Quickload is my main "what if" tool. IF I barrel a gun in XXX cartridge, how fast does it fire YYY bullet, and how does that compare with other cartridges.
I still use the Powley computer (the computerized version), just to see how things compare.
In the last three or so years, though, I have used Quickload in conjunction with Chris Long's "optimal barrel time" model, (
http://www.the-long-family.com/OBT_paper.htm) and combined with Quickload's barrel time function, it is Ken's "eerie" squared.
In a way it's been a bad deal; I used to spend months and boxes of bullets developing a pet load, having a great time all the way. Now I run the barrel time model, plug it into Quickload, find the powder and charge that gives me 95% case fill and 99% or better powder burn --- and voila, with about 20 bullets, a pet load arises. Load development used to be "hit and miss" (mostly miss), and a major hobby. Now, those bullets get shot at varmints and such. FWIW, Dutch.