| The best experiences are based on best practices, and usually that means having a strong grasp on the basics. This new edition of the most innovative and respected reloading guide takes readers through every step of the reloading process, beginning with selecting necessary tools and accessories, moving into step-by-step instructions for reloading rifle, pistol and shotgun ammunition, and finally, into more specific aspects of the hobby, including benchrest loading, competition and hunting loads. ABCs of Reloading makes a complex subject understandable and rewarding. |
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| Review Date: March 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Owen G. Taylor, Australia |
This book is great. Before I started target shooting I had no idea about reloading cartridges. After an hour or two of reading this book I am sure if I purchased the required equipment I could safely reload cartridges. It covers every aspect of the subject and is written in plain english.
Great buy. |
Decent book, but still not rudimentary enough
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| Review Date: February 14, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Darian P. Paganelli, |
Why do I give this book 4 stars, but still give a critical statement about it in the title of my review. Well, for starters, this book is written in magazine style as I call it. The author typically puts out a lot of information in the style of a magazine article. What this means is that as problems crop up, you are ushered to a purchasable solution at your local store. Why is this NOT a good writing style, because it costs you unnecessary money and shows a gross lack of thought and research on the part of the author. It is almost like the author did a lot of research, but has not had a lot of practical experience on the subject that he writes about.
What I did not like about the book at hand was that it recommended full length resizing of the cartridge casing (fine if you are using it in an automatic rifle, NOT necessary at all if you are using a bolt action rifle). Full length resizing stresses the cartridge too much, compared to neck sizing it. This leads to premature cartridge casing failure (if you do not periodically ANNEAL the cartridge case neck) Annealing is NEVER mentioned in the book. What the author recommends is full length cartridge case resizing, no annealing, inspect casing for damage, discard damaged (which could have been prevented by ANNEALING). Thanks, more stuff to BUY. Us old guys neck size cartridges and anneal them every 4th or 5th loading to preserve our brass. BUY is a word used by marketing driven magazine writers, NOT old reloaders who know their stuff. Further more, Once a cartridge is fired in a rifle it has had its headspace perfectly adjusted for that gun. Just neck size it and periodically anneal it by standing the cases up in a pan of water and heating the neck red hot before knocking them over. Then deprime, neck size, reprime and reload them. Cases can last a lot longer and shoot a lot more accurately if this procedure (not mentioned in the book) is followed.
In the books defense, it is a decent read and will give you a lot of good information about reloading your own bullets.
Happy reading, Darian Paganelli |
ABC's of Reloading Covers Fundamentals Great
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| Review Date: February 6, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Carl E. Taylor, Columbus, TX |
| Great book for your library of reloading manuals and books. Has great detail and lots of good information about the specifics of reloading. |
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| Review Date: January 17, 2010 |
| Reviewer: F. Fifer, |
| Probably a good book for raw beginners, but not much use to a seasoned re-loader...I'm sure the beginner should be the audience... |
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| Review Date: January 10, 2010 |
| Reviewer: M. Sells, USA |
| Very good basic book for those just starting our with reloading. The only thing it didn't have was a list of basic load data for the various caliber weapons. It did get me started in reloading and helped with selection of essential equipment. |
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