New to Reloading - book suggestions?

[wirehead]

buy the Hornady Reloading App. I've gotten good use out of my Lyman book. Nosler has all load data posted, as does Hodgdon.

 

[Yeticall]

I found great info at front of Nosler reloading manual. Third edition manual is what I have but I’m sure more modern manuals will have similar information

I appreciate your efforts.

 

[Gila]

Hornady was a waste of my money. There are some good on-line books, just look around. This is a good read if you are inclined:

https://hodgdonpowderco.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WesternPowdersHandloadingGuide8.0_WEB-1.pdf

 

[Redrice]

Nick Harvey's Practical reloading manual

 

[Vern400]

Nosler and hodgdon make their load data available for free.
Hornady and Sierra do not.

I just got the Hornady book for christmas. It's pretty good. I've been reloading 40 years so it's a little bit basic for me. I don't have the Sierra book which is unfortunate cuz I use lots of Sierra bullets. If you're just looking for load data the compiled books by caliber are excellent.

Some of the older Speer manuals are good but spear bullets are not really leading technology these days. Their bullets have put a lot of game on the ground though.

 

[Yeticall]

Panhandle precision on YouTube is a good resource I point all newbies to

Just subscribed to panhandle precision, he has a lot of helpful info. Thank you.

 

[SippyCup]

Lyman book is worth owning as well. They don’t make powder or projectiles so you’ll get nosler, Hornady, Sierra, ect bullet load data in the book.

 

[Longleaf]

Tons of knowledge here

https://www.youtube.com/ultimatereloader

 

[hunting1]

I am in the Nosler camp but as mentioned so many are available online not sure I would buy one again.

 

[Mulyhuntr]

Nosler and hodgdon make their load data available for free.
Hornady and Sierra do not.

I just got the Hornady book for christmas. It's pretty good. I've been reloading 40 years so it's a little bit basic for me. I don't have the Sierra book which is unfortunate cuz I use lots of Sierra bullets. If you're just looking for load data the compiled books by caliber are excellent.

Some of the older Speer manuals are good but spear bullets are not really leading technology these days. Their bullets have put a lot of game on the ground though.

Sierra's data is pretty easily findable online.

 

[skipper907]

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[Houseminer]

IMHO, the Lyman book has the best section on intro to reloading, but the Lee book is the best all around and is a conglomeration of all the others for load data, others tend to focus mainly on their reloading components.