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    gre24ene

    gre24ene

    Ultimate Member
    Mar 6, 2012
    1,519
    A buddy gave me a copy of "Quickload" and am wondering if anyone has used it?

    And if so, thoughts or comments.

    Thanks in advance.
     
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    dist1646

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    May 1, 2012
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    Eldersburg
    I have not used it but, a buddy of mine did when he developed loads for the 6mm HAGAR cartridge he designed. The loads came out almost spot on with the worst being only a couple tenth's of a grain off.
     
    Seabee

    Seabee

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    Oct 9, 2011
    517
    Left marylandistan to NC
    I havent used it but have read about it. There is a lot of data that has to be entered for it to be accurate. If done properly, it seems to work well. I'd buy it if they had a Mac version.

    Ken:)
     
    gre24ene

    gre24ene

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    Mar 6, 2012
    1,519
    Seabee said:
    I havent used it but have read about it. There is a lot of data that has to be entered for it to be accurate. If done properly, it seems to work well. I'd buy it if they had a Mac version.

    Ken:)
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    I have it installed on my MacBook Pro. I'm running a virtual Windows 7 via VMware Fusion.

    It definitely has a lot of information available once you enter a few basic entries.

    Bullet weight
    Bullet diameter
    seating depth
    Cartridge length
    Overall length
    Which powder

    Once you enter these items it will give you the pressure and fps. I don't have a crono yet so I cant speak to the accuracy.

    It will tell you if your load data is dangerous.

    And it will tell you what your power factor is.
     
    Klunatic

    Klunatic

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    Feb 28, 2011
    2,923
    Montgomery Cty
    gre24ene said:
    Which powder

    Once you enter these items it will give you the pressure and fps. I don't have a crono yet so I cant speak to the accuracy.

    It will tell you if your load data is dangerous.

    And it will tell you what your power factor is.
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    It is very good at predicting velocity for set loads/bullets.

    Yes it will tell you a number of even factory/book loads are dangerous (over pressure) I talked to the developer and he assured me that was a result of CYA (cover your ass) and that these loads are safe.
     
    gre24ene

    gre24ene

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    Mar 6, 2012
    1,519
    Would you happen to have the developers contact information? I would like to ask him a few questions.

    Thanks in advance
     
    camobob

    camobob

    Active Member
    Feb 18, 2013
    482
    I've been using it for several months. I've learned a lot already - wish I had bought it sooner. Like everything reloading, check it against manufacturer data. Problem is that the reloading manuals don't offer a lot of data. QL is the only tool I've found that fills in all the information the manufacturers don't supply and helps extrapolate between manufacturers data points.
     
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