It’s wonderful to have online access to load data for your cartridges. You can get load data quickly for a specific powder and bullet weight. There are times, however, when we prefer to consult printed/bound load guides. The main reason is that bullet and tool makers will include powder data in their manuals for a specific cartridge. You can save time and effort by using a single source. If you wanted to find 6.5 Creedmoor powder loads using H4350 from Hodgdon, Reloder 16 from Alliant, and N150 from Vihtavuori, you would need to visit the websites of three different powder makers, one after the other. You can also buy a modern load guide and have everything at your fingertips. There are many printed load manuals available. We have used the Berger Manuals, Sierra Manuals, Nosler Manuals, Lyman Manuals, and Hornady Manuals. We like the Berger, Sierra, Nosler, and Hornady manuals when it comes to match rifle cartridges and hunting loads. Over the years, Lyman Reloading manuals have been praised.”Every other reloading guide I’ve used prefers their bullets to every other manufacturer. Lyman gives you an honest view of the many different… manufacturers. [Lyman] has a lot of reloading information on any bullet type you can think of. I’ve tested a variety of their recipes, and they’re all perfect. RangetoReal.com review: “The overall breadth of the information covered in this book is impressive.” Nosler #9 Manual Features New Cartridges
If you are looking for fairly recent cartridge/bullet/powder information, in late 2020 Nosler released the Nosler Reloading Guide #9, the latest in a respected series of Nosler load manuals. This 800-page guide covers a total of 101 cartridge types. This edition includes the popular 6mm Creedmoor and 6mm XC cartridges, as well as the 6.5 PRC and 7.62×39. Also included are 20 Noslers, 22 Noslers, 24 Noslers, 27 Noslers, and 33 Noslers. This manual is an excellent resource for PRS hunters and shooters. The Nosler #9 Book is based on thousands of hours of research in the Nosler Ballistic Lab and the expertise of many respected experts. The book can be purchased for $31.99 from Midsouth, or $29.95 at Amazon. Remember that you can get a lot of the latest load data from the book for free at the Nosler.com online LOAD DATA center. You’ll have to buy the book to get all the data and technical articles. The Nosler #9 manual (above) is just one of four reloading manuals that we recommend: Here are Four General Instructional Book That Cover Reloading Procedures: POWDER BURN RATE TABLE This is the latest powder burn rate chart, from Hodgdon/IMR, that we could locate. Click the links below to download a printable PDF. Some readers have pointed out a few powder ranking issues. This is the most recent official version, released by the IMR website in November 2019.
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