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In my quest for reloading knowledge I'm looking to buy my first reloading handbook / manual.
The mischievious monkey suggested I start a thread to ask for input and advice from the fine members in here. Thank you in advance for all the help.
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Pedro U / Member# 0770 ![]() Last edited by pitor; 03-11-2017 at 04:42 PM. |
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The Lyman manual is the best all around manual IMO.
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Yes, the Lyman is a great resource!
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Give me a shout if you get up to Jax, I can give you a walk through on reloading and have you bang some out on my press.
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Excelente idea, I may be heading that way in the near future since my wife needs to have her checkup up at the proton therapy center.
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DITTO,
Been using the Lyman book for decades. They have always appeared to be impartial to Mfg's slant and post a pretty broad spread of powders and projectiles. I've always found more than enough info to establish or extrapolate a good starting point and safe load limits.
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![]() Every time I think about buying a manual I look at the thousands of loads I will never use. I could go through a whole manual and need maybe 15-20 pages of it and even then all the same info is online. Call me a sinner but I just don't see the need for thick dusty manuals. Unless there is the loss of the internet and even then I have notes about all my load data. I think I'm good.
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Wow you're a sinner for sure. I think purchasing a manual is a good buy or two but I don't agree with buying a newer version every few years. Data rarely changes and powder companies know this. But pump out a new versions they will make lots of money on old info. They might tweak numbers to create the illusion of updates but its a ploy I believe. Online is a great source if you use trusted places. But at least have one manual
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I got the Lyman 49 when I first started reloading again, mainly for the diversity of load data, plus it has one of the best "how to reload" sections. I picked up the Hornady 9th edition because it had some load data that the Lyman didn't have. Since I generally stick to Hodgdon/IMR/Winchester powders, I get the annual Hodgdon magazine for $6.00.
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