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I saw an advertisement in the latest Handloader Magazine for a program that sounds like it is competition for QuickLOAD. It is called "AnalyzeLoad" and is produced by Box Elder Innovations LLC. Here is a link: http://ballisticssoftwareandequipment.weebly.com/interior-ballistic-software.html ...

I have been spending some time trying to match velocity vs charge weight data in various manuals using the QuickLOAD program. Some of the data in the latest Nosler manual (#6) for the .357 Magnum cartridge looks suspect. I tried calling Nosler and speaking to a "tech" but found that he had...

I am looking for a cast bullet vendor who sells .45 Colt bullets from NEI mold #322B, which is a plain-based 255 grain bullet near the traditional shape for the .45 Colt, but with a crimp groove that many manufacturers like Lyman do not provide. A BHN in the 12 to 16 range sized to .452 would...

According to the Brownell's website, this stuff bonds to metal and reduces friction. They recommend it for lubricating actions and even barrels (bores). Supposedly, it makes the bores easier to clean. Has anybody tried it? Does it reduce bullet friction in bores, like moly does? Does it...

Has anybody tried using the Lee cast bullet push-through sizing devise to reduce the diameter of plated or jacketed bullets? If so, how does it work? I am particularly interested in any experience doing that with Gold Dots. SL1

I am still contemplating purchase of my first .223-chambered rifle, and am researching its potential flexibility in a bolt-action. I have figured-out how to load it down to approximate .22 rimfire power, and will probably shoot it mostly around the power level of the .222. But, I am still...

I picked-up about 60 pieces of 5.62 Nato LC05 brass at the local range a while ago, and deprimed them today. To my surprise, 15 of them would not fit into my shell holder. It seemed that the rims were over-diameter, because they did fit after some gentle filing around the rims. No obvious...

My version of QuickLOAD does not include power burning parameters for TrailBoss powder. Do the newer versions include it? Can somebody provide me with the parameter values? SL1

Does anybody here use an MJR rotary-type tumbler? I am considering their model 15P, which seems to be in direct competition to the Thumbler's model B (both 15 pound models). If any of you have experience with the MJR tumblers, how do you like them? How do they compare to the Thumbler model B...

In looking at catalogs and load manuals for some of the 22 caliber centerfire cartridges, it seems odd to me that the .22-250 has a twist of 14:1 while the .223 has a standard twist of 12:1 and Ruger uses 9:1. This leaves the odd situation that the .233 can apparently stabilize heavier bullets...

I was looking through some of my old reloading manuals and rediscovered some data that Hornady published to show the effects of primer selection, case volume, powder moisture, etc. The pressures were in CUP, and I was a little surprised at how much variability there was in the pressures of...

I am playing with powder parameters in QuickLOAD, trying to guestimate the pressure that I am actually getting with MY can of IMR-4831 and Nosler's 130 grain Ballistic Tip bullets in MY .270 Winchester. My gun is giving me more velocity than either QuickLOAD or my old Nosler manual says it...

When Lil'Gun first came out, it attacted my attention because Hodgdon's data showed it producing the same or better velocities than H-110 with pressures several thousand psi lower in the .357 Magnum cartridge with Hornady 158 gr XTP JHPs. Also, some gun writers started publishing loads that...

INGunGuy, How about posting the lot number of that can of Unique that you think is the cause of your pressure problem? Then, us folks with an old can ourselves can see if any of us have the same lot left somewhere. If somebody does, we can start doing some comparisons. Just a thought. SL1

I finally bought a copy of Quickload, and am comparing powders for one of my applications. One powder keeps coming up as most efficient and highest velocity within my limiting parameters, but I had not heard of it before. The powder is "ADI AR 2207." Anybody know if that powder is available...

Mike, I started a new thread so we don't completely hijack the thread on Lil'Gun powder. In that thread, you wrote the following about your RCBS 150 gr SWC cast with wheelweight metal and loaded with WW296 powder: "I've never worried too much about bullet hardness. I cast bullets for all my...

I am wondering what the effects of too-hot loads are on the original style Contender. I have one in 30 Herrett, and am still trying to figure out how to build loads that are at the top of, but not beyond the gun's comfort zone. (Not my comfort zone, the gun's.) The cartridge seems to have been...

I recently purchased Speer's Reloading Manual #14 and was disappointed to see their data for the .357 Magnum. It is based on the newer SAAMI pizoelectric pressure standard (35,000 psi) instead of the older SAAMI standard of 45,000 CUP. The maximum velocity listed for their 158 gr. Gold Dot...