The LoadOut manual.

Getting Started

Install on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and the web, walk first launch, meet the Sample, and set units and language.

10 min read

The App at a Glance

The four tabs, the side menu, the wide layout on iPad and Mac, and the conventions that repeat on every screen.

8 min read

Recipes

Quick Add and the Standard form, the Core, Extended and Full views, custom fields and layouts, photos, and sharing a load.

8 min read

Firearms

Factory rifles and custom builds, optics and reticles, round counts and barrel life, and the free-tier limit.

8 min read

Batches, Brass Log & Inventory

Loading runs with a per-cartridge process checklist, the life of a lot of brass from first firing to retirement, and on-hand component counts.

8 min read

Ballistics

Profiles, the five views, environment and wind, drag models, truing, Full Analytics, the Hit Probability Map, and what the solver refuses to guess.

11 min read

Target Cards & DOPE

Plan a string of targets in shooting order, call the wind as a bracket, build a custom DOPE card, and carry either to the line or the watch.

8 min read

Load Development

Five load-development methods, from goal or by name: setting up a ladder, logging shots, reading the analysis, and adopting a charge.

8 min read

Range Day

The five tabs, Aim, Log Shots and Mover, the visual tiers, the Scope View, sensors and conditions, hit probability, and group analysis.

10 min read

Match Day

Matches and the Scorebook, logging a match, the three scorecard shapes, match setup and conditions, stage plans, and Competition Mode.

9 min read

Companion Watches

Pages, shot logging, the stage timer, calling hits, shot-capture sensitivity, timer defaults, the spoken readout, and what stays on the wrist.

12 min read

Connected Devices

Pairing a Kestrel or WEATHERmeter, the Shooters Global SG Timer, three ways to get a Garmin Xero session in, and what to do when pairing fails.

10 min read

Tools & Resources

Cartridge Specs, Component Inventory, My Equipment, the Internal Ballistics estimator, the Glossary, Learn, Notes, and Data Sources.

10 min read

Import & Export

Photo, spreadsheet, file, PDF, share sheet, clipboard and QR imports; the review screen; chronograph import; JSON export; recipe sharing and printouts.

8 min read

Cloud Backup & Sync

Pro cloud backup and continuous sync: the passphrase model, the providers, what travels, what does not, and how to restore.

9 min read

Voice & AI

The AI Features switch, Siri on iPhone and Apple Watch, Spoken Output, Wear OS voice input, and AI Smart Import.

10 min read

Settings

Every section of LoadOut's Settings, what each control does, where it lives, and which rows are Pro.

11 min read

Privacy & Your Data

Where LoadOut keeps your data, the few things that leave the device, what your watches hold, and the two ways to erase.

11 min read

Troubleshooting

Symptom, cause and fix for blank solutions, odd numbers, the free limits, Pro, cloud, watches, meters, imports and lost data.

12 min read