Thread: Stupid Question. bare with me please

Originally Posted by Taranaki Shooter

I haven't worked out how to print my QL data and post it here. I think once you guys understand what I'm doing you will be find it interesting. QL is the back bone of the solution. I could not get the low ES I do with out it. Or maybe I could if I was prepared to buy 1 of each powder and test it.

The right powder will have 100% case fill and 100% burn. Using QL alone I have had crazy first test load results. Its a good tool. I'm trying to be respectful here but some of the stuff I'm reading is a bit unfortunate.

That said without QL using your powder of choice and assuming it is not too slow for the projectile you can sneak up your pressure till the ES settles down. If the powder is too slow it will go over pressure before your ES settles. If it is too fast it wont settle. your ES will be shit and stay shit. QL nails that calculation every time!! A fair amount of experience would be needed to do this safely.

My WSM posted a 3 shot ES of 1.4 and an SD of .06. Garmin Chrony, Over 15 shot preceding it was ES 6. My .284 is also ES 8 over 10 or more shots I can't remember the total now. My system works.

Get what you are saying, at a practical level I would think you are via QL eliminating several possible variables in case fill and from there possible variations in powder column surface area for the primer gas jet to work on and ignite. What you are saying seems to me to agree with the stuff I've looked at on the topic where to sum it up consistency of ignition is what gives low ES and SD velocity figures. In other words, the bullet does the same thing every time from chambering to departure... We run into that more and more at the weird ends of reloading, like reduced loads and subsonics where case fill is so light that you run almost intentionally into these issues and then have to work around them like with crimping for consistency.