1937 Complete Guide to Handloading (by Philip B. Sharpe)

[BadgerDog]

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1937 Complete Guide to Handloading (by Philip B. Sharpe) (click here)http://www.milsurps.com/content.php?r=423-1937-Complete-Guide-to-Handloading-(by-Philip-B.-Sharpe)

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A Treatise on Handloading for Pleasure, Economy and Utility

Anyone interested in exploring the early days of loading and reloading firearm shells should obtain a copy of this book. Mr. Sharpe provides first hand knowledge of reloading techniques used from the turn of the century to the late forties and early fifties. Extensive reloading data is provided for many early and out-of-production firearms. A pleasure to read, even if much of the data is dated.

Philip B. Sharpe was a genuine firearms expert and wildcatter who wrote many fine and informative books and articles from the 1930s into the early 1950s. If you have ever heard of the 7mm Sharp & Hart (sometimes called the 7x61 S&H), that was a wildcat developed by Phil Sharpe in collaboration with Richard F. Hart. This cartridge briefly achieved factory production in 1953 when Schultz and Larson chambered their rifles for the cartridge. This cartridge, by the way, could drive a 175 gr. bullet to about 2900 fps out of a 24" barrel.

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Note: Low quality pics shown below are for illustrative purposes only and the quality of the images within the drawings of the PDF file download are much greater.

Regards,
Doug

 

[H4831]

When one examines the contents of Phil Sharp's book, the first thought that comes to mind is, what have they learned in the last 73 years?
When anyone on these threads state they want to start reloading, everyone tells them to first get the most modern loading books. In reality, this book would be just fine for them, except for the lack of loading charts for the many calibres designed since then and the newer powders not shown. The facts are, however, that all the old standby, most popular calibres yet and the old standby powders, will all be in that book.
Thus, a charge of IMR4350 used with a 180 grain bullet in the 30-06, shown in the book, will still be a good load for the 30-06. Probably just as good as any handloader can concoct today.

 

[Canuck44]

I have Phils book and if you are interested in loadings for any of the old obsolete cartridges this book is a must have. They come up on Ebay every so often. Worth getting if you are serious about reloading.

Take Care

Bob

 

[C Broad Arrow]

The basics never change.