Good Reloading Manual?
Good Reloading Manual?
11-09-2013, 01:05 PM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Vermont
Posts: 180
The Hornady 9th is a good manual, and the Lyman 49th is very informative. If you are handloading one of the older established calibers, the Hornady 4th is a good one too. I use mine to compare loads with the newer manuals.
11-09-2013, 01:52 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 3,813
Rob in VT: Welcome to reloading - it is a fun and rewarding hobby.
You will probably end-up acquiring a few manuals. I have Hornady, Speer and Sierra. Which manual gets used depends upon the situation but all 3 are good.
I would also recommend you write up your own notes. I have done this for all of the equipment I have - it saves me from having to go hunting for a manual.
Peace.
You will probably end-up acquiring a few manuals. I have Hornady, Speer and Sierra. Which manual gets used depends upon the situation but all 3 are good.
I would also recommend you write up your own notes. I have done this for all of the equipment I have - it saves me from having to go hunting for a manual.
Peace.
11-09-2013, 02:49 PM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 360
Reloading manuals are like guns, but thankfully cheaper. You can never have too many! I have the 6th edition Nosler book that I refer to a lot, as I load heavily with Nosler bullets. I have a Hornady book for the cheap bullets I plink with sometimes. I also have a Lyman 49th edition, and a older Speer book. Lyman is nice, in that they are not tied to any bullet or powder maker. As a result, you'll see a variety of brands of bullets and powders used. Speer will use Alliant powder and Speer bullets, Hornady will use Hornady bullets, and Nosler will use their bullets. Each has their place, depending on what you shoot mostly.
