FAQs / Help

Our old site xxl-reloading.com was built on a technology that does not allow us to add new features. The old system makes it also very difficult for us to add new calibers, bullets, and powders - it just can't deal with the amount of data. We have received many suggestions over the last years on how to improve our site and what features to add. Unfortunately, this is impossible with the old system. Hence, we decided to launch a new website under xxlreloading.com (very similar, we know). We will continue to run the old website for a while to fulfill the access licenses that have already been purchased. New access licenses will be sold here.

You can manage your subscription in your customer account. - Log in - Go to "My Subscriptions" - Click on the respective Subscription - click on "active" Then you can update the payment method or cancel your sbuscription. The subscription is always for 12 months but can be canceled at any time. IMPORTANT: We remind you by email 3 days before your subscription renews! If you cancel, then the subscription terminates when the 12 months are over. Example: You buy the license on January 10 and pay $12.00 + $12.50 setup cost = $24.50. You cancel the subscription on April 23. The subscription ends on January 9 the following year. There is no refund.

Please see here: https://www.xxlreloading.com/payment-options-and-access We do not offer any further payment options.

To access the load data, you need a valid access license and you need to log in with your email and password. To log in: In the upper right corner click on "Log In" and fill in your email and password. If you see "Log in", you are not logged in and you can't access your load data. Once you are properly logged in, our system can check if you have a valid access license. If so, then the load data will be displayed including the powder charges. Also, the following button "Unlock Powder Charges" will not show any longer: Please contact us if you can not access the load data even though you are logged in and that you have a valid license (you can check in your account under "My Subscriptions")

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You can manage your settings in your customer account. Log into your customer account Click on Profile 3. Go to Tab "Settings" 4. Change the desired Settings, particularly: topics for email notifications frequency of notifications

Would you like to have a specific bullet added to our load data? Then please post your wish here. Would you like to have a specific caliber or powder added to our load data? Then please post your wish here.

You can bookmark a load if you have a valid access license as shown in the following video: You can bookmark a caliber, bullet, and powder the same way - open the detailed page and click the "Bookmark" Button. Once you have bookmarked an item, you can manage it in your personal account under "My bookmarks": To delete a bookmark, caliber, or powder bookmark, click on the bookmark to get to the details page and then click the "Remove Bookmark" Button. Once you have bookmarked at least one caliber or bullet, you can use the filter section to filter our entire load data to match your bookmarks.

Powders listed for a specific caliber and bullet combination need to deliver loads that meet the following criteria: Achieve Fill Rate > 80% and < 100% while not exceeding allowed pressure (loads below 80% or above 100% are typically considered unsafe) Pressure for loads < 90% of Max. Standardized Pressure (more details and instructions) Propellant Combustion for rifle loads > 90% (lower values typically lead to unsteady results and strong muzzle flash) Propellant Combustion for pistol/revolver loads > 80% (lower values typically lead to unsteady results and stronger muzzle flash) For subsonic loads other / in addition: Muzzle velocity for barrel length below speed of sound Fill Rate > 50% Propellant Combustion > 75%

Our load data (maximum load) contains at least a 10% safety buffer in regards to the maximum allowed pressure for a specific caliber . Hence, our listed maximum loads might be lower than loads proposed by powder or bullet manufacturers who do not include such a safety buffer. Experienced reloaders can exceed the maximum loads at own risk but should watch out for signs indicating that the ammunition is experiencing over pressure: Difficult extraction: If the cartridge is difficult to extract from the chamber, it could be an indication of over pressure. This happens because the brass casing expands more than it should due to excessive pressure. Case head expansion: The base of the cartridge case will start to expand if the pressure inside the case is too high. Primer flattening: The primer on the back of the cartridge will start to flatten if the pressure inside the case is too high. Bulging or cracking of the case: The cartridge case may bulge or crack if the pressure inside the case is too high. This is a serious issue that can cause the firearm to malfunction or even explode. Hard recoil: If the recoil of the firearm is significantly harder than usual, it could be an indication of over pressure. Else the following applies: The charge (weight of the load) is the key driver for the maximum pressure achieved by a reloaded cartridge. However, there more factors and specifically those that influence the free combustion chamber volume. The general rule is: The lower the free combustion chamber volume, the higher the achieved pressure for an identical load, hence cases with a lower volume generate higher pressure. Hence, cartridges with lower overall length (OAL) in the same caliber and with the same bullet also create higher pressure because the bullet seating depth is higher and the free combustion chamber volume is lower. We provide for each load the underlying cartridge specifications: Bullet Length, Case Length, Cartridge Length / OAL, Seated Depth, Case Capacity. Reloaders might deviate at on own risk from our load data if their cartridge specifications deviate: Bullet Length: with all other specifications being equal, greater bullet length allows for less powder Case Length (l3): with all other specifications being equal, greater case length allows for more powder Cartridge Length / OAL: with all other specifications being equal, greater OAL allows for more powder Seated Depth: with all other specifications being equal, greater seated depth allows for less powder Case Capacity: with all other specifications being equal, greater case capacity allows for more powder

We sometimes get notified that cartridges with an overall length (O.A.L or C.O.L. or L6) as specified on our pages do not fit into a particular magazine or gun. Please be aware of the following: Two institutions define cartridge specifications – the C.I.P. and SAAMI (see more here). They also define the maximum overall length of a cartridge in their technical data sheets. We respect these specifications and calculate our loads with an overall cartridge length which is always 1.5% lower than the maximum allowed length. Please contact the gun manufacturer if – based on these specifications – a cartridge does not fit into a chamber or magazine. In this case, the gun specifications are below the defined cartridge standards. You can deviate from our load data in such a rare case but please respect the following instructions.

We sometimes get asked why out loads differ from other sources. Often it is then the case, that different components are compared. Please make sure you compare apples with apples. If loads still deviate, it mostly can be attributed to the following reasons: Safety Buffer Our load data (maximum load) contains at least a 10% safety buffer in regards to the maximum allowed pressure for a specific caliber. Hence, our listed maximum loads might be lower than loads proposed by powder or bullet manufacturers who do not include such a safety buffer. Cartridge Dimensions The charge (weight of the load) is the key driver for the maximum pressure achieved by a reloaded cartridge. However, there are more factors specifically those that influence the free combustion chamber volume. The general rule is: The lower the free combustion chamber volume, the higher the achieved pressure for an identical load, hence cases with a lower volume generate higher pressure. Hence, cartridges with a lower overall length (OAL) in the same caliber and with the same bullet also create higher pressure because the bullet seating depth is higher and the free combustion chamber volume is lower. We provide for each load the underlying cartridge specifications: Bullet Length, Case Length, Cartridge Length / OAL, Seated Depth, Case Capacity. Reloaders might deviate at on own risk from our load data if their cartridge specifications deviate: Bullet Length: with all other specifications being equal, greater bullet length allows for less powder Case Length (l3): with all other specifications being equal, greater case length allows for more powder Cartridge Length / OAL: with all other specifications being equal, greater OAL allows for more powder Seated Depth: with all other specifications being equal, greater seated depth allows for less powder Case Capacity: with all other specifications being equal, greater case capacity allows for more powder Suboptimal / Incorrect Manufacturer Data The load data of the powder and bullet manufacturers sometimes simply contains errors or is based on suboptimal inputs (i.e. too little powder leading to a too low fill rate, too much powder, physically not fitting into the case mentioned). We usually inform them and started to document them in our forum for transparency. Errors in our Data We can not exclude to make mistakes. For example, we sometimes get incorrect bullet measures from manufacturers. With that, our load data can be incorrect because the calculated seating depth and free case volume are incorrect. Please contact us if you believe our load data is incorrect and let us know which source you exactly compare with which of our data.

Our personalized load calculator is live! Requirements: - you need to have a valid, paid access license - you need to be logged on If you fulfill the above requirements and navigate to any load, you find some tabs on the page and one labeled "Personalized Load Calculator": Here you can enter specific values for the following inputs and calculate the load table based on these specifications: Cartridge length / O.A.L. Case capacity Barrel Length Safety Buffer Powder conversion (z) Initially, our default values are set. Pick your own, specific values, click "Find Loads" and the system calculates your specific load details. Demo Video:

Requirements: You need an access license to use this feature. The diary is a new feature of our website. It allows you to save each of your specific loads with specific details such as actual case capacity or C.O.L. You can also create and manage "weapons" and associate your loads with a specific weapon. For the loads, you can also save an image of the actual performance/shooting result so that you can easily remember details later. To use the function, start as follows: Login in with your email and password In your account menu, go to "My Diary" There are 2 options to add a load to your diary as indicated in the video: on the bottom of the diary page 2. on a loads page for a specific bullet and caliber combination in the tab "Add specific load to diary" Every user can add up to 25 entries to the diary. You can share a specific load with the XXL community. To do so, check the "share" checkbox when editing or creating a load. It will then show up here.

Go to your diary. Click the specific entry to get to the detailed view. Scroll down to the section "delete" and click. Confirm to delete by clicking the delete button

It has often been debated how barrel length impacts projectile velocity at the muzzle. The general principle is clear: the longer the barrel, the higher the velocity and the kinetic energy. The pressure created by the powder explosion accelerates the projectile in the barrel. The longer the barrel, the more time and distance is available to accelerate the projectile and, hence, the muzzle velocity is higher with increasing barrel length. While the general principle is clear, we took a more scientific approach to determine this relationship in greater detail: We simulated the muzzle velocity for changing barrel length for two calibers (.308 Winchester and .300 Winchester Magnum) and the 50 most common propellants respectively. We then put the muzzle velocity (Vo) at 600mm / 23.6 barrel length to 100% and indexed the other numbers accordingly to this reference. Finally, we aggregated the values for all propellants for each caliber by taking the average. The results are as follows: If you shorten the barrel length of a .308 Win from 600mm / 23.6 to 300mm / 11.8, your muzzle velocity reduces by 25% to 75%. If you shorten the barrel length of a .300 Win Mag. from 600mm / 23.6 to 300mm / 11.8, your muzzle velocity reduces by 32% to 68%. The results are different because the must suitable powders for a .308 Win are faster burning than the most common powders for a .300 Win Mag. Hence, the accelerate the projectile faster. With the increasing use of silencers, barrel lengths vary significantly more. Our load data therefore indicates the relevant ballistic information for different barrel lengths.

Requirement: Membership (you need to sign up as a member to use the bookmark function) To do so - click on "Log-in" in the page header on the right and register with your email and a password. Once you are registered and logged in, you can see the following buttons: You can then click "Bookmark this load" to bookmark it. If this has been done successfully, the button changes as follows: You can then remove the load/link from the bookmark by clicking the respective button. You can also click "My bookmarks" to view and manage all your bookmarks: Alternatively, you can navigate to your bookmarks by clicking on "My Bookmarks" in the Member menu:

You will find under "Trophies" in the main menu all shared trophies of our community members. To add a trophy, go to your account and "My Trophies". This page lists all your trophies and allows you to add new ones at the bottom of the page. Enter all the required information and then press the submit button. Request a new species under the "Species" tab should one be missing. IMPORTANT: You need to select one of your loads from the diary that you used to hunt the trophy. So you may need to create one first. Then you can select the load and all data such as caliber, bullet, COL, charge, etc. will automatically be taken over. When you click one of your trophies to get a detailed view, you will also find tabs to edit and delete the entry. Below is also a video explaining the function. Have fun and let us know any improvement suggestions.