Originally Posted by oldman1942
Originally Posted by toad
i trust QL more than i trust my slew of manuals. the QL results seem more in line with what i see. the COAL can be tailored to each rifle.


Well just got off the phone with Ty @ Barnes and here are some facts that may be of interest.

1. EVERY Barnes load is tested on an actual pressure barrel
2. NO Quickload loads have been tested on actual pressure barrels.
3. Quickload will admit that their data for straight wall cases if OFF an average of 6%.

So you can trust some computer programmer, I'll chose to trust the folks who actually make, test the bullets and whose reputation is on the line.



that's funny. my QuickLoad has a list of at least 100 test barrels listed.

Barnes only lists a few powders for each bullet weight. QL lets you use what YOU want to use.

i have the Barnes #3 and #4 manuals, but use QL anyway. here's why:

i have set up a load to my rifle (bbl length and COAL), pulled that data into QuickTarget and got drop numbers that produced hits on 1MOA targets at 550 yards from a 100 yard zero. that won't happen if the data isn't accurate.

Guns don't kill people, drivers with cell phones kill people.