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learning about fast powders, slow powders
« on: February 28, 2014, 01:10:34 AM »
Only loaded minimal amounts a long time ago. I see that I need to understand the relevance of fast and slow powders. Anyone have a good source book to get started with?
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Re: learning about fast powders, slow powders
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2014, 02:43:54 AM »
Lyman manual 47, 48, 49.  Any of them will do but Lyman seems easier and more informative.


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Re: learning about fast powders, slow powders
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2014, 03:11:07 AM »
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Re: learning about fast powders, slow powders
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2014, 03:39:18 AM »
the lee books have a good amount of pages
on reduced loads and such, but i've not read
them since i seldom would use a reduced load.
 
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Re: learning about fast powders, slow powders
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2014, 04:03:14 AM »
The Lyman are the best, they have been in the business for about 125+ years or more. They produce ONLY casting and reloading equipment, therefore they try and record data on all brands of cases, bullets, primers and powders. Their books have extensive articles also on casting, powders, bullet alloys, ballistics, and equipment. They usually have 8-10 powders for each bullet weight, they list chamber pressure, velocity , the whole 9 yards. Many load books tell you min/max loads (what) , this tells you how, why, when and where.
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Re: learning about fast powders, slow powders
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2014, 05:16:32 AM »
I totally agree Lyman should be the first manual anyone owns. There info section is nicely laid out and easy to understand. It's how I learned to reload a whole bunch of decades ago. And it is the only one to have data for cast bullets of the major manual producers.

I also recommend having all the powder company free manuals and the Hodgdon annual manuals for each year. I also have manuals for all the bullet makers I use as well.
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Re: learning about fast powders, slow powders
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2014, 11:12:23 AM »
Thanks guys.  The Lyman 49th edition has shipped. ear
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Re: learning about fast powders, slow powders
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2014, 10:27:55 PM »
Get a powder burn rate chart. There are several places on the web where you can print them off. I can pretty well tell you what cartridges you can load with most powders. I did not learn this over night, but have been reloading since 1965 and load rifle, handgun and shotgun ammo. I also play with a lot of different wildcat that have no good loading data for them. Unless you get as crazy as I am there is no need for you to study the charts like I do, but having a good basic knowledge of the burn rate chart is a real plus to any reloader.
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Re: learning about fast powders, slow powders
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2014, 12:12:12 AM »
Fast v. slow...who cares?  Only if you're wildcatting.

Get several Reloader's manuals, i.e. Lyman, Speer, Nosler, Hodgdon, Hornady, IMR, and others, many are on line, then use the Manufacturer's recipes for the standard calibers listed.
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