|
View Poll Results: What reloading manual do you use?
|
|
Hornady 7th Edition Reloading Manual
|
   
|
25 |
32.89% |
|
Speer Reloading Manual No. 14
|
  
|
15 |
19.74% |
|
Barnes Reloading Manual, No. 4
|
  
|
7 |
9.21% |
|
Lyman 49th Edition Reloading Handbook
|
  
|
16 |
21.05% |
|
Other - Write in
|
  
|
45 |
59.21% |
  | Which Reloading Manual? |
|
01-15-2009, 09:23 PM
|
|
Bronze Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Georgia
Posts: 46
|
|
|
Re: Which Reloading Manual?
I like the nosler guide and the sierra manual. they both have loads listed by most accurate tested or accuracy loads. these two have saved me a lot of guesswork with data that needed very little tweaking for great results. BHJ
|
01-15-2009, 10:08 PM
|
|
Platinum Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: OHIO
Posts: 1,963
|
|
|
Re: Which Reloading Manual?
I always reference 2 when loading. I always reference the powder manufacturer for the powder I'm using, and the bullet manuf. for the bullet I'm using.
I can't think of a better system.
__________________
Derek M.
|
01-16-2009, 07:20 PM
|
|
Silver Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Ohio
Posts: 234
|
|
|
Re: Which Reloading Manual?
Sierra and Nosler cuase I use those bullets which seem to work best in my rifles. Not to mention they provide notes on accurate powders so I go with their recommendations and buy a couple of those powders. Also have Hodgdon magazine manual that has some good info. I plan to buyone more (Lyman) which I heard was pretty good. Always good to read a few different manuals to see different sides of how toapproach it.. actually, its good to just read all you can on the subject, little tweaks here and there to make things better or simpler is always good to keep it interesting.
|
01-16-2009, 07:23 PM
|
|
Platinum Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Wampum, PA
Posts: 1,434
|
|
|
Re: Which Reloading Manual?
I use Hornady's, Sierra's, noslers, and quickload. I like having reference material to open and put infront of me. quickload is slowly becoming my main guide though.
__________________
"I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid." - Terry Bradshaw
|
01-18-2009, 11:42 AM
|
|
Silver Member
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: North East
Posts: 132
|
|
|
Re: Which Reloading Manual?
Like Derek M pointed out....I too tend to use
(1) Which ever bullet "I'm using" manufacturers manual (Barnes) / (Swift)
(2) The manual of the powder I am using if possible. (Hodgdon)
(3) Which ever case "I'm using" manufactures manual . ( Norma) / (Hornady)
(4) A must have "Understanding Firearm Ballistics" By Robert A. Rinker
To me there is no one manual out there that is the "BEST". There is no way that powder companies can possibly test every bullet out there and with new bullets coming out every year they become obsolete with in a year if your looking for new bullet information.
__________________
NRA life Member
US Army 79 - 85, 368th Combat Battalion, Sarget Spec-5, Combat Engineer
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
|
01-18-2009, 09:17 PM
|
|
Silver Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Juneau, Alaska
Posts: 213
|
|
|
Re: Which Reloading Manual?
I generally grab my Nosler #6 first but I have many manuals and I use them all.
Festus
__________________
"Fenced yards ain't hole cards and like as not never will be, reason for rhymers and old five and dimers like me."
Willie Nelson
|
01-25-2009, 07:24 AM
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Whitehaven, UK
Posts: 28
|
|
|
Re: Which Reloading Manual?
Currently the Speer 13th & Lyman 48th.
I'll be purchasing new editions of both when I'm back in the US in May (cheaper than here).
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:00 PM.
