Anyone use loaddata.com?

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Personally, I would question the safety of the data on Loaddata. Who knows what the science was behind the data or how reputable the tester/poster is.

Printed data from the manufacturers or the data on the manufacturer's web sites are reputable and work for me.
 
Never heard of loaddata.com, gotta check it out. Of course load data from manufacturers is safe, there's a whole team of corporate lawyers there to make sure of it to protect the companies.
 
Lemme get this straight

You hate the manuals by the folks who made the powder and bullets and want to find a website on the world wide web that lists data conceived by someone else about how to mix these potentially hazardous materials?

Makes perfect sense.

Seriously, I dont know that site specifically but I do check out a site here and there as kind of a "grain of salt" last little bit of research, AFTER Ive pretty much decided on a starting load based on the manufacturers data. BTW, A lot of their data is available online if you prefer to ingest your data digitally. Granted, they dont always have a ton of recipes like some of these sites Ive seen that have bookoos. I'll try and list some of the manufacturers sites in a sec.

But I'm still new at this so you may want to take what I say as a "grain of salt" also:)


http://www.ramshot.com/load-data/

http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp

http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/default.aspx?page=/reloaders/index.aspx&

http://www.nosler.com/load-data
Here's a few. Their are others.
 
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I use handloads.com and http://stevespages.com/page8a.htm and make comparisons to my Lyman 49th and One book/One caliber books. So far the info I have gathered from those sources have worked for me. I only load 9mm, .40 S&W and 10mm.
 
I have used loaddata,com for about a year. I have found the data to be trustworthy. I have used it for .223,.243,.308, 30-06 and a number of handgun loads. I use common sense and cross check data. I have reloaded for about 35 years and in that time I have developed some common sense and still have all my body parts.
 
I've been loading for more years than kerreckt, and I find myself using the powder manufacturer/distributor's websites most usually, because they have the latest data, using the newest powders available, where the latest printed manuals may have year old data due to production schedules. I cross reference my manuals as needed.
I do reference www.Reloadersnest.com for some of the more obscure rounds and bullet weights.


NCsmitty
 
I was under the impression that loaddata.com was from the articles of RIFLE, HANDLOADER, et al and compiled into that website.

Handloads.com was from any poster that care to post.

I typically use hodgdon and IMR powders and find their website very complete and useful and check it behind my hard backed manuals at home.
 
You could try this and see if it works for you - http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=515725

- 21102 Metallic Cartridge Loads
- 13577 Shotshell Loads
- 2816 Cast Bullet Loads
- 712 Surplus Powder Loads
Etc.
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I find myself using the powder manufacturer/distributor's websites most usually, because they have the latest data, using the newest powders available, where the latest printed manuals may have year old data due to production schedules. I cross reference my manuals as needed.
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I agree. While I reference older published load data for FMJ and lead bullets (like 2004 Alliant and 2003 Winchester load data) sometimes lacking from current published load data, I tend to use current powder manufacturers' online load data. Example of this is Lyman #49 still showing different load data for W231 and HP-38 while load data from both powder manufacturers have been the same since 2006.
 
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I have used loaddata.com in the past. The thing I liked about it was that not only did it have all the loads ever used in Rifle , or Handloader magazine, but it also contained data from the bullet and powder companies.
It was a very handy thing and cost affective when I was loading smokeless in a bunch of different and oddball cartridges.
Don't know what the annual fee is now, but back then it was 25$, and I guarantee you I've blown 25$ on worse..
 
Everyone I now uses manufacturers data. Its up to date and gives pressure and a good estimated velocity. I've seen some real wild stuff on "Handloads.com". I see no reason to use or pay for "Loaddata.com".
 
Accept incorrect data from a news site.....you are ill-informed. Accept incorrect information from Wikipedia....you look foolish in an argument. Accept incorrect data from a handloading website.......you lose fingers. (Or worse.)

Some information holds higher stakes than others. Component manufacturers have a VERY strong interest in keeping their data safe and accurate. There is no reason to not trust it. When I have a question about a load, I check the book. Then I check the manufacturer's website. If I have further questions, I ask somewhere like this site, I only accept advice from people who have been doing this for a long time and still have all of their fingers, and even then the advice I get is almost always to LOOK IN THE BOOK, even if it's just a detail in the book I overlooked.
 
"I have used loaddata.com in the past. The thing I liked about it was that not only did it have all the loads ever used in Rifle , or Handloader magazine, but it also contained data from the bullet and powder companies."

I agree, I'm on my third subscription. For just about any given load, there is a multitude of data, if any of it were off base it would quickly jump out at you.

I still use online up to date powder manufacturer data, and cross reference, but all of the data from the 1/2 dozen reloading manuals I own is is already in loaddata...for $30 per year it's pretty handy in my opinion. Fast and efficient, one screen from various resources, rather then having multiple books, and pdf's, open.

I just got back into reloading about 3-4 years ago after taking a break for a few years...if and when I get to the point of having all my loads in my excel files for all my firearms, I'd probably take a break from it and rely on new powder manufacturer data and my saved files.
 
The data available on loaddata.com is a all the data ever published in Rifle or Handloader magazine, along with data from all the powder companies and most of the bullet manufacturers.
Don't know if they still do it or not, but they used to give you a 3 ring binder to keep the pages you printed out in for future reference.
 
I use LoadData for quick reference. But before doing a new reload, I always get out at least two manuals, (Lyman 49th and Hornaday 9th) Also LoadData is good for downloading a diagram of the specific bullet with dimensions. Again compare dimensions with the Manuals.
 
I've never used it, and not sure I ever would. If I'm already online, I can (and do) go directly to the source and get the info from the powder and bullet manufacturers' sites for free.
 
Never heard of it, I use ammoguide interactive a lot for reference and trajectory predictions.
 
Loaddata.com has lots of different sources in it. I use it quite a bit, but it has some old and, frankly, dangerous data in it. I was looking at loads for the 139 gr BTSP from Hornady on there and one of the entries that came up was out of a Handloader issue from 1973. It had it at over 3000 fps out of a 22" barrel. :what:

It has Accurate, Speer 14, Nosler (not sure which), Hornady (not sure which either), Hodgdon, Lyman 49, and a couple of other ones in there. Sierra, Berger, and several others haven't allowed them to list there, so you have to buy the manuals on those.

Matt
 
I load like paperback and spiral bound "load books" that are a compilation of all published data for one caliber in one book. But those are pricey at about $10 per book. The loaddata web site is the same idea, but usually has more data and all the calibers are available for one complete price.

There are pros and cons to each. I find a lot of the data in loaddata.com to not have details, such as the OAL, pressure, or primer used. This is because you can filter which data load.com shows you. If you take it all, you'll be looking at data for hours. But the pro is Loaddata.com allows you filter based on power make or specific variant, and bullet weight, reducing what you see.
 
Yeah I paid the $30 and it's pretty good. As someone mentioned its Wolfe Publishing, basically stuff from Handloader & Rifle plus some of the powder mfrs free data.

There's also a freebie desktop app/database available on the Castboolits site (at least that's where I found it). It's a compilation of all the component mfrs free data.

I hate paper and like all my data in one place.
 
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