Starting a library...

[jakfrost]

So, after a few years away, literally...I am back at the bench, and with some new ( to me anyway ) calibers to load, I need to buy a reloading manual or two.

The venerable .270 seems to be well represented in most manuals, Lee, Lyman, Speer, Horady, Nosler, etc,etc., as is my .300 Win Mag, but my .204 and even the 7mm-08 are a little more sketchy on the details. In fact it seems the .204 Ruger is a rare breed when it comes to load and ballistic data?!?

So with those 4 calibers in mind does anyone have some recommendations, comments(?) before I plunk down the $$ for 2 or 3 of the popular reloading manuals?

I am computer savvy ( sort of...) but still like the 'pulp and paper' storage method for some things

Jim

 

[dead meat]

I`ve been printing out the cart. info i need from companys like hodgon, alliant, etc. That way i get the info i want as i don`t need more books, don`t have enough space for what i`ve collected in the last 40 years of shooting. It also takes a year or to for new info to get into the loading books as their is so many new products hitting the market each year or so it seems.

 

[Johnn Peterson]

For me, the more manuals or sources of info the better. What you might want to consider before you purchase anything specific, is the brand of components you prefer. In my case, there are three primary brands of bullets I use so I consider those manufacturers manuals a must. Hornady, Sierra and Barnes.