Recommendation on shooting/reloading book

[biederboat]

I'm progressing into the reloading process for my hunting rifles. For books so far, I have the "Nosler Reloading Guide" which seems to be a good manual and process reference but I'm also looking for another book that hopefully covers two sections that, IMO, aren't adequately covered in the Nosler book: 1) bench and field shooting techniques and everything related to it, i.e. trigger pull, optics, sighting-in, etc. and 2) how to really make the best of reloading (the books are good for process basics and data, but not much on how to really dial your loads in and how other variables affect accuracy).

I checked around on Amazon and found "Any Shot You Want", is that a suitable book or is there a better on?

Thanks,
Biederboat

[SWest Fisherman]

biederboat;

I am new to these boards so bear with me if I mess this up.

First off, congrats on getting into reloading for your rifles. It is a very rewarding hobby. The second thing is that tuning a rifle and it's loads can be as in depth as you want.

That being said, reloading manuals basically focus on the loading process and the results i.e. ballistics. Tuning the gun by adjusting the trigger, bedding, etc and add ons such as optics falls more in the gunsmithing side. Shooting technique is another side all of it's own.

I think you get the drift here. There is no "one size fits all" book that can cover all your questions. However, there are hundreds of them that covers some aspect of the shooting sports. A lot of them will deal specifically with your questions with exact info on your make and model firearms.

I recommend that you do a web search for shooting supply houses like MidwayUSA, Brownells, Sinclairs, and many others that have a lot of books that cover every aspect of guns, gunsmithing, and shooting.

Another thing to think about. A really good gun shop can help you work through some of your questions. I deal with a couple of really great guys in the Hillsboro-Forest Grove area. They are knowledgeable in most areas that you have questions. PM or email me if you want their names.

Jim

[aosteelheader]

What SWfisherman said pretty much covers it.
I would say the Sierra manual is the most in depth loading book around. They have all the standard info and lots of stuff to use for refrence when a question comes up.
Happy loading.

[phil218b]

Another tip is that all the reloading guides are related to the bullets of the manufactures, each one will have a recipe for their bullets. Try to find a book published by a powder company to go with your other manuals. Hodgdon manual has bullet weight and other manufactures powder recipes for comparison. There are some older books that will give you a lot more information about tuning your gun and loading for accuracy, I like Ackleys Handbook for shooters and reloaders. Be safe with your loads and understand pressures can be dangerous. Have fun and good shooting.
Phil

[DHB]

Another good read is Lee's manual plus it has lots of loads. Never can have too many manuals....

[toas243]

Be very careful on your loads ,follow the measures of powders and which primers you use ,Now on a lighter load ,I use the Barnes book and also the Horniday book for my loads

[billc_sbio]

Originally Posted by phil218b

Another tip is that all the reloading guides are related to the bullets of the manufactures, each one will have a recipe for their bullets. Try to find a book published by a powder company to go with your other manuals. Hodgdon manual has bullet weight and other manufactures powder recipes for comparison. There are some older books that will give you a lot more information about tuning your gun and loading for accuracy, I like Ackleys Handbook for shooters and reloaders. Be safe with your loads and understand pressures can be dangerous. Have fun and good shooting.
Phil

Especially the larger editions of the Hodgdon Manuals

They don't list exact bullets, but hit on the popular weights that many manufacturers produce, then they cover almost ALL the Powders by most big manufacturers!

Also note there are sometimes DIFFERENCES between what are seeming the "same" powders. 4350 is a prime example. There's H4350, IMR4350 and a couple of others. They have different Max Loads and Bullet Velocities at Max Pressure.

Do your homework and you'll be set.

[Swift Fly Guy]

I believe David Tubbs puts out a few books that will fit your needs. Try a search for for shooting or reloading David Tubbs and you will find a bunch of stuff.

[duckdog310]

Pick up a copy of Handloading for Competition by Glenn Zediker. The book is written specifically toward making the bullseye that much bigger. For a guy who's handloading for hunting, it may be a bit overboard, but the concepts and techniques are good and Zediker's writing style (for me) is easy.

[Hunt'nFish]

Mark,
I'm too opinionated and couldn't adequately cover all I'd want to say w/o typing a small novel. Needless to say I have a rather structured handload eval process that minimizes effort. Email me if you want my handloading handout from this spring's Reloading Seminar.

The manual I consider my data bible is the Hodgdon manual. It is the only manual I've found that includes pressure data from all powder mfg'rs.
Hunt'nFish