QuickLOAD users

[themazmanmechanic]

Jay Andrew, does quick load allow for pistol cartridges and long barrels? i have a silly idea of building a 357 sig carbine, with a 16" barrel and was trying to figure out if it was worth my time or not? if you see this and have the time i would like to use 124gr xtps but just some general information form quick load would be awsome maybe a comparison between 10.5" and 16"? who knows why i think these things! thanks a bunch!

[Jay Andrew]

Yes it does...I run “What Ifs” all the time on QuickLOAD.

Post the load information and I will run it for you!


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www.theballisticassistant.com

[themazmanmechanic]

awesome, so if you can, run 357 sig using both a 16" and 10.5" barrels using 124gr hornady xtp and the 147gr xtp. COAL at 1.140 inches barrel twist is a 1-10 i believe. i want to compare it to other data sourced to see if it would compare to something like 357 mag out of a lever gun. just currious. Thank you for your time, and i will make sure to give the website a through digging through later this evening!

[Jay Andrew]

What powder are you intending to use?

[themazmanmechanic]

I have cfe pistol, blue dot and w296. Im open to any alliant or hodgdon powder


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[Jay Andrew]

I have cfe pistol, blue dot and w296. Im open to any alliant or hodgdon powder


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Gotcha, well here are the suggested powders and loads for a 124gr XTP out of a 16in barrel

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Here it is for a 124gr XTP with a 10.5in barrel
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Here it is for a 147gr XTP with a 10.5in barrel
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And here it is for a 147gr XTP and 16in Barrel
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If you'd like a good read on using QuickLOAD for load development, here's a write I did on comparing QuickLOAD to real world results.

http://www.theballisticassistant.com...d-development/

Thanks,

Jay

[themazmanmechanic]

Exellent information, i read the article and signed up for your news letter. Thank you greatly!


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[cynjon]

Jay, do you know if QuickLOAD has .22 Creedmoor data yet?

[BradyT88]

Attachment 1349

Some screaming velocities on that. Just a warning, it'll over expand and blow the petals off within the first few inches on the target, the remaining slug will penetrate a long ways.

	12/23/2019
Enforcer	45.5	45.5	46.5	46.5	47	47	47.5	48	48.5	49	49.5	50	50.5
180gr	GI	GI	GI	GI	GI	GI	GI	GI	GI	GI	GI	GI	GI
	LabRadar	100yd	LabRadar	100yd	LabRadar	100yd	Caldwell	Caldwell	Caldwell	Caldwell	Caldwell	Caldwell	Caldwell
3	E		E		E		2302	2421	2408	2428	2413	2499	2482
2	E		2240	1402	E		2278	2397	2395	2446	2396	2440	2513
1	E		2336	E	2334	E	2407	2411	2480	2481	2478	2510	2533
AVG	#DIV/0!		2288.00		2334.00		2329.00	2409.67	2427.67	2451.67	2429.00	2483.00	2509.33

There's my results with Enforcer and those 180/5 gr bullets. 2509 fps average is a bit short of the 2900 fps predicted. There were no pressure signs though so I may try again, and creep higher. But I may wait til a hot summer day rather than the cold (although warm for winter) 40 degrees I shot these in. The Enforcer is extremely dirty though. I may try #9 or Power Pistol next.

[Jay Andrew]

Thanks for sharing those results.

I’ve seen that with QuickLOAD sometimes it will overestimate the velocity, sometimes by quite a bit, especially when dealing with light for caliber loads.

When I get a chance I’ll double check the barrel length to make sure I didn’t make a mistake, that would have the largest impact on muzzle velocity.

This is a good illustration as to why QuickLOAD can be a useful tool, but it’s always important to use it in tandem with Chronographs.


As of the 2019 update disk, I don’t have 22 Creedmoor listed.


Jay Andrew
www.theballisticassistant.com