01-09-2024, 06:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-09-2024, 06:57 PM by icallitmaize.)
The ole GrayFox is good. Listen to him!
General process of where to start for me:
Adjust In QuickLoad
(1) Fired case from your gun h2o volume.
(2) Ba of powder to match velocity you’re getting from powder lot.
(3) Barrel length and twist.
(4) COAL
Run quickload based on parameters you choose ie predicted pressure, desired velocitty, case fill etc. Compare QL output to your favorite loading books for comparison. (My experience says, in my guns, the loading manuals underestimate the amount of powder needed to reach the published velocities. Even at same barrel length.)
Compare barrel time to Long’s chart mentioned above. See which nodes you can reach within pressure limits.
Create your ladder around the highest node you can safely reach.
This process has never failed me. I will second the Fox…I believe you can get every cartridge appropriate powder/bullet to shoot (up to a point) if you know how to find those velocity flat spots.
General process of where to start for me:
Adjust In QuickLoad
(1) Fired case from your gun h2o volume.
(2) Ba of powder to match velocity you’re getting from powder lot.
(3) Barrel length and twist.
(4) COAL
Run quickload based on parameters you choose ie predicted pressure, desired velocitty, case fill etc. Compare QL output to your favorite loading books for comparison. (My experience says, in my guns, the loading manuals underestimate the amount of powder needed to reach the published velocities. Even at same barrel length.)
Compare barrel time to Long’s chart mentioned above. See which nodes you can reach within pressure limits.
Create your ladder around the highest node you can safely reach.
This process has never failed me. I will second the Fox…I believe you can get every cartridge appropriate powder/bullet to shoot (up to a point) if you know how to find those velocity flat spots.