I have been reading post on reloading data books. I have the hogdon powder book. What powders do you recomend for the following, 3006, 3030, 6.5x55 sweedish, .357mag. Im just askin about the powder books. I know loads will come later. Also post have been on speer, nosler ect... Do I need to get these also? Is there a single data book that covers the different brands and types?
Thanks,
Rick

Lifes not about knowing the answers, its about asking the questions.

There are books called "Load Books" which have many loads from bullet and powder companys, in one book for one caliber. Go to www.midwayusa.com Ph. 1-800-243-3220. Good luck.

Edited by - handloader1 on 01/15/2003 22:22:15

wow...I've found serious discrepancies in loading data between manuals and it gives credence to starting 10% low and working up.....The best manuals that I've seen are Hodgdon's data manual and Hornady's Handbook of cartridge reloading....

.30-06.....use H-4831
.30-30.....use H-4895
6.5X55.....use reloader 22
.357 mag...use H4227

Loads for the 150 grain .30-06 can be used for all 150 grain bullets...etc.....it's a dern good rule of thumb.....!

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So I need the powder data books and the data books for the bullet? What does the data book for the bullet have thats needed here? Range and speed? Isnt that in the powder data book?
I warned you that I would have lots of questions.LOL

Thanks,
Rick
Oh, Handloader that link does not seem to work. I get a error message can you check and post again?
Thanks.

Lifes not about knowing the answers, its about asking the questions.

Who,as HL1,stated,the load books are good,but,in order to make it easier,just buy the 47th Edition Loading Manual,by Lyman. There is a lot of knowledge in it plus loads for a vast amount of powders and bullet makers. It covers both pistols and rifles !The price is like $15, and well worth it .

Mounting Man/in PA.

for the .357mag unique is a good powder that will also let you reload .38spl as well, though it does seem a bit dirty to me. that will get you regular plinking/shooting rounds. serious rounds for the .357 2400, H-110, W296 are good choices and if you use 180gr bullets lil'gun is a good choice

propmahn
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I currently work out of the Speer #14, Sierra #2, Winchester's, Hogdon's, Hornady's and whatever else I have available. The single caliber load books are a great reference and includes data from the domestic bullet and powder vendors. The section on Sierra's data also gives a recomended accuracy and hunting load. A good starting point would be the Lyman 47'th edition, this manual gives factory spec load data for the majority of the popular commercial cartridges. As far as powders go there is no one do it all powder for a number of guns, but for what you'll be loading for H380 may be a good place to start without having to by powder for each rifle cartridge. For the 357, it is said that there is no finer powder than w296 for magnum cartridges, 231, blue dot and unique also do well for the 38/357. For the most part you can use data from any of the manufacturers for the comparible bullet weight but you'll have to see what works best in your guns. I personally like Hornady and Sierra bullets for accuracy and performance, they're a lot cheaper than the Noslers, Barnes, etc. Either way your in the right place to ask.

Who:

It works now. Good luck.

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I do much the same, I have a number of books, I'll cross reference powder performance, decide which powders to consider then look at Hornady's data ( if that's the bullet I'm using ), then at the powder makers data. That way you can establish a baseline of where to start your load and what your max should be. Usually if you go to a local gun shop they'll know what powders/primers are being sold and will suggest a powder/primer combo. They'll probably own guns themselves and I don't know anyone who don't like to talk about their guns.