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Reloading 101 Part I: the all-important manual comes first.(HANDLOADING)
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Guns Magazine
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August 1, 2008
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- Taffin, John
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You've made up your mind. After several years of buying factory ammo and shooting your bolt-action .30-06 rifle and .44 Magnum sixgun you've piled up hundreds of rounds of empty brass for each and have finally decided to start reloading and your only problem is how to start. The starting point is not asking questions on the Internet or buying reloading presses or dies, but rather investing in a good, up-to-date reloading manual. In fact, I would suggest you purchase not less than two and preferably three brand-new manuals.
There are many ways in this life to save money, however cheap can often be way too expensive. The same is true when it comes to reloading manuals. There ...
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Speer Reloading Manual No. 14.(QUARTER MASTER)
Guns Magazine;
June 1, 2008 ;
Cumpston, Mike;
349 words
...My first reloading manual was Speer No. 3, published in 1959. At 220 pages, it...of Alliant Technosystems (ATK) it bulks 1,140 pages. Reloading manuals are published by the various makers of tools and components...sets for rifle cartridges and 45 for handguns. SPEER RELOADING MANUAL NO. ...
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Going boom.(HAND LOADING: SAGE ADVICE FROM THE HANDLOADING GURUS)
American Handgunner;
January 1, 2008 ;
Taffin, John;
354 words
......is acquiring at least three reloading manuals. Those recommended include Hodgdon's Annual Manual, and reloading manuals from Hornady, Lee, Lyman...trust information found in reloading manuals and reliable printed sources...
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KENTUCKY AFIELD OUTDOORS: SHOTGUN SHELL RELOADING
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
July 19, 2007 ;
787 words
......powder and shot accurately. You will also need a shotshell reloading manual, which lists the exact specifications, or recipe, for a...safe activity, provided you follow the recipes in your reloading manual exactly. Do not deviate from these recipes in any way...
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Reloading 101 part II: starter kits.(HANDLOADING)
Guns Magazine;
September 1, 2008 ;
Taffin, John;
787 words
...You've done your homework by purchasing at least one new reloading manual and actually reading all the articles contained therein...stage press, powder scale, powder measure, and Hornady Reloading Manual. The price is $380 with dies and shell holder extra. Hornady...
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PUT NEW AMBITION IN YOUR AMMUNITION SAVE MONEY, INCREASE ACCURACY BY...
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;
January 12, 2005 ;
Ty Stockton;
787 words
......understanding wife, first of all. You have to have several reloading manuals and read them cover to cover. Then you have to decide...much powder to put in the cartridge, he has a stack of reloading manuals on a shelf in his reloading room.
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Hercules and Alliant Unique: the reloader's infallible...
Guns Magazine;
October 1, 2008 ;
Cumpston, Mike;
787 words
......version comes from my first reloading handbook, The Speer Reloading Manual No. 3 from 1959. According to Speer, the propellant was...screening or, according to one source-- floor sweepings. Reloading manuals throughout most of the 20th century create the impression...
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J. EDWARD ROUSH LAKE TO HOST BEGINNING METALLIC CARTRIDGE RE-LOADING CLASS...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
March 22, 2006 ;
174 words
......needed to assemble several caliber cartridges will be included. Participants will also receive the 48th edition of the Lyman Reloading Manual. Safety glasses are required for this class. The re-loading course is limited to the first 10 people who register and pay...
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50 years of memories: Part III reloading.(CAMPFIRE TALES[TM])
Guns Magazine;
June 1, 2007 ;
Taffin, John;
787 words
......there was a large sporting goods store downtown, Buckeye Cycle, and the Hardware & Supply Company. I located a Lyman Reloading Manual and, from Buckeye, ordered a Lyman No. 310 Tong Tool with .357 Magnum and .45 Colt dies as well as two bullet molds, the...
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FATHER'S DAY GIFT IDEAS
Sunday News Lancaster, PA;
June 9, 2002 ;
John McGonigle;
79 words
......protection Bandanas to protect neck Fishing map of Susquehanna River Binoculars Compact point-and-shoot camera Current reloading manuals (shotgun/rifle) Field guide to birds Hunting license Federal Migratory Bird (Duck) Stamp Camo face mask Carbon arrows Arrow...
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Duke does it.(HANDLOADING: SAGE ADVICE FROM THE HANDLOADING GURU)
American Handgunner;
November 1, 2007 ;
Venturino, Mike;
258 words
......good. The .40 S&W is a high pressure cartridge, with an industry standard of 35,000 psi. That's according to the Speer Reloading Manual #13. If a bullet gets jammed back on top of the powder charge, pressures will skyrocket and so may pieces of your pistol...
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Don't guess.(QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)
Guns Magazine;
November 1, 2007 ;
Thorstrom, Gary;
224 words
......too many things to go wrong, otherwise. In the case of the .45-70, you don't need to extrapolate data. Virtually every reloading manual has three-tier data for loading the .45-70 whether it is mild loads for the Trapdoor Springfield and other 19th century...
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Casting about.(QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)
Guns Magazine;
January 1, 2008 ;
John, Jeff;
389 words
......not all of them are necessary. Mike Cook via e-mail A: The number one best resource for bullet casters is still Lyman's Reloading Manual. The current edition is No. 48 and it has been on the shelves for a while now. In it you will find plenty of jacketed and...
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Hull stuffin': shoot more cowboy loads for less and better.
Guns Magazine;
July 1, 2006 ;
Venturino, Mike;
787 words
......their longlived bullet mould No. 401043, for a 170-grain roundnose flatpoint and I still had a mid-1960s vintage Lyman reloading manual with some data, albeit with only Bullseye and Unique powders. My initial .38-40 handloads were very accurate from i both...
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Lugers: an iconic arm.(MONTANA MUSINGS)
Guns Magazine;
August 1, 2008 ;
Venturino, Mike "Duke";
787 words
......bullets, and a set of Redding reloading dies. Lyman even has cast and jacketed bullet data in their latest 48th Edition reloading manual. Then I ran into a snag. Trying the recommended powders such as Bullseye, W231, Red Dot and Unique only the latter would...
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Frontier performance.(TAFFIN TESTS: THE SIXGUNNER HIMSELF: GUNS, GEAR AND...
American Handgunner;
September 1, 2007 ;
Taffin, John;
787 words
......THEM YOU ARE STRICTLY ON YOUR OWN/In MY gun, they worked fine. YOUR gun may be different. The latest edition of the Lee Reloading Manual lists a maximum load with a 255 grain bullet in the .45 ACP using 5.4 grains of Unique at 19,000+ psi and SAAMI spec for...
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