Is anyone using Quickload reloading software?
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If you are a serious reloader, Quickload, and the accompanying QuickTarget, are well worth the $$$.
If nothing else, it gives you a dynamic source to compare printed load manuals to, prior to assembling components.
The pressure curve chart for each load is interesting too...
If nothing else, it gives you a dynamic source to compare printed load manuals to, prior to assembling components.
The pressure curve chart for each load is interesting too...
It depends on what you mean by using it. This software is no substitute for working up loads at the range and empirical velocities and therefore pressures produced by the software can be quite different from what you'll produce at the range.
That said, I find this software useful in illustrating the relative changes that variations in reloading components will produce. Its good, but it won't replace your manuals, chrony and range time.
That said, I find this software useful in illustrating the relative changes that variations in reloading components will produce. Its good, but it won't replace your manuals, chrony and range time.
If you want velocities, get a chronograph.
However, QuickLoad is a modelling program and is great IF (and that is a BIG if) you take lots of time to study what it does and truly understand what all the variables are and how they affect each load.
At a more basic level, it is just a complex loadbook. But if you understand what is going on and calibrate it to your guns/components, you can get very good results.
There is a demo of it available which includes the User Guides.
However, QuickLoad is a modelling program and is great IF (and that is a BIG if) you take lots of time to study what it does and truly understand what all the variables are and how they affect each load.
At a more basic level, it is just a complex loadbook. But if you understand what is going on and calibrate it to your guns/components, you can get very good results.
There is a demo of it available which includes the User Guides.
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I find quickload to be an excellent product, I have chrony'd dozens of loads that i have make with quickload they are all very close, tend to be ~50-100 fps slower than what the program predicts, I find this so consistent that I am convinced it is safety feature.
I find quicktarget to be an average ballistics program, I like the RSI software much better. Having said that, I have not seen the new version of quicktarget which came out this year and has several new features, it is called quicktarget unlimited and you need to either run Vista to use it, or call the guys at NECO and specify that you want Quicktarget unlimited for WinXP.
I also have QuickDesign, this is also an awsome tool, I have designed 2 wildcats with it, and when the details were sent to quickload, the theoretical loads were very close to what the cartridge actually produced.
I find quicktarget to be an average ballistics program, I like the RSI software much better. Having said that, I have not seen the new version of quicktarget which came out this year and has several new features, it is called quicktarget unlimited and you need to either run Vista to use it, or call the guys at NECO and specify that you want Quicktarget unlimited for WinXP.
I also have QuickDesign, this is also an awsome tool, I have designed 2 wildcats with it, and when the details were sent to quickload, the theoretical loads were very close to what the cartridge actually produced.
Thanks for the help guys.
What I am running into is that the local powder supply is starting to become slim-pickings. For one particular cartridge I have managed to pick up an uncommon powder - Norma R-123 - that is in the same speed range as the other powders I would normally use but data is scarce. Using some old data as a baseline I have interpolated a modest pressure load but wish to have that verified using another source such as QuickLOAD.
What I am running into is that the local powder supply is starting to become slim-pickings. For one particular cartridge I have managed to pick up an uncommon powder - Norma R-123 - that is in the same speed range as the other powders I would normally use but data is scarce. Using some old data as a baseline I have interpolated a modest pressure load but wish to have that verified using another source such as QuickLOAD.
