RLH70 Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 I have a dozen or so, but my favorite would be Lyman. They have much more data for cast loads than any other manual I own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwillson Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 I'd really have to say I'm very fond of the on-line Hodgdon reloading data center. My favorite book would be the Lee second edition - lots and lots of loads.Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLH70 Posted November 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 That is also a very good manual, I go to it often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crashbox Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 The only one I have so far (I'm a noob) is the Lyman- they have data for the .405 Winchester and some other not-so-common rounds which inspired me to pick it up (they have the origin of them listed, too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squibload Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Crashbox, Are you also a fan of the .405 Winchester? Hornady #5 has some data on the 405 I also believe Hogdon has some online loads listed for the .405. When Winchester started producing some 1895 rifles a few years back i had to get myself teddy Roosevelt's "Big Medicine". i have since did some mino customization to the rifle by putting on a red rubber Pachmyr Decelerator recoil pad and a Lyman #38 peep sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsoup Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 I guess mine is the one i put togeather using the powder manufacturers wed site info and Excel. That way I can sort the data to suit me.Second would be Lyman 49 and then Lee#2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwillson Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 I guess mine is the one i put togeather using the powder manufacturers wed site info and Excel. That way I can sort the data to suit me.Second would be Lyman 49 and then Lee#2. I gotta ask how were able to download the data?Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crashbox Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Crashbox, Are you also a fan of the .405 Winchester? Hornady #5 has some data on the 405 I also believe Hogdon has some online loads listed for the .405. When Winchester started producing some 1895 rifles a few years back i had to get myself teddy Roosevelt's "Big Medicine". i have since did some mino customization to the rifle by putting on a red rubber Pachmyr Decelerator recoil pad and a Lyman #38 peep sight. Yessir, I am a HUGE fan of the .405- I'd like to get a new one for that matter.What's a "recoil pad"? The .405's are SUPPOSED to hurt at the transmitting end as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsoup Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 I gotta ask how were able to download the data?Wayne The Hogdon data was a simple cut and paste and then arrange it to my liking. After that it was manual data entry. Took a while though. So now I have a spreasheet for each caliber that I can sort the way I want. Bullet weight, powder type etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crashbox Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 I've also downloaded some of the Hodgdon data and stored various listings, naming the powder and caliber in the filename. Their online data center is pretty handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moe Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 I use the Hodgdon online manual sometimes but I really use the Sierra manual the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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