Help me pick another reloading manual

Powders matter. Bullet brands do not. Bullet weights do.
Buy the Lyman book. Has more loads using more powders and bullet weights than any bullet or powder makers book. Those are fine(Lee tests nothing themselves. Their data is mostly from Hodgdon), but only have data for their own products.
QuickLoad is not a manual. QuickLoad is not a reliable source for tested data. QuickLoad is a program written by programmers who for the most part do not shoot. QuickLoad is nothing but theory.
 
kilimanjaro
I have 6 manuals right now, you can't have too many.
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This. Currently, I have the most current manuals from Hornady, Nosler, Sierra, Berger, Lee, Lyman, Western Powders, Hogdon, and Speer. I like having a wide variety of information at my fingertips to compare load information and make informed decisions.
 
thanks for the link steve. that'll come in handy

geez...422 pages are tough to navigate in a PDF. gonna have to bring this work and "borrow" their printer
 
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I've got a crapload of manuals! Three marked "Lyman", a couple marked "Ideal" (predecessor to Lyman), Lee 2nd Edition, most of the bullet & powder companies, an old NRA manual, Ken Water's "Pet Loads" (one of my favorites) and so forth. I generally defer to the Lyman 47th Edition, and it is rare that I ever go anywhere near what could be considered a maximum load-found early in the game that's generally not where the accuracy is!

To those that use "Quickloads", can you print off sheets?
 
Thanks for all the replies!! I appreciate the info and the advice.

I'm leaning towards Lyman...I think I will wait a few and see if a new edition is coming out.

For now I will rely on the manufacture website data and the books I have now.

Ski
 
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