What is your favorite loading manual?

[RLH70]

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.

[wwillson]

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

[RLH70]

That is also a very good manual, I go to it often.

[Crashbox]

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).

[Squibload]

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.

[woodsoup]

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.

[wwillson]

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

[Crashbox]

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

[woodsoup]

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.

[Crashbox]

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.

[Moe]

I use the Hodgdon online manual sometimes but I really use the Sierra manual the most.