jack said:When I started reloading a year ago I bought Richard Lees Modern Reloading and the single calibre guide which gives a lot of load data but not much else.
I found the Lee book to be one large advert and so I sold it within a month and the single calibre guide is out of date with a lot of load data and I also sold that as well.
I use the internet for powder loads (Vihtavuori) but the 2002 not the 2008 one as the loads in the recent one are hot.
There is a lot of info on the web EG ammosmith.com and manufacturers web sites.
The most important thing is to ask if unsure and keep records.
Muir said:jack said:When I started reloading a year ago I bought Richard Lees Modern Reloading and the single calibre guide which gives a lot of load data but not much else.
I found the Lee book to be one large advert and so I sold it within a month and the single calibre guide is out of date with a lot of load data and I also sold that as well.
I use the internet for powder loads (Vihtavuori) but the 2002 not the 2008 one as the loads in the recent one are hot.
There is a lot of info on the web EG ammosmith.com and manufacturers web sites.
The most important thing is to ask if unsure and keep records.
Lee does advertize his stuff but if you read past that, you will find data there you cant get anywhere else. Did you actually read it? If not, when you sold it you sold yourself out of s lot of interesting data and techniques. I have read it two or three times. I never found any "advertising" in the data section. No. I don't think you read it carefully because otherwise you wouldn't have such a shallow view of it's contents.~Muir
Yes, its an excellent and unique piece of work (now in its 11th print run), but quiet tough going with its slightly rambling style...The best reloading book I have is Handloading for Competition by Glen D. Zediker.
I will have a look at the three jawed chuck though I have the Lee trimmer bases for all my calibres except the 6.5 x 57 which I trim with an RCBS trimmer. I wonder if I was to get a Lee 6.5x55 trimmer guage and make a shin at the threaded base to lengthen it by two nil ? Any advice would be appreciated as I prefer the simplicity of the Lee system. Thanks