Reloading resources you like!

[Ura-Ki]

I just had a look at my reloading manuals and other resources and realised my books and other data is 10 years old or more. What books and other resources do you like and why? Any other resources you recommend!

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[jordanka16]

If you use hodgdon powder their website is fantastic, otherwise I go off a combination of books, other people's data, and common sense.

 

[jordanka16]

I've found a lot of new manuals are very conservative with their data, the Hornady book is pathetic. Nosler and Sierra are better but working up loads is still the safest way.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

most of the powder companies have load data on their website.

personally, i only have one book. nosler #7. the rest i get online and then work up my own load.

ive used a lot of data from a friends hornady book too.

 

[KKG]

I've found that a good way to look for data is by hitting the Gunshows and picking up manuals you don't already have.

 

[Ura-Ki]

This is what i was really wondering, if it's even worth having the books any more. I'm adding a few cal. to my bench, and this is the main reason I was asking as my books don't cover any thing newer then 10 years ago. I have also noticed the books I have looked at recently seem pretty tame compared to what I have in my older books, that really dosnt bother me as I always work up from base, or known proven loads.

 

[USMC-03]

Sinclair's manual is, or at least has been, one best reloading resources out there.

 

[Alexx1401]

This is what i was really wondering, if it's even worth having the books any more. I'm adding a few cal. to my bench, and this is the main reason I was asking as my books don't cover any thing newer then 10 years ago. I have also noticed the books I have looked at recently seem pretty tame compared to what I have in my older books, that really dosnt bother me as I always work up from base, or known proven loads.

Mine are very old. Since the web got going I no longer bothered to buy. The bullet manufacturers and the powder manufacturers started putting it all out for free. Also so damn easy to double check now if I want to try something new. Since all my rolling now is just for practice stuff and not that much of that even, tend to just stick with what I picked up while back. This is one place the net really shines though. So much info there just for the taking.

 

[ditchtiger]

Load Books, USA. Plastic spiral bound that has info for only one caliber per book.

 

[ditchtiger]

Forgot the why. Chapters are by bullet manufactures. chapters by powder companies. Even cast lead chapters. The 308 Win. book even has a section on listing reduced loads for military surplus brass.

 

[jordanka16]

Load Books, USA. Plastic spiral bound that has info for only one caliber per book.

I have a couple of those and they are nice for a lot of varied data. I use one a lot when I got my .45-70 Marlin.

 

[jordanka16]

For reference the new Hornady book is a full 2 grains under nosler for several loads. Too many lawyers involved.

 

[Ura-Ki]

Just started looking at a few sites, this is the way to go, and the new calibers I'm adding are fully coverd, you guys are right, no need for new books! Even some of the odd ball euro stuff not normally found are coverd! I'm gonna need some new dies now, darn it!

 

[B5Ben]

I'm fairly new to reloading and I use the web only. I just cant justify something sitting on the shelf that I probably wouldn't use but a couple times. In fact, I dont know that I have ran into a situation where I wish I had a book, when I can get more info, and probably faster, on the web.

 

[Argonaut]

I find many of my old manuals have much hotter loads than the newer ones. It seems the evil lawyers have even influenced reloading tables.

 

[edslhead]

I was having trouble finding loads for my thumpers and wound up signing up for this site.
AmmoGuide is now... "Interactive"!

 

[Alexx1401]

I find many of my old manuals have much hotter loads than the newer ones. It seems the evil lawyers have even influenced reloading tables.

That is exactly what it is. Everyone is trying to protect themselves from lawyers who circle looking for money.

 

[ageingstudent]

That is exactly what it is. Everyone is trying to protect themselves from lawyers who circle looking for money.

Next time you get a squib from published data file a counter suit.

 

[ron]

I like comparing different bullet and powder manufacture's load data. The Sierra load data
lists "most accurate" load at the bottom of each data sheet. I have found this most accurate
load pretty hard to beat. Good starting point. I have one of these Loadbooks USA for
each caliber I reload.

 

[Caveman Jim]

I'm fairly new to reloading and I use the web only. I just cant justify something sitting on the shelf that I probably wouldn't use but a couple times. In fact, I dont know that I have ran into a situation where I wish I had a book, when I can get more info, and probably faster, on the web.

Same here but what will we do if the internet ever fails? Books will take up space but I like having written text to fall back on, Hell if needed, I could burn the books to cook some vittles... I copy the pertinent info into my Relader book (black book) with the min & max tolerances then work up the load and log it with lots of !!! and underlines with stars pointing to the BEST LOAD....