[fattsgalore]

What literature should i purchase before even thinking of buying equipment? And where are they readily available. Barnes and Nobels things like that. My local gun shops don't have books. Don't know why a gun store would.

I want to load semi-auto pistol calibers.

[scrat]

lee modern loading manual 2. the speer manual 13 is good however the new 14 is due out in april

[DaveInFloweryBranchGA]

Read the sticky for new reloaders at the top of the page. Has a nice list of books you can buy local or order through amazon.com. Also helps you through the process of picking out equipment once you do.

Regards,

Dave

[RobW]

Get "The ABC's of Reloading" and "Metallic Cartridge Reloading". If you order it from Amazon, you'll save about 25 to 30 % of the "Noble Borders" prices (they ship it for free if it's over $25 and the 2 books will make about $ 30.00).

After you read that, you EXACTLY know what you need for your style of work!

This little investment will save you some hundred dollars in unneccessary expensive equipment.

Welcome to this hobby and good shooting!

[Ares45]

ABC's (.)

ABC's is not a load book, more of a "how to". You'll need at least one load manual before you get started. The more the better. My favorites are Speer and Lee.

[The Bushmaster]

Lyman 48th edition is also a good one to have...:) Though a bit conservative with it's load data...;)

[2400]

Fatts, go to Midways web site and buy one there.

http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe/browse?TabID=11&Categoryid=17764&categorystring=10614***15810***

[TooTaxed]

Here's another vote for the Lee Reloading Manual. There's a lot of good general information in there besides the reloading data...

[SSN Vet]

Fats,

I'm just a half a step ahead of you......

I read Modern Reloading II and it's quite good. This is a reloading manual, however, and assumes you know a few things. It's a little over the top with Lee chearing his products.....but hey, the guy is a better inventor, engineer, machinist, shooter and reloader than I'll ever be. IMHO, he would have benefited greatly from hiring a profesional editor. Better grammar would add clarity without losing the "informal" voice of the text.

I'm now well into the ABC's and it is definitely the place to start. It covers the fundamentals....but also covers advanced topics. You'll know a lot after digesting the ABC's.

[DaveInFloweryBranchGA]

Fattsgalore,

Seems like a lot of people want to tell you to get a load book, which is fine, if you need help developing loads. But if you want to learn about how to reload, you'll want the first two books on the list of the sticky. The ABC's of reloading gets you in the ballpark and "Metallic Cartridge Reloading" polishes up the rough edges. I still refer often to "Metallic Cartridge Reloading" for certain information it provides.

The load books and books like Lee's are good books you'll need, but if you need to learn about reloading, the ABC's of Reloading and Metallic Cartridge Reloading are the books to buy first.

Regards,

Dave

[C-grunt]

After I read the ABC's I found a reloading class and that helped me greatly. I went to Sportsmans Warehouse and they have free classes every couple weeks , run by a NRA certified instructor, thas free. Find out when the next reloading class is and sign up.