Hondo 60
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OK, silly question....
When will Lyman come out with # 50?
When will Lyman come out with # 50?
Lyman's Reloading Manual
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rcmodel
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ONLY THE SHADOW KNOWS!
(And Lyman.)
My #45 came out in 1970.
#47 in 1992.
#49 in 2008.
So, 4 in 38 years.
# 50 might be a while longer.
Maybe before I die of old age??
rc
(And Lyman.)
My #45 came out in 1970.
#47 in 1992.
#49 in 2008.
So, 4 in 38 years.
# 50 might be a while longer.
Maybe before I die of old age??
rc
Dudedog
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Great question, been wondering myself. Quite a few new powders out there since #49.
tcoz
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They recently came out with a good AR Reloading Manual. Quite a few 300 BLK loads listed as well.
Patocazador
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I used to buy all the reloading manuals as they came out. I found that the Lyman manual was the least useful for my needs.
gwpercle
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I load a lot of cast and Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook #3 and #4 are my main source of information. And I have a lot of loading manuals ...these two and the RCBS Cast Bullet Manual are best. Speer has a few cast loads but mostly jacketed info.
Gary
Gary
ReloaderFred
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It takes a huge amount of time, money and testing to develop a new loading manual. That's why it's so long between publishing dates. Look how long it takes people on this board to develop a load they like for just one bullet, in one caliber.
If you can manage to finagle a tour of one of the bullet companies, by all means do so. I've toured both Nosler (twice) and Sierra's plants and have visited their ballistics labs/ranges. It still amazes me that they're willing to invest all that time and money and still publish their manuals for what they sell for, and in a lot of cases, provide the data for free..........
Hope this helps.
Fred
If you can manage to finagle a tour of one of the bullet companies, by all means do so. I've toured both Nosler (twice) and Sierra's plants and have visited their ballistics labs/ranges. It still amazes me that they're willing to invest all that time and money and still publish their manuals for what they sell for, and in a lot of cases, provide the data for free..........
Hope this helps.
Fred
I think that the online sites have probably changed some of the value proposition on the manuals too. For example, Hodgdon has their fantastic online data center for all of their powders which is a substantial percentage of the market from a number-of-product perspective with Hodgdon, IMR, and Winchester powders. The site has improved dramatically over the last 5 years and I expect they will only improve further.
The manual I usually find myself reaching for is Hornady 9th Ed. with online-printed supplements from the power manufacturer.
Sadly, I think the old-style comprehensive manuals will go the way of so many other classes of books. Not sure that's a good thing, but it is what it is...
The manual I usually find myself reaching for is Hornady 9th Ed. with online-printed supplements from the power manufacturer.
Sadly, I think the old-style comprehensive manuals will go the way of so many other classes of books. Not sure that's a good thing, but it is what it is...
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