Curious what info might come up given the following, for pressure predictions, to max and max++, if that's something the program does? Looking for where to start working up from and where it is obviously too high, if that makes sense...
And a HUGE THANKS in advance. Anything else needed?
7mm Remington Magnum
Hornady Brass, 2.488" case length
Hornady 180 EDL-M
Reloder 26, fwiw 82.2 gr fills the case to the top.
CCI-250
Don't have barrel yet. 3.29" is standard COL
26" barrel
1 in 8"
'Boomer, no 180 ELD-M in my version of QL but it does have the 175 ELD-X which is shown below for R26. As always the usual precautions with QL apply. Used 82 grains of capacity.
Cartridge : 7 mm Rem. Mag.(SAAMI)
Bullet : .284, 175, Hornady ELD-X 2841 G7
Useable Case Capaci: 69.647 grain H2O = 4.522 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 3.290 inch = 83.57 mm
Barrel Length : 26.0 inch = 660.4 mm
Powder : Alliant Reloder-26
Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge,
incremented in steps of 2.0% of nominal charge.
CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads !
Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt B_Time
% % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % ms
-20.0 75 52.00 2391 2222 29720 10033 98.0 1.784
-18.0 77 53.30 2451 2335 31836 10269 98.7 1.737
-16.0 79 54.60 2511 2451 34111 10481 99.3 1.691
-14.0 81 55.90 2571 2568 36561 10666 99.7 1.647
-12.0 83 57.20 2630 2687 39199 10824 99.9 1.597
-10.0 85 58.50 2688 2808 42044 10953 100.0 1.546
-08.0 87 59.80 2746 2930 45110 11068 100.0 1.496
-06.0 89 61.10 2803 3052 48376 11180 100.0 1.450
-04.0 90 62.40 2859 3176 51859 11289 100.0 1.405 ! Near Maximum !
-02.0 92 63.70 2915 3301 55588 11394 100.0 1.362 ! Near Maximum !
+00.0 94 65.00 2970 3427 59582 11496 100.0 1.320 ! Near Maximum !
+02.0 96 66.30 3024 3555 63862 11594 100.0 1.280 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+04.0 98 67.60 3079 3684 68456 11688 100.0 1.242 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+06.0 100 68.90 3133 3814 73389 11778 100.0 1.205 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+08.0 102 70.20 3187 3946 78691 11864 100.0 1.170 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+10.0 104 71.50 3240 4080 84399 11946 100.0 1.135 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
and for giggles the 180 Lapua Scenar...Cartridge : 7 mm Rem. Mag.(SAAMI)
Bullet : .284, 180, Lapua ScenarL GB554 7401 G7
Useable Case Capaci: 70.700 grain H2O = 4.590 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 3.290 inch = 83.57 mm
Barrel Length : 26.0 inch = 660.4 mm
Powder : Alliant Reloder-26
Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge,
incremented in steps of 2.0% of nominal charge.
CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads !
Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt B_Time
% % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % ms
-20.0 74 52.00 2366 2237 29905 10122 98.4 1.804
-18.0 76 53.30 2425 2350 32023 10350 99.0 1.758
-16.0 78 54.60 2483 2464 34301 10554 99.5 1.712
-14.0 80 55.90 2541 2580 36752 10732 99.8 1.667
-12.0 82 57.20 2598 2698 39388 10881 100.0 1.616
-10.0 84 58.50 2655 2817 42224 11007 100.0 1.565
-08.0 85 59.80 2711 2937 45236 11128 100.0 1.516
-06.0 87 61.10 2766 3057 48439 11245 100.0 1.469
-04.0 89 62.40 2820 3179 51859 11360 100.0 1.424 ! Near Maximum !
-02.0 91 63.70 2874 3302 55513 11471 100.0 1.381 ! Near Maximum !
+00.0 93 65.00 2928 3427 59420 11579 100.0 1.340 ! Near Maximum !
+02.0 95 66.30 2981 3552 63598 11683 100.0 1.300 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+04.0 96 67.60 3034 3679 68071 11783 100.0 1.262 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+06.0 98 68.90 3087 3808 72862 11880 100.0 1.225 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+08.0 100 70.20 3139 3938 78001 11972 100.0 1.189 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+10.0 102 71.50 3191 4069 83519 12060 100.0 1.155 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!