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<blockquote data-quote="boomtube" data-source="post: 363437" data-attributes="member: 9215"><p>"<strong>Is their suggestion just B.S.?"</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Basically, yes. As Mikecr suggests, all loading data is generic by bullet weight and powder type. No manual maker's load info is any better than any other so far as expecting their results will match ours. There is NO component change we can make that has a great an impact as our individual weapon. The ONE rule we can't safely change is to start low and only move up to book max unless/until we encounter pressure signs before getting there.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>"If I do pick up another one or two manuals which would you not be without?" </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>I have a couple dozen manuals, maybe more. I try to keep a current Lyman and Hodgedon, mostly for keeping up with new powders and new cartridges. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>I've been doing this since '65, never looked at a book OAL and never expect to. Most of the older manuals, and a few current ones don't specifically list OAL so that's no justification for buying a particular book as some on the web have suggested.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boomtube, post: 363437, member: 9215"] "[B]Is their suggestion just B.S.?"[/B] [B]Basically, yes. As Mikecr suggests, all loading data is generic by bullet weight and powder type. No manual maker's load info is any better than any other so far as expecting their results will match ours. There is NO component change we can make that has a great an impact as our individual weapon. The ONE rule we can't safely change is to start low and only move up to book max unless/until we encounter pressure signs before getting there.[/B] [B]"If I do pick up another one or two manuals which would you not be without?" [/B] [B]I have a couple dozen manuals, maybe more. I try to keep a current Lyman and Hodgedon, mostly for keeping up with new powders and new cartridges. [/B] [B]I've been doing this since '65, never looked at a book OAL and never expect to. Most of the older manuals, and a few current ones don't specifically list OAL so that's no justification for buying a particular book as some on the web have suggested.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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