There needs to be a user-adjustable maximum fill ratio when filtering loads. This site appears to filter out all loads that approach or go over 100% fill ratio. Errors in the site's powder bulk densities can erroneously filter out known good loads, handicapping certain powders below max. pressure because the calculator thinks the case is full. H4350 appears to be an example: I have many known good loads in 7mm-08 and 300WSM that are within all book load limits that either get filtered out or are severely handicapped due to 100% fill ratio on this site, when in reality they are not compressed loads.
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I think I fixed it, cleared all browsing data and it seems to be good now.
This has gone back to not working again. Setting the FR below 98% also does nothing.
I think it should be a combination of increasing the limit on the standard calculator, as well as an adjustable variable in the personalized calculator. I'd propose something like this:
Up to 104% fill ratio (seems to be pretty standard from book data for compressed loads): Show the load in the standard calculator, but denote with a "C" after the charge weight to indicate that it's compressed. As long as max. pressure is still within the safety margin, there is no more concern doing this than with showing max. pressure loads of a faster burning powder that doesn't fill the case.
>104% fill ratio: User should be able to adjust fill ratio higher than standard in the Personalized Calculator. Cap this at something like 115-120% with a user-warning that not all powders may be compressed to these levels.
Very valuable feedback! The question is how we best address this. We do not necessarily want to allow higher fill rates in our standard view / calculation. The level of experience is very different among our reloaders and we are concerned about safety issues. Beginners often take our load data without comparing if their inputs (particularly case capacity) are the same. That is why we need some buffer. We are thinking about allowing to go beyond 100% fill rates with our personalized load calculator. What do you think?