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mongoose

What Manuals Do You Use......?
« on: July 09, 2012, 10:03:36 PM »
I was wondering what your favorite reloading manual was.
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hnl.flyboy

What Manuals Do You Use......?
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2012, 11:34:50 PM »
Whatever the crusty old guys from WGS say to load :D

Nah...I have Lee's 2nd Edition Modern Reloading. I also use Hodgdon's online resources.
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GZire

Re: What Manuals Do You Use......?
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2012, 05:52:49 AM »
Depends on the bullets I'm using, but........................Sierra, Hornady, Barnes to name a few....
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Inspector

Re: What Manuals Do You Use......?
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2012, 06:04:20 AM »
Quote from: GZire on July 10, 2012, 05:52:49 AM
Depends on the bullets I'm using, but........................Sierra, Hornady, Barnes to name a few....
I'm with G on this one. I have a Sierra, Hornady and Lyman Manual. I also have the "Complete Reloading Manual for .XXX Cartridge". These are caliber specific manuals and I have one for each cartridge I reload. The reason I have these is that they include the data from the powder manufacturers as well as the bullet manufacturers all at your fingertips. Plus I occasionally bring my laptop out to the garage if I am looking stuff up. Also, some manufacturers of bullets don't publicize their loading data. Berger Bullets comes to mind. So I e-mailed them and they sent me their data as well.
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spanner1751

Re: What Manuals Do You Use......?
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2012, 08:51:18 PM »
If you're just starting out and don't want to buy a manual, Hodgdon has a good online reloading data center.

http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp
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clshade

Re: What Manuals Do You Use......?
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2012, 08:55:39 PM »
My go-to manual is Hodgdon's since it lists all the powders I have easy access to.

I cross reference with Lyman's since it has better cast bullet data. I use Lee tumble lube dies so the bullets aren't exactly the same but it gets me in the ballpark.
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Pit808

Re: What Manuals Do You Use......?
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2012, 09:35:34 PM »
Like GZ and Inspector, if I'm using a certain brand of bullets I try to use that brand manual.  If I'm using a generic brand that doesn't have a manual, I try and research to see what bullet it is closest to.  Usually places like montana gold have bullets that are similar to a name brand.  I use a lot of Hornady bullets, so most of my loads were based on either the Hornady or Lyman book. 

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oldfart

Re: What Manuals Do You Use......?
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2012, 06:32:32 AM »
Speer manual (I refered to this book most often since it was the first one I bought)
Sierra manual
Lyman Reloading Handbook
Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook

Manuahi:
Various pamphlets, Winchester, Hogdon, Accurate
Alliant pdf, Hogdon pdf, Accurate pdf
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astroboy

Re: What Manuals Do You Use......?
« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2012, 04:07:53 AM »
I use Sierra and Hornady manuals. The Lyman reloading manual has a lot of reloading info that is not limited to a single bullet brand.
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