Post by glenr on Jan 17, 2017 13:02:11 GMT
Ok I'm starting this thread to give people an idea of what is involved in loading ammo. First off don't take everything you find on the net as gospel and what is called best practices! U-tube vid's should be taken with a large dose of salt! I would tell somebody interested in learning to load to get a couple of books on both reloading and the company data load books and their web sites for both the bullets and powder.
Here are a few of the books
This magazine style comes out every year with info /data on their powder loads.
In addition to the bullet makers and powder makers the equipment brands have load data books. They all have sections on basic loading best practices, ballistic info, they cover the prep of the brass and starting and maximum loads for the caliber and different size bullets along with there type or point style.
You should have at least one of the load data handbooks. Most end up with more than one Lyman's 50th edition has just come out. And with the addition of the color plates They have stepped up the level for handbooks. They list them in rifle calibers and then handgun calibers. Which are broken down into the calibers, then in to the sub calibers for that size. All of them will give the SAAMI Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute the standards here is a link saami.org/who_we_are/index.cfm
But the most important info is how you load safely!
Here are a few of the books
This magazine style comes out every year with info /data on their powder loads.
In addition to the bullet makers and powder makers the equipment brands have load data books. They all have sections on basic loading best practices, ballistic info, they cover the prep of the brass and starting and maximum loads for the caliber and different size bullets along with there type or point style.
You should have at least one of the load data handbooks. Most end up with more than one Lyman's 50th edition has just come out. And with the addition of the color plates They have stepped up the level for handbooks. They list them in rifle calibers and then handgun calibers. Which are broken down into the calibers, then in to the sub calibers for that size. All of them will give the SAAMI Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute the standards here is a link saami.org/who_we_are/index.cfm
But the most important info is how you load safely!
