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Checking Volume of Case
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<blockquote data-quote="Wyo7200" data-source="post: 1087048" data-attributes="member: 82337"><p>You want to take a piece of paper towel and suck up that meniscus to get it as level to the case as possible. QL calculates the usable case capacity by taking the COAL of the cartridge, the OAL of the bullet, and your measure of case volume in H2o. It figures how much of the bullet is in the case, and displaces that amount of bullet volume from the H2o volume to determine the Useable Case Capacity. </p><p></p><p>For QL purposes (and no disrespect to the info provided) g0rd0's method (which is really jumping to Useable Case capacity) will underestimate the volume that you need to enter QL. You will have to seat the bullet to your desired OAL (matching what you entered into QL), measure as stated by Homer, and then adjust the Maximum Case Capacity overflow input to match the Useable Case capacity output.</p><p></p><p>Since each method involves entering in a volume into QL, let QL calculate the useable case capacity as it is designed to do. Good idea to take the time to measure your bullet's OAL at this time as well.</p><p></p><p>QL has measured propellant density for each powder in its database, enabling it to calculate the fill % and other estimates.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wyo7200, post: 1087048, member: 82337"] You want to take a piece of paper towel and suck up that meniscus to get it as level to the case as possible. QL calculates the usable case capacity by taking the COAL of the cartridge, the OAL of the bullet, and your measure of case volume in H2o. It figures how much of the bullet is in the case, and displaces that amount of bullet volume from the H2o volume to determine the Useable Case Capacity. For QL purposes (and no disrespect to the info provided) g0rd0's method (which is really jumping to Useable Case capacity) will underestimate the volume that you need to enter QL. You will have to seat the bullet to your desired OAL (matching what you entered into QL), measure as stated by Homer, and then adjust the Maximum Case Capacity overflow input to match the Useable Case capacity output. Since each method involves entering in a volume into QL, let QL calculate the useable case capacity as it is designed to do. Good idea to take the time to measure your bullet's OAL at this time as well. QL has measured propellant density for each powder in its database, enabling it to calculate the fill % and other estimates. [/QUOTE]
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