Some sort of index or table for combinations of components that forum members have posted could be useful.
However, I'm not convinced that a posting of any and all data generated by forum members should be set up,
unless it also included pressure data.
For example, here's a load I've reported in some previous posts:
Case: Hornady
Primer: CCI 41
Powder: Enforcer
Powder Weight: 51 grains
Bullet: C.O.P./General 160-grain
COAL: 2.667
barrel length: 26"
velocity at 10 feet: 3145 fps
There is a problem with listing these data in a forum-wide data table: You (and I) have no idea of the pressures this load produces. It apparently didn't generate enough to destroy my rifle with a few firings, but beyond that I cannot say. I didn't see any signs of overpressure like abnormal case head expansion, blown primers, etc. However, properly instrumented labs have reported excessive pressures (70,000+ psi) with no obvious physical signs, so I'm not ready to say the above load is "safe".
An index or table showing various experimental component combinations shot by forum members
with links to the original posts would be useful, and save wear-and-tear on google and other engines used to search the forum.
Online tabular information can be set up so that tables can be generated and sorted when displayed in a browser. There may be hundreds of various scripts for this.
http://www.kryogenix.org/code/browser/sorttable/For setting up a table with at least some columns that could be sorted, I can think offhand of about 20 columns that would be useful. Here is a quick list of some of these:
- LINK to forum post(s) from which the information is drawn
- case mfr
- case type (e.g. 450? 284?)
- primer mfr
- primer ID
- Powder mfr
- powder type
- powder lot # (really impt with non-cannister powders)
- powder amount (maybe this column omitted, to force a reading of the original report)
- bullet mfr
- bullet weight
- bullet type
- bullet ID
- OAL
(A separate table might have to be set up for cast bullets, because of the multiple variables associated with their use, including mold #, alloy, hardness, gas check, case filler (type, amount), etc.)
Such a table could make it easy to find out what has been tried. Again, the purpose of the table is not to supply reloading information. It is the provide easy access to the descriptions of experiences with reloading the cartridge.
Comments and catcalls about this suggestion are welcome.
--Bob