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DrMike - resurrecting an old thread. Can QuickLoad go off of Ogive measurements instead of COAL? Measuring factory Nosler Trophy Grade 140gr Accubonds I get a COAL of 3.238 corresponding to a 2.685 measurement from base to Ogive. Measuring the max chamber size in my rifle, using 160gr...

Yes, 26 seems to be a great starting point for sure. If it is accurate, and I hear it is also fairly temperature stable, I will probably stop looking there once I get a load / seating depth I am comfortable with. Anything accurate over 2900fps I will probably count my blessings and be satisfied.

Thank you for all of this effort - it appears I can safely try to sell my stock of Reloder 33. From the information above, it also appears Reloder 26, in theory, is a good place to focus my attention on. Thanks again,

Hi - I recently picked up a .280 Ackley Improved. I am looking to try Reloder 26 in it as I have a bottle. Wondering if someone would be willing to help me out with a QuickLoad run for SAAMI spec's until I can dial in the specifics of my rifle's chamber and ideal bullet seating depths? Rifle...

Thank you for the help!

Thank you in advance for helping me. I am looking for QL info for three seating depths in my 28 Nosler. Here is the info: 28 Nosler 24" Barrel Reloder 33 Powder 175gr Nosler Partitions Winchester LR Magnum primers Nosler brass Max COAL for my rifle's chamber as measured using a Hornady...

Thank you. That'll help.

Would it be possible to get Quickload results for a 3.400" COAL for my 28 Nosler? My chamber gives me .029" to the lands with that OAL and with 86.6 grains of Reloder 33 I was averaging 3220fps in 28 degree weather. I went to reprime this brass and the primers went in too easy for my comfort...

Well, spoke to someone at Nosler. He's a little more concerned and disagrees with Alliant's assessment. He believes I have more pressure due to the bullet being closer to the lands, not less, and recommended I not go much father and quite possibly back off the powder charge a bit but certainly...

Called Alliant. Went over everything with them, they feel I should have no issues with pressure due to the additional case capacity from seating the bullet longer and staying almost a grain and a half under Nosler's max loading figure. Waiting on a return call from Nosler to see if they also...

Agreed. For now the partition will have to do.

Luckily I don't intend to be shooting this more than I need to to be comfortable. This is my big game rifle. But yeah for 3200fps at 175 grains... that'll give a lot of critters a Nosler nap. Just gotta do my part.

I have not tried the hornady bullets but I did a whole series of experiments with 200 grain partitions probably about a year ago. I have a post on here that went about four pages deep with my results and some back and forth discussions. I think I was able to push them up to 2425fps range. I try...

No I didn't think you were being short. I just tend to type like the conversation I have with myself in my head. It's a problem. But at least the three of us up in my head tend to get along.... I think this may warrant a call to Alliant. Boy was that load accurate for me. I was surprised by the...

I'm seating the bullet out further but it's still almost .03" to the lands so I'm kind of surprised by the pressure warnings. I'm kind of curious what QL says about the factory data. I can pull one of my bullets from a round I didn't shoot and re weigh the charge but I am fairly certain the...