Reloading-Whats your Favorite book?

FrancF

Like Cooking for reloaders, they can vary. they have tons of recipes.

Whats your first Pick or book you grab first? Lyman, Nosler, Lee, Hornady, Sierra, Speer. Etc.

pack rat633

Year after year, its Hornady, then Nosler, as a last resort, Speer. If I'm loading lead bullets, it's always been Lyman. Top loads are generraly the same, but powder brands and types vary wildly.

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plains scout

Depends on what bullet I am loading. I go for the book that is the manufacturer of the bullet I am reloading. Then I read them all and study their ballistic charts and then go for it. I even go to the old ones as they offer loads sometimes not in the "new" ones.



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cletus85

I have several including Hornady, Speer, Nosler and Sierra...I generally refer to all of them in addition to the latest freebies as well as online information. I prefer my Older Speer manual for most applications.

Iconoclast

Lyman first and then others. Lyman doesn't have the depth the others offer, but neither is it wedded to a particular line of bullets / powder, so often it has some combinations one won't find elsewhere. I've always found it provided a good foundation if not the finishing touches.

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aglore

Swift and Nosler as they are my bullets of choice.

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TheBrassMan

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One Book/One Calibre
Hornady
Speer


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JustC

Nosler, then ask around, then sierra (don't understand what their barrels are doing sometimes?). Nosler usually gets me pretty dang close. Gonna try Exbal and quickload soon though.

why chase the game when the bullet can get em from here?....
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rimfire72

Iconoclast has it. I always check the Lyman first.It's a good idea to check at least two different manuals to make sure. You never know when one might have a typo.It pays to be safe.

Ray B

My first choice isn't a book, rather for developing a baseload to start working from, I prefer a Powley Computer (slide rule).

Tailgunner1954

Nosler for specific load data (Nosler being my prefered bullet), than "Any Shot You Want" for detailed (non data) information.
I don't shoot lead any more, but when I did I used Lyman for the data.
Ballistics come from the program "RCBS-Load" program (also has a good data base for locating data published sources on weird/oddball cartridges).
I have the Seirra, Speer, Hornady manuals, along with a few others, just in case.

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Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.

Warbirds

I use the lyman books for both rifle/pistol and shotgun loads.

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shooter4

Lyman 47th for pistol and rifle.

Lyman shotshell reloading handbook for shotgun.

texshooter

I guess that I have all of the reloading manuals that are published.

Nosler is usually my 1st choice on a new or unknown load as their info is good for me. Lyman #2.

I have some old manuals that give some excellent load info, that the new books leave out.


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chuck

Hey Ray B, where did you get your Powley Computer thing?? I have been looking for one for a long time, Lost mine several years ago.

Pearyw

I probably use the Lyman the most, but I cross check several others before I try anything. I load for a lot of old military rifles, so I find that the Cartridges of the World book comes in handy for data that doesn't appear anywhere else.

steve45

I have several, but I like the Speer the best.

FrancF

Wow! I was thinking to myself "I bet I am the only guy thats grabs Lyman first. I always work my loads, but with all the books I cross refrance, sometimes I will find a 5gr. diff between max and min.

one set tells me, just say max, of 44gr of varget. Then another book has that same load as a start. Just goes to show you can't have to many books![:D]

Ray B

chuck- I forget where I got it- It was mail order, but was stamped as being from Bob Hutton's in So. Cal.; It's about 20 years old and I haven't seen them offered for sale for several years. There are probably computer programs now that will do the same thing, if you can tolerate the computer thing.

Hunter375

Sierra for rifle, Accurate arms for magnum pistol, Speer for standard Pistol. Sierra gives the most accurate and highest velocity data for rifle, Speer gives heaviest loads for handguns, and Accurate arms lists a brutal load for my .50 AE.

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chuck

Ray B, thanks fer ans. Mine was very old also. If I ever find one fer sale I'll Get it.

idsman75

I don't reload but I used to keep a Speer manual in the restroom for "reading material". I learned a good bit from that book and still pick it up on occasion.

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