Maybe I can add to the question. Is there a modern book that would include all the new matarials. I'm loading a lot of plated bullits and I have to compare them to other similar bullits. Because both my manuals and hodgdon reloading don't have plated bullits listed.
One reloading manual that covers it all?
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One of the problems I find is that sometimes the powder / bullit combination I'm looking for is not listed in either of my manuals. So I go to hodgdon and get this recipe. But I'm using plated bullits. So should I just not use that specific powder?
There is no one perfect manual because firearms and your components vary, and having a few manuals will help with a workup load staring with a averaged start load and working up.
Below is a extreme example, but everything is the same on this load except the type 55 grain bullet. And it cause a 14,000 psi increase in chamber pressure that is way over max. And always start low and work up and learn to read your cases, the brass will tell you a story. Be safe.
Below is a extreme example, but everything is the same on this load except the type 55 grain bullet. And it cause a 14,000 psi increase in chamber pressure that is way over max. And always start low and work up and learn to read your cases, the brass will tell you a story. Be safe.
I just bought a new copy of the Lee manual and I really like it. I like how all of the loads in it for any given bullet weight star with the highest velocity loads at the top. I have the Nosler, hornady, Sierra, Barnes, Speer and Lyman books as well. FS
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I doubt that since Lee's data doesn't coincide with any other data I've seen, and I have most of the current North American manuals and a number of European and Australian ones as well. That doesn't mean that Lee's data was necessarily tested, it might well have been projected from a computer program. But I haven't seen any other manual that provides volume based data, in addition to weight, all others provide their data by weight alone, so Lee's manual is unique in this respect. My objection to the Lee manual is that the loads are very conservative, probably due to their preference for volume based powder charges.
Lee's manuals is a compilation of a number of other manuals put under one roof. The downside is that it's all dated and most of it is obsolete due to changes in the powders formulations being changed.
You are better of sticking with the online manuals and the Lyman's, but the Lyman's are dated now.
49th ed published 2008.
You are better of sticking with the online manuals and the Lyman's, but the Lyman's are dated now.
49th ed published 2008.
As others said online reloading data is the easiest to access now and cheapest too. I believe you can never have too many reloading books as they all have info that can make a better handloader. If i was limited to one book, i would buy the Lee. I am doing more cast reloading and the Lyman works better these days. The castpics website provides lots of loads for me too for this.
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I have the Lyman, Hornady, Lee manuals and the Hodgdon annual catalog. None of them give me all the data that I need in one book. For instructions on how to reload, the Lyman is my favorite but for loads only, I'd choose the Lee.
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Sh!t, I'm using the 48th edition still. Oh well
The Sierra Infinity I6 program lists numerous manufacturers, complete with BC's plus a host of information for various rimfires.
The BC for Eley Match is .148 and while there is a velocity shown, the Eley Match line has the velocity published on the box and that velocity can be added to your calculations.
Once your figures have been entered with your sighting in range, the ballistics can be broken down to your liking be it 10, 25, 50, or 100 yard increments, and then printed.
They also list most accurate load and best hunting load but for their own bullets. That does not spot you from using a similar bullet weight.
I have 190 grain Match Kings and the accuracy load is 70.4 grains of Re22 for 2900 fps. They list the velocity as 3000 for 72.6 grains.
For a hunting bullet, I use the 190 grain Hornady and found their powder charges acceptable.
The BC for Eley Match is .148 and while there is a velocity shown, the Eley Match line has the velocity published on the box and that velocity can be added to your calculations.
Once your figures have been entered with your sighting in range, the ballistics can be broken down to your liking be it 10, 25, 50, or 100 yard increments, and then printed.
They also list most accurate load and best hunting load but for their own bullets. That does not spot you from using a similar bullet weight.
I have 190 grain Match Kings and the accuracy load is 70.4 grains of Re22 for 2900 fps. They list the velocity as 3000 for 72.6 grains.
For a hunting bullet, I use the 190 grain Hornady and found their powder charges acceptable.
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You will probably never find data for plated bullets. Use data for similar cast bullets and work your way up using a chrony. Ive used campro and usually find the data for jacketed very close but get in the habbit of going through the data on your own.
Ok so you say use cast bullits for comparison to plated, which is what I've been told by others , many times. But then you say , compare campro plated to jacketed and that's also what the campro site says. So , are campro plated different than other plated bullits? Do you compare campro plated to jackeked only?
+1, I have both plus about 3 others. I use them all and no one book leaves me completely satisfied but the Lee was my first one and years later I'm still surprised at how many times I still use it after reviewing all of them.
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I always lean on the side of caution. Most plated bullets recomend cast data so i started there but i have found campro and berrys both perform very similar to jacketed. I have not tried any other plated bullets then campro and berrys.
