Best companion Book for Hornady manual

[Guest]

Hello, I have the Hornady manual and it doesn't include Titegroup loads. Any particular manuals regarded as good compliments to the Hornady (i.e. lots of variety vs. overlap). Thanks

[Hozzie]

Get as many as you can. I use all of them to compare. I have the nosler, Sierra, Lyman, and imr book. They all have something the others don't. Especially for different bullets.

[TNMTBik3r]

Get the Hodgdon annual manual. About $6 and a ton of data. Only the Hodgdon/IMR/Winchester powders with a very wide selection of bullets. Basically what you can get online from Hodgdon printed out. Edited March 15, 2016 by jonathon1289

[Jct1911]

Most the manufacturer printed ones will be for their bullets. The Lyman 49 has a good amount of data. In all honesty the Lee 2nd does too. As above though, I've got Sierra and nosler too. Accurate powders and alliant have decent online load database. Alliant will send you a hard copy for free.

[deadeye111]

I use the Sierra manual but I shoot mostly Sierra bullets. I also buy the Lyman manual as has been mentioned using various bullets. If using Sierra bullets "The Bulletsmiths" with Sierra will send you data for a load or offer suggestions. I have used The Bulletsmiths a couple of times with good results when I had older manuals and no load data for a caliber. Yes, the service is free.

[musicman]

Like others have said, get a bunch. Lee's manual seems to have the most raw data. Of course, each powder manufacturer also has their own data available online as well.
http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/pistol

[quickbiscuit]

Get the Hodgdon annual manual. About $6 and a ton of data. Only the Hodgdon/IMR/Winchester powders with a very wide selection of bullets. Basically what you can get online from Hodgdon printed out.

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[Spiffy]

I have one of those All Loads 1 Caliber books for 40 S&W. It's the only thing I ever saw with a minor PF load for 40 with N320. It's dated I think but it's just reprints from all the manuals at that time. 

 

When I started back reloading everyone said just get the information online because bullet and powder maker publish it. Then use a chrono to work up loads from there. OF course this was all for pistol cartridges.