriate text box in the main window.

You can choose to sperate your inventory items into groups. This is helpful if you use the drop down lists to input data. To create a new group click on the + component group button. A box will appear for you to enter the name of your component, examples would be:

To move components to different groups, select the records to move by using the Ctrl key and a left click in the grid. When all the records you wish to move are highlighted, click on the Move Components button. You will then be asked where to move the records, select the log to move them to and press OK.

If you have adjust inventory checked in the options window, you need not enter all your data into this log. When you save a file in the main window, or a record in the shot gunners log the program will scan all the logs and search for your items. If the item(s) are not found you can choose to enter them at this time. When an item is not found you will see the following:

Next you will be asked to input the standard values for the inventory log, as we need some data to adjust. You will be asked for each item, then the items will be verified and the log built and updated.

At any time you can choose to cancel, and the adjust procedure will be halted. If all has gone well you should see a screen similar to the following: