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FEATURES & INTEGRATION - DESKTOP & MOBILE
Overview
LoadBase2.0© is designed as a set of tools, herein called Modules, in order to conform a specific-purpose software suite, where feature-based integration is the key design concept.
A comprehensive, accurate and practical software solution for the reloading and ballistics enthusiast. With just one focus : to cover in a single package all the necessary tools that a challenging user is looking for.
Its main purpose is to help the centerfire metallic cartridge Reloader / Shooter / Hunter with the most common tasks often involved in shooting which implies to be able to predict accurate exterior ballistics, developing a load or analyzing and storing field data, as well as searching for tested loads.
The user’s experience, as a critical factor, is at the center of the software's architecture.

Easiness, a practical sense of use, and the notion of sharing a common paradigm of operation, were considered factors of paramount importance and so incorporated in every feature of this software.
This is a professional-grade software, for demanding users, who only want the best and take great efforts to master the Art of Accurate Marksmanship.
It was conceived from the ground up as a set of practical, smart tools for the shooter to make the most out of his rifle/ammo and to maximize the probability of a first-shot impact on target at range.
However it's important to consider that there are no miracles or mathematical models that can deal with inappropriate data input and lack of effort in collecting the most exact possible values of both the environmental conditions as well as the gun parameters.
Its scope is broad, as well as its audience, being a valuable toolbox for competitive shooters, hunters, forensic experts, in short, anyone interested in this fascinating subject.
Here the user will find a set of functionally-based modules to assist in almost every conceivable shooting/hunting scenario, including the special challenges ever present in Long Range Shooting.
All the hard-to-find parameters needed to analyze and compare different loads are available at the user’s fingertips complemented with Reports, Graphs and Filtering features, as well as packed with many other utilities, closing the circle in the development cycle of reloading, gun testing and field shooting.
Finally, we can attest for sure, that this software was conceived to serve as a one-stop Ballistics/Reloading solution.
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It is made up of 5 (five) Modules, designed and programmed to be fully compliant with the guidelines of a Microsoft® Windows-based application.
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LoadBase2.0© allows the user to generate Reports ( Print / Preview ) or Export to MS Excel most of the generated output , according to each Module function. (Desktop edition only)
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Several and intermixable unit’s system. Choose between metric or English, or mix them, no problem!
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Online help, just press the F1 key at any time.
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Share your data with others using our HTML-based reports or Excel outputs. Just print or send any created report by email using your browser built-in capability.
Brief Descriptions by Module
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a comprehensive loads and components database, containing megabytes of useful information, featuring selected loads for more than 290 cartridges accounting in excess of 21000 loads from major sources.
Loads are merged from many sources, on a cartridge basis, independent of source, although with source identified along with all the significant parameters and sort options by any parameter.
Offering complete load tables, comparative capabilities, including specs for thousand of bullets (more than 40 manufacturers), cartridges specs (more than 1300), powders, primers, and many other useful technical charts and tables and more important...it's updated several times per year.
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More than 21000 loads from major sources
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More than 3000 bullets from almost every manufacturer
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More than 1300 cartridges specifications
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Tables for common rifling twists, for both rifles and handguns
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Table for common cartridge’s designations (more than 4400 entries)
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While not intended as a replacement, it's scope is much more broader than a reloading manual.
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| Logbook |
a full featured module designed to manage and perform analysis on all data collected from a shooting session or when testing a new load. Its electronic format will keep load data, target data and velocity data, coherently organized into a neat and easy to use tool.
It’s intended to help users to store, search for and retrieve all data from a reloading and/or shooting session, without any hassle, in order to keep an "electronic log", plus a powerful array of options manage the data so necessary for any reloader.
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All data stored in a relational database.
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A single, consistent interface, for storing, updating, searching and sorting records. Multiple selectors for choosing
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Easy and immediate, velocity statistics.
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A complete graphical interface to store
target’s data, with 20 grid styles to choose from.
In short, a neat way to store information about your loads, and field or range results. Take into account that only from past records a handloader can gain insight about his gun/loads performance. |
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| Ballistics |
a professional Exterior ballistics module. Its primary purpose is to compute a bullet's downrange data for up to 6 tracks (concurrently), and up to 3000 yards/meters.
Specifically designed to perform ballistics analysis, unleashing the inner aspects of gun/cartridge performance, and to "play" with multiple parameters in order to obtain valid conclusions, perform sensitivity analysis by modifying variables, etc. all of this using an advanced ballistics engine that is state of the art.
Multiple independent tracks makes easy to ask "what if" or "what happens" questions, allowing the analysis of different shooting scenarios.
LoadBase2.0© six independent tracks let you see all the results at the same time either in tabular format ( as numerical values ) or as graphical plots.
Of course, all data could be stored and later recalled, in the program’s database.
You can specify one set of atmospheric conditions for sight-in, and another set for a different range or hunting location and then compute how the original trajectory will change at the new location.
Its comprehensive functionality allows the user to calculate all the elements of a bullet's trajectory, and for any set of firing conditions.
These firing conditions include muzzle velocity of the bullet, elevation ( or depression ) angle of the gun barrel, altitude of the firing point, wind conditions at that location, and environmental ( meteorological ) conditions.
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Advanced, state of the art ballistics engine, for up to 6 tracks and Multiple Wind Zones
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The calculated trajectory parameters includes downrange velocity, energy, momentum, drop relative to the extended bore line of the gun, bullet path height relative to the line of sight of the shooter, wind deflection of the bullet, and time of flight of the bullet, lead for a running target, etc.
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The program generates a listing of all these ballistics results and provides graphs, which the user can select, of velocity, energy, momentum, drop, bullet path height, crosswind drift plus target lead and various tabular formats are used to present the results in very convenient ways.
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Also included is the PBR ( Point Blank
Range ) calculation, including the information for making "zero" adjustments
in MOA, MIL and CLICKS
From that data the module will create, at the same time, a valuable set of seven ready-to-use Field Charts especially devised to deal with the stringent challenges posed by shooting at long range.
Create charts for Wind, Coriolis, Slope, Reticle Holdover, Canting, Mil-Dot distance and a Mil-Dot complete firing solution. All of them are customizable and ready to go!
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Slope chart : four charts showing the
effect of incline shooting from 0° to 60°. Selectable
Units in Inches/CM, MOA, MIL and Clicks.
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Wind chart : two charts for Full and Half wind values. Selectable Units in Inches/CM, MOA, MIL and Clicks.
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MIL-DOT distance : a representative and classic tool for those used to range targets with the aid of a Mil-Dot scope. Select target size increments, MIL increments and units.
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MIL-DOT firing : the complete Mil-Dot
firing solution in just one chart. Taking your track’s parameters plus customizable by target’s
size, this chart will indicate all the necessary settings,
including range, Clicks and MOA.
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Canting chart : a valuable aid to any shooter. Indicates how much deflection to expect from a canted scope. Select both angle and units.
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Coriolis chart : designed as an aid to correctly evaluate the effect of the Coriolis acceleration at long range. Select firing coordinates, units and Latitude.
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Lead chart : designed as an aid to correctly evaluate the corrections to apply when engaging a Moving Target.
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Reticle Hold : a graphical representation
of 37 reticle designs from the major optics players, that from any track’s data will show
for each stadia line the Zero range. A must for those
shooters used to holdover in long range situations.
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Conversions |
this module facilitates the user to perform the most common unit conversions often needed in Shooting/Reloading.
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Categories, such as Length, Volume, Area, Mass and more.
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Since it uses significant figures, conversions are never inaccurate, and they are in full compliance with U.S. standards.
Unit Conversion can be a complex problem. Whether you're trying to handle multiple units systems or simply converting a single value from imperial to metric units ( International System of Units ) this module has the solution.
Measurement conversion affects all areas of our sport and with this tool the user will handle measurement conversion in a consistent and flexible manner. |
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| Analyzer |
designed as a set of calculators, ranging from Interior Ballistics calculations to other related phenomena, like computing a barrel’s optimum twist, a bullet’s stability factor, BC from two velocities, BC conversions between different Drag functions and to calculate the Drag Coefficient as it’s needed by the ballistics engine.
Its value as a module is central to this program, which is projected to perform side-calculations that while not routinely done, are of great importance for the precision shooter.
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Powley Calculator : an updated implementation
of the method devised by the late Homer S. Powley to predict
load charges and pressure when data for a particular cartridge
is not easy to find. A nice complement for the extensive
loads’ database provided by LoadBase 2.0© providing
to the experienced handloader a fast, accurate predictor.
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Twist & Stability : an enhanced tool to compute a barrel’s
optimum twist and the resultant stability factor for a given
bullet. Two methods are used at the same time. A modern
one, considered a breakthrough in modern ballistics, based
on the work of Don Miller ( 2005 ) which has been proven
very accurate. This method considers the effects of both
velocity and air density. The second one was derived from
the work of Sir Alfred Greenhill ( 1879 ), however the current
algorithm was enhanced to deal with new bullet styles and
high velocities. It does not use a constant value across
the range of the different variables.
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Chronograph Vel Correction : its purpose is to correct the instrumental velocity (chronographs figures ) accounting for the BC of the bullet, its velocity and the distance between the muzzle and the sky-screens.
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BC from velocity : The BC gives the
ratio of ballistic efficiency compared to the standard
G1 projectile as used by the bullet’s makers. This module will accurately compute any bullet’s
BC given its velocity loss measurement as indicated by two
chronographs.
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BC Conversions : since there are many
drag functions that were developed to have a better fit
for same bullet styles, this tool will allow the user to
easily convert one function’s value to another very
easily. A must for those interested in pursuing very accurate
trajectory predictions for the modern, streamlined bullets.
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Drag Coefficient : this module was
specifically added to assist the shooter to determine the
correct value of a critical constant used to calculate the
changes to the drag function over the supersonic velocity
range. In other words, this program ballistics' engine
uses a drag coefficient (DC) that affects the calculated
rate of bullet deceleration. Applying this DC, the resultant
trajectory calculations are very accurate for that particular
bullet because the drag function has effectively been tailored
for that particular bullet.
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Recoil Calc : here the user will access a recoil
calculator for up to two firearms, projected to perform accurate and meaningful
comparisons, in both tabular and graphical layout, featuring an straightforward
interpretation of this central effect.
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