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Lyman’s 50th Edition Reloading Handbook

Article from the Firearm Blog http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/05/11/lymans-50th-edition-reloading-handbook/

Lyman Products Corporation has been in the reloading business for a long time. The company offers a wide range of tools and accessories including handbooks on reloading and casting. Now, they have released the 50th Edition of its Reloading Handbook.

The Lyman manuals have been a trusted source for load recipes and other data for more than 100 years. The new edition features the addition of new calibers, bullets and powders. Perhaps one of the more striking changes: the handbook is in full color.

The load data section has been increased to include the following cartridges:
•17 Hornet
•6.5 Grendel
•6.5 Creedmoor
•6.5-284
•26 Nosler
•28 Nosler
•300 BLK
•300 RCM
•338 RCM
•450 Bushmaster
•458 SOCOM
•50 Beowulf

In addition to featuring bullets from the major makers (Barnes, Hornady, Sierra, etc.), Lyman includes an extensive selection of cast lead bullets. This makes sense, as Lyman offers many products for casting your own projectiles. In fact, the company’s MAG furnaces are some of the most popular tools for melting lead in this process.

The new reloading manual also includes on barrels, case preperation and understanding ballistic coefficient. For this edition, the company includes a special article on the history of the company’s Reloading Handbooks.

In addition to reloading gear, Lyman also makes a range of shooting accessories such as gun mats and chronographs.
 
Interesting! I just picked up the 49th Edition a few weeks ago, was bummed there was no .17 Hornet data.

Color too? Guess I'm going to have some more reading material!
 
WOOHOO!!!

It's here!

The articles at the beginning of the manual have been changed, removing the ones that were in the 49th, and a couple of new ones added.
As far as load data goes, there are a few new cartridges added, and some of the previous tables had a few newer powders added.

I noticed the basic page layout differs, in that this one is printed in full colour. The tables seem easier to read.
 
Just picked one up from my local gun shop! I'm new to reloading, but I did notice that for given calibres it only shows load data for a few different weights of projectiles. If I were to select a different brand or style (SP vs HPBT) would I just use the same load data starting low and working up? I know its a bit of a hijack, but if I need another manual anyways, the Lyman is going up for sale!
 
Potshot21 said:
Just picked one up from my local gun shop! I'm new to reloading, but I did notice that for given calibres it only shows load data for a few different weights of projectiles. If I were to select a different brand or style (SP vs HPBT) would I just use the same load data starting low and working up? I know its a bit of a hijack, but if I need another manual anyways, the Lyman is going up for sale!
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If I were using the same type (cup and core, for example) of bullet, and similar weight, I would not hesitate to use the starting load data. The max might be different, and a particular load might suit the gun best, but a start load wouldn't be a problem.
If I were considering a solid metal (monometal) bullet, I would use data specifically developed for that type of bullet.

As a for instance, the Lee reloading book only specifies bullet type and weight, not brand.
 
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