Reloading Books ????
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Lee 2nd Edition and 1 other. Plus ABC's of Reloading.
I have Speer, Lyman, Nosler, Hornady reloading manuals as well but they all cater to their specific bullets. Lee, on the other hand, has more "general" recipes catering to many bullets.
If you shoot only Hornady bullets then the Hornady would suit you well, if you shoot strictly Sierra then the Sierra manual should be your choice, but if you shoot many bullets then I personally would make sure I had a copy of the Lee manual and another just to cross reference against same bullet weights/lengths.
I find the Lee manual to have more powder choices/caliber as well.
I have Speer, Lyman, Nosler, Hornady reloading manuals as well but they all cater to their specific bullets. Lee, on the other hand, has more "general" recipes catering to many bullets.
If you shoot only Hornady bullets then the Hornady would suit you well, if you shoot strictly Sierra then the Sierra manual should be your choice, but if you shoot many bullets then I personally would make sure I had a copy of the Lee manual and another just to cross reference against same bullet weights/lengths.
I find the Lee manual to have more powder choices/caliber as well.
Hornady Vol I & II will get you started, depending on the caliber(s) that you are wishing to reload for there is also
"USA LoadBook" these books have a tonne of info from many different reloading outfits, powder companies, bullet manufactures, etc... all in one book for just that caliber, unless it's the Weatherby Magnums, then you'll get a few in one book.
I've used Lee
Lyman
Hornady (I use the most)
IMR (good for my Weatherby loads)
USA LoadBook
Nosler
Barnes
Sierra
& the internet
Good luck
"USA LoadBook" these books have a tonne of info from many different reloading outfits, powder companies, bullet manufactures, etc... all in one book for just that caliber, unless it's the Weatherby Magnums, then you'll get a few in one book.
I've used Lee
Lyman
Hornady (I use the most)
IMR (good for my Weatherby loads)
USA LoadBook
Nosler
Barnes
Sierra
& the internet
Good luck
latest Lyman edition and the Hornady volumes will give you 99% of what you need, unless you are going to be useing exclusively Barnes, Nosler or Sierra bullets, then you should use manuals printed specificly for those bullets. Their jackets are of a different metalurgical composition and can cause extreme pressures with generic loading tables. bearhunter
I'd pick the newest Lyman manual and then pick up the manual for the bullet manufacturer that you would like to use. There are a couple of new ones coming out soon, the new Speer (I'm not sure if the edition #) and Nosler's #6. Hornady's is also fairly new.
beretta boy
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I've found Sierra, Speer & Nosler (in order) as the manuals I most "go to" ... along with one of the best deals: "Hodgdon's Annual" reloading manual which you can sometimes find on the newstand of a big magazine supplier.
If you have to have only 2 (the more the merrier, can't have too many) then the Lyman 48th edition and the Sierra.
I definately agree with beretta boy on the Hodgdon Annual. It should be out in about March. I have them since they started publishing it in 2004.
I definately agree with beretta boy on the Hodgdon Annual. It should be out in about March. I have them since they started publishing it in 2004.
I agree with RePete on this one and if I only had one it would be the Lyman.
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- The Conservative part of Ontario
I think it's important for you to tell us what you are loading for. No sense getting a book that does not cover the topic.
There are crappy load books out there, but which ones are crap is a matter of opinion.
As a reloader of many cartridges, I like to have as many as possible, and I also use online sources, from reputable sources, backed up with research of my printed manuals.
There are crappy load books out there, but which ones are crap is a matter of opinion.
As a reloader of many cartridges, I like to have as many as possible, and I also use online sources, from reputable sources, backed up with research of my printed manuals.
Not a great choice as it is dated (big time!).
But......... if you are looking for older info on 'classic calibers' then I would agree with SuperCub and say it's a great book!
I agree, but most of the data is now dated.
Hi
The Lyman books would be the first on the list. Unless you are a pistol only guy, the Reloading Handbook would be the one to grab. Second on the list might be a Sierra.
There is a massive amount of data out on the internet these days. You probably can survive without a book at all. I would pick the two books above simply because they give a pretty good run through of what you need to know. For specific loads, the 'net is often better than any manual, provided you check the data.
Bob
The Lyman books would be the first on the list. Unless you are a pistol only guy, the Reloading Handbook would be the one to grab. Second on the list might be a Sierra.
There is a massive amount of data out on the internet these days. You probably can survive without a book at all. I would pick the two books above simply because they give a pretty good run through of what you need to know. For specific loads, the 'net is often better than any manual, provided you check the data.
Bob
