Does anybody ever use RELOADING MANUALS anymore ?
You can get free Handouts from ALLIANT and HODGDON(Winchester&IMR) for the asking.
All full of PRESSURE-TESTED Loads.
My DAD always bought every new one that came out 'til the day he died.
I've done the same thing since I started my own RELOADING setup when I got out of the U.S. NAVY. Actually I started before that , buying used ones at gunshows when I was still in High School. Just to have my own copies. I've been able to collect most every manual printed since WW2.
Even though most every load I use has not changed in 20yrs. I've recently started trying reduced loads in Rifles due to old injuries. Getting old and having Arthritis is a *****.
I see many questions from newbies that could be simply answered by reading the latest LYMAN CAST BULLET HANDBOOK. Currently #4.
And to me the information available in the old handbooks is absolutely invaluable in truly understanding our pastime.