Favorite current print reloading guides

[osteodoc08]

I've got an older Speer spiral bound guide, a red covered Accurate guide and an old Barnes manual. I'd like to update my collection of printed material. What would everyone suggest?

I really like to have some background info on the cartridges and prefer to have a guide with multiple current powders in them. I perused the recent Nosler book at a gun show and am kicking myself for not picking it up then.

What do you recommend and why?

[jmort]

Modern Reloading by Richard Lee and Lyman's 49th. Why, they are the best and have nice variety of data for multiple powders.

[HGS]

Being old school, I use my older loading manuals for my older calibers, and have been using Newer RCBS for new stuff as they seem to keep up with newer ideas.

HGS

[pworley1]

The lyman 49.

[uncle joe]

the new hornady books are laid out well, easy to find what you want. I prefer the older books as they usually have higher max loads.

[WallyM3]

Pet Loads.

[hd09]

2nd Pet Loads

[bhn22]

For Cast:
Lyman Pistol & Revolver Handbook
Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook
Hodgdon 27
For Jacketed:
Sierra Edition V- mine is the 2nd edition
Speer 8-12- some of the handgun data is questionable though
The most recent Hornady manuals

[dragon813gt]

Lee 2nd Edition.
Why that one? Because it's all the info in the other books just reprinted in one place. There are a lot more loads in it then the other manuals. If you load for oddball cartridges then it's indispensable.

If you load jacketed then buy the manual for the brand you use. No point in buying a Speer manual if you use Hornady bullets. Don't get me wrong. The more manuals you have the better. But I use the manufacturer's data for their bullets.