Pressure Trace or Oehler 43

Antelope_Sniper · Feb 27, 2008

Has any ever used an Oehler 43 pressure test system?
I found a competetor on the internet called Pressure Trace.

http://www.shootingsoftware.com/pressure.htm

Does anyone have any experience with these?

It looks like an interesting idea, but I'd just like to know a little more before I dropped $500 to $1200.

Ol` Joe · Feb 27, 2008

The M43 is a top of the line machine and priced to match. Ohler has been the leader in chronos and pressure equipment for years.
I`ve a RSI Pressure Trace and find it useful. One needs to keep in mind though the data you get from either is not necessarily a true psi reading. I like to look at them as "pressure units". The Presssure Trace is a very resonable priced tool that will let you compare pressures of various loads with excellent resolution. They also show the burn "rise" which is a measure of the powders burn rate in that paticular cartridge/load. The possibility of pressure spikes, and other useful info. They are an educational tool that can show you alot about your loads.