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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 520320" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>RDM416,</p><p> </p><p>Not to rain on any parades here, but I'm going to disagree with you here and strongly suggest to Dennis that he <u>not</u> accquire Glen's <em><strong>Handloading for Competition.</strong></em> Not just yet, anyway.Glen's a long-time friend of mine and I'm not trying to undercut his sales, but we're talking about a novice reloader here. Glen's tome here is going to confuse the hell out of him and probably get him worried about a lot of things he won't really need to be concerned with for quite some time. Stick with the more basic manuals and texts, and master the rudiments of handloading ammunition. Once he's got that down pat, then it'll be time to work into the more advanced aspects of this game.</p><p> </p><p>Some of us have been doing this for quite a while and tend to forget what it's like to be a newbie in this field. Nothing makes sense, lots of seemingly contradictory information and opinions and a whole new language. Ogive? Meplat? Bearing surface? You get the idea. I'd strongly recommend Glen's books and he's a great resource, but he's definately a better fit for the more advanced handloader. Fair enough? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 520320, member: 15748"] RDM416, Not to rain on any parades here, but I'm going to disagree with you here and strongly suggest to Dennis that he [U]not[/U] accquire Glen's [I][B]Handloading for Competition.[/B][/I] Not just yet, anyway.Glen's a long-time friend of mine and I'm not trying to undercut his sales, but we're talking about a novice reloader here. Glen's tome here is going to confuse the hell out of him and probably get him worried about a lot of things he won't really need to be concerned with for quite some time. Stick with the more basic manuals and texts, and master the rudiments of handloading ammunition. Once he's got that down pat, then it'll be time to work into the more advanced aspects of this game. Some of us have been doing this for quite a while and tend to forget what it's like to be a newbie in this field. Nothing makes sense, lots of seemingly contradictory information and opinions and a whole new language. Ogive? Meplat? Bearing surface? You get the idea. I'd strongly recommend Glen's books and he's a great resource, but he's definately a better fit for the more advanced handloader. Fair enough? :) [/QUOTE]
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