#1... Just did a gun deal for a 416 Rigby and some reloading supplies. Included was some Speer, Hornady, and Barnes bullets. Just holding the different weights and different manufacturers of the bullets in my hand I was surprised by what I saw!

The 400gr. Hornady and the 325gr. Barnes were roughly the same length even though the Barnes was 75gr. lighter, the Barnes had a great aerodynamic shape (ballistic coefficient) for such a light weight " big bore" bullet (it wasn' t short and stubby) AND THUS a higher potential velocity and MAYBE longer (flatter) reach. In spite of copper being less dense than lead, Barnes bullets seem to be legendary in terms of penetration and expansion and weight retention (military steel core bullets are lighter than lead also but obviously penetrate very well). At first blush, this almost seems too good to be true. What' s the catch -- what am I missing? The 416 Rigby has had very little ammo through it (46 rounds) and has a brilliant bore, so I think I prepping it for Barnes shouldn' t be too much problem. Any thoughts on the Barnes Bullets thing?
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#2... I have an embarrassing " problem." I need to get into reloading in order to have as " much fun" as I want with the Rigby ($100+ per box factory = ouch!). I reloaded once when I was 15-17 and lord knows I was probably close to disaster then and just didn' t know it, so I don' t count that experience for much. What formal resources (besides a mentor) are available to learn proper reloading (especially die adjustment) -- NRA? Schools?

I have a ton of reloading equipment that was gifted to me because I' m the " gun guy" and now it' s time to put it to work!

Thanks For Any Help,
EKM