One thing i have always dreaded was paperwork, logging in and out firearms and trying to keep everything perfect so when the ATF stops by i could wow them with whatever they want to see. Now imagine logging in and out 300 or 500 lower receivers at a time! Sounds like a fun, two days of work that i don't need added to my schedule. The ATF passed a rule a while ago that you could use electronic means of record keeping as long as they meet their rules. We started with excel until we were told it wasn't legal by them!
Since last year i have been working with my brother in law that is a computer programmer to develop a database program that was as automatic as we could make it for acquisition and deposition tracking. i couldnt find anything that was made for what we need unless it was by some engineer that had no understanding about the process. It also had to be dirt simple so anyone that just purchased their first computer could use it as well as comply with all of what the ATF wanted. Connected to the internet it auto populates the FFL info, you just type in the number. It also keeps track of any changes you make to any record. You can search by any field you enter in and it takes a whopping 30 seconds to do what you need. The user interface is very easy and modern, you can enter in multiple serial numbers at one time. (if you get 1000 lowers from us it only takes 30 seconds to acquire them). The program auto saves for you on a daily backup schedule, you can make reports and print them out for your book. It even remembers what you printed last time so you don't re-print anything. You can put notes with the acquisition like tracking numbers for when you ship, order details or anything else you need. In short its freaking sweet, legal and will take a huge workload off of your record keeping. Price is $350 to own the software. Sounds expensive vs the free book you use now but the time and headache it saves you is well worth it! I have been using it and working out the bugs for 6 months and its saved me a ton of hours.
I will take some screen shots and post them up so you can see. We have a free 30 day demo that you can play with and i can web conference in to get you setup and going. Everyone that i have showed it to wished they had it years ago...
Since last year i have been working with my brother in law that is a computer programmer to develop a database program that was as automatic as we could make it for acquisition and deposition tracking. i couldnt find anything that was made for what we need unless it was by some engineer that had no understanding about the process. It also had to be dirt simple so anyone that just purchased their first computer could use it as well as comply with all of what the ATF wanted. Connected to the internet it auto populates the FFL info, you just type in the number. It also keeps track of any changes you make to any record. You can search by any field you enter in and it takes a whopping 30 seconds to do what you need. The user interface is very easy and modern, you can enter in multiple serial numbers at one time. (if you get 1000 lowers from us it only takes 30 seconds to acquire them). The program auto saves for you on a daily backup schedule, you can make reports and print them out for your book. It even remembers what you printed last time so you don't re-print anything. You can put notes with the acquisition like tracking numbers for when you ship, order details or anything else you need. In short its freaking sweet, legal and will take a huge workload off of your record keeping. Price is $350 to own the software. Sounds expensive vs the free book you use now but the time and headache it saves you is well worth it! I have been using it and working out the bugs for 6 months and its saved me a ton of hours.
I will take some screen shots and post them up so you can see. We have a free 30 day demo that you can play with and i can web conference in to get you setup and going. Everyone that i have showed it to wished they had it years ago...
