Took me 10+ year, but......

[Ian]

And always use only Javalina Alox bullet lube. You're right, I can't think for myself.

 

[Brad]

If you did we would be demanding videos from you

 

[Bliksem]

Took me about the same time span before is spent the clams to buy Quickload. This is a typical as my Dutch genes are hard to overcome even when my brain tells me it is cheaper just to buy what I need. Even though I'm an engineer my distrust of simulations runs deep. Even SpaceX tests things in real life after extensive simulations...

 

[oscarflytyer]

True that. I'm inside that Pet Loads tome with some frequency.

I signed up a few months back with the online Load Data. At $35/year it seems worth it, and has a very wide selection of both classic and modern powder weight data from a variety of published sources, with are listed.

I really like Load Data. I def have manuals, but LD is a nice way to compare a lot of data at a time in one place, and to swizzle your query with specific parameters. I like it most for that reason.

And Quick Loads. I keep saying I am going to pull the trigger, but haven't yet...

 

[Rockydoc]

I signed up a few months back with the online Load Data. At $35/year it seems worth it, and has a very wide selection of both classic and modern powder weight data from a variety of published sources, with are listed.

Load Data also has articles on hand loading subjects.

 

[Charles Graff]

While I try to write down all my load data, sometimes I can't remember were I put it. Field Book? card file? 3-ring binder? And I just loaded some of those 10 years ago, should remember right?

I have written down every round loaded in a small three ring binder. I am on my third one now. They are on a shelf above when I am now.

 

[L Ross]

I have written down every round loaded in a small three ring binder. I am on my third one now. They are on a shelf above when I am now.

That's some impressive discipline right there.

 

[Winelover]

I don't go to that extreme but I have been recording my round count through most of my firearms in a small note book on my bench. I also draw a red line under the last firings after cleaning. Last count, I had fired over 5K rounds though the 9 mm CZ Scorpion carbine. I thoroughly clean it, every 300 rounds or so.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

IIRC, Lyman Molds are marked if they ran under or over.

 

[fiver]

they dropped the U when they just started renumbering things.
you know like when most of their 311 molds [that poured 312] suddenly become 308 designated [and poured 307]
or maybe that's just how I see it?

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

Hahaha. No makes sense in light of the way things can be justified today..

 

[Charles Graff]

they dropped the U when they just started renumbering things.
you know like when most of their 311 molds [that poured 312] suddenly become 308 designated [and poured 307]
or maybe that's just how I see it?

Many years ago, I was told by a fellow that worked at Lyman for decades and the U stood for "undersize". Lyman would send their mold cherries out to be sharpened and in the last sharpened before being discarded, they ran some molds and marked them "U". Each time sharpened the cherry got a smidge smaller.

 

[Charles Graff]

That's some impressive discipline right there.

It is German thing!

 

[fiver]

that's how I also understand they used to do it also.

aaand then someone that use to work for LEE Precision found that garbage can full of cherry's around 2005...

 

[Walks]

I have all 4 Editions.
I think I read the 1st edition more then
"Go Dog Go" .
Probably why I can spell reloading terms better the anything else.
I was 5yrs old when it came out.

 

[Charles Graff]

When I started reloading in 1959, I bought the Lyman 41 and the 1st Edition Cast Bullet Handbook. I have bought every subsequent Lyman manual and Cast Bullet Handbook. I am now up to date, for whatever difference that makes.

 

[RicinYakima]

I like to track loads over the years with standard powders and see how they have changed with better testing equipment and experience.

 

[462]

Yep, look at the differences between Lyman's 1970 published 45th edition Reloading Handbook and their 2016 50th edition.

 

[Brad]

I like the older manuals mostly due to the abundance of data for powders like 2400 in rifle loads with cast.
I like the newer ones for the newer powders.