Calculator for components on hand

[Grayrock]

Is there any site that can give me loads based on the cartridge, bullet, powder and primer I have? I can find data for 2 or 3 of those components, but not all 4. Trying to see if there is a way to calculate loading data so I can use the things I have.

 

[LiveLife]

This is reloading calculator I currently use with all 4 components - https://www.dillonprecision.com/reloading-cost-calculator.html

 

[Jim Watson]

That is what the fine print about “starting loads” and “working up” is for.
Given caliber, powder, and bullet weight, but not your brand of bullet, brass, and primer, it is wise to start low and increase until you reach the maximum listed powder charge, or get a reasonable velocity, or see the dreaded “pressure signs.”

 

[CQB45ACP]

OP, this is for inventory control/assessment/calculation and not actual load development?

 

[ballman6711]

I'm reading the OP's post as being for load development and not a cost calculator or for inventory control.

No, I've never seen such a thing.

Yes, I would like to see such a thing.

Not sure I would trust such a thing.

@Grayrock You may want to look at Quickloads or Gordon's Reloading Tool. You input your parameters and you get expected pressure and velocity. This MAY give you a starting point to develop a load that's not in a book, or IT MAY NOT. That would be up to you to decide.

chris

 

[CQB45ACP]

I'm reading the OP's post as being for load development and not a cost calculator or for inventory control.

No, I've never seen such a thing.

Yes, I would like to see such a thing.

Not sure I would trust such a thing.

@Grayrock You may want to look at Quickloads or Gordon's Reloading Tool. You input your parameters and you get expected pressure and velocity. This MAY give you a starting point to develop a load that's not in a book, or IT MAY NOT. That would be up to you to decide.

chris

If so, not sure I'd trust it either. Yes I am sure...I wouldn't trust it.

 

[dobedo]

Is there any site that can give me loads based on the cartridge, bullet, powder and primer I have? I can find data for 2 or 3 of those components, but not all 4. Trying to see if there is a way to calculate loading data so I can use the things I have.

It can be done in MS Excell I made one which calculates cost and savings when reloading. I am working on one for inventory with combined loading data.

 

[Grayrock]

Dobedo, Livelife & CQB45ACP- I am looking for load data, not cost analysis

 

[Jim Watson]

Is this a generic question or are you loading one or a few particular calibers?
Either way, #3 is all I have, I am reluctant to show "recipes" on the www because I have seen too many typos.

 

[Grayrock]

Jim- I am definitely planning to start low. I'm trying to use what I have instead of buying all new powder, bullets and primers. Specific example: Just got dies for .222 Rem. The cartridge that works well in my rifle is the Hornady 40grain V-Max. I would like to duplicate that. However I can find no data that uses the components I currently have in stock.

 

[kmw1954]

However I can find no data that uses the components I currently have in stock.

And most likely you won't either. There are numerous variations for any bullet powder combination and then to try and match that with primers or brass cases. Will never happen. Stop and look at just the 223 and how many possibilities there are.

 

[lightman]

If I change something in a known load I drop back a little and work back up. But I don't drop all the way back to the starting load. I don't know of any single source of information that will do what you want.

 

[mstreddy]

OP,
One site that has some data for comparing powders and bullets across cartridges is the Hodgdon powder site.
One thing that I did was go through the calibers I load, compared with some data books and came up with the powder comparison chart below. This helped me source powders that would work in various cartridges.

 

[Grayrock]

I'll start a new thread on the .222

 

[Bazoo]

I misread the first post, but it gave me an idea for something completely different, thanks!

 

[Walkalong]

I do it in my head, have a real good idea, don't need exact numbers.

 

[CQB45ACP]

Can’t help but scratch my head at why the underlying need for this.

How did you arrive at the place where you’ve accumulated components you don’t already know how you’re going to use them?

That’s an awkward sentence but

 

[PWC]

I read the question as...how many loads can I get from inventory of # of bullets of one weight, one specific powder at # of grains, and type primer either small or large. Program to show how many cartridges and decrement each inventory quantity.

Once you settleon a load, this is an easy strsight forward, manual process with a calculator.

 

[CQB45ACP]

I read the question as...how many loads can I get from inventory of # of bullets of one weight, one specific powder at # of grains, and type primer either small or large. Program to show how many cartridges and decrement each inventory quantity.

Once you settleon a load, this is an easy strsight forward, manual process with a calculator.

My reloading life is much simpler than y’all’s it seems. Powder getting low, open a new one or buy another. 7000 grains and do it again.

 

[JohnMc]

My wife occasionally uses a website for cooking where the user puts in what ingredients they have and it spits out a list of recipes.
Quite a bit different use case, but maybe along the lines of what the OP is thinking.

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

Can’t help but scratch my head at why the underlying need for this.

How did you arrive at the place where you’ve accumulated components you don’t already know how you’re going to use them?

That’s an awkward sentence but

LOL!!! Well, I can’t speak for anyone else but I know how it happens with me: estate sales, garage sales, yard sales, liquidation sales, overstock sales…
Seeing the trend here yet?

But like @Walkalong I can eyeball components and get an idea in my head for where to start and how fast I want the bullet to go to do the job it’s made for.

 

[CQB45ACP]

LOL!!! Well, I can’t speak for anyone else but I know how it happens with me: estate sales, garage sales, yard sales, liquidation sales, overstock sales…
Seeing the trend here yet?

But like @Walkalong I can eyeball components and get an idea in my head for where to start and how fast I want the bullet to go to do the job it’s made for.

yes, I get it. maybe it's good after all I don't go to such places...I'm in the reduction phase of life not accumulation

 

[CQB45ACP]

My wife occasionally uses a website for cooking where the user puts in what ingredients they have and it spits out a list of recipes.
Quite a bit different use case, but maybe along the lines of what the OP is thinking.

That's interesting and makes sense...We went out yesterday for lunch and my entree was $27 for something of unknown origin.

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

yes, I get it. maybe it's good after all I don't go to such places...I'm in the reduction phase of life not accumulation

I’m still using components I bought in the 70’s. When top shelf items go on liquidation I just have to buy them. By the truckload if possible.

That’s how I have stuff to share now, several shortages later. I figure my good planning is somebody else’s good fortune. Or something like that.

 

[Buzznrose]

I do it in my head, have a real good idea, don't need exact numbers.

I am probably the worst person on the board when it comes to documenting reloading stuff beyond my standard load data, which I have written down and in my phone.

I figure the cartridges I most load are probably the ones lots of guys avoid…9MM and .223, but my baseline is $0.10 for a primer and $0.11 or $0.16 for a bullet, and the powder for either is 4 cents for 9MM and 15 cents for .223, so my 9MM cost a quarter and my .223 costs $0.31 per (based on current powder cost on hand and using range pickup brass). But my ammo is pretty good stuff…124 gr and 75 gr, which I find more accurate than the general bulk range fodder.

I don’t figure in cost of brass, time or cleaning supplies.

For other ammo (.38/.357/10MM/.40/.308) I just know my costs are probably at most 2/3 of new similar stuff.

Plus, I do enjoy it to a point…as long as I avoid the tedious documentation, testing, and what not. Works for me thus far. If it gets like my work, I’d probably stop doing it.