Complete Guide to Handloading

[chj3]

Bought Sharpe's book, "Complete Guide to Handloading", years ago. It is the third edition (originally published in 1937). Most concepts are still good, but equipment/supplies have changed.

AbeBooks.com has several for $40 to $200+

[pworley1]

It is a great book. Here is a pdf of it. https://ia600903.us.archive.org/30/items/CompleteGuideToHandloadingPhilipB.Sharpe1937TextRe placedIndexed/Complete%20Guide%20to%20Handloading%20-%20Philip%20B.%20Sharpe%20[1937]%20%7BText%20Replaced,%20Indexed%7D.pdf

[1hole]

I've enjoyed reading Sharpe's book and my copy is not for sale, it's primary value to me is the history. It's not "Complete" anymore (actually it never was). Powders, bullets and available tools have advanced so much there is no point in trying to use it as a current reloading reference. IMHO.

[ohiochuck]

I enjoy my copy very much
Jim

[jem102]

I have a couple in different dates and always enjoy going back through them from time to time.

[Hick]

I've enjoyed reading Sharpe's book and my copy is not for sale, it's primary value to me is the history. It's not "Complete" anymore (actually it never was). Powders, bullets and available tools have advanced so much there is no point in trying to use it as a current reloading reference. IMHO.

Yes-- but there are lots of old tricks using cast bullets that have been 'lost' over time too. I go back to Phil Sharpe's stuff every now and then just to find things that have been forgotten.

[Wag]

It is a great book. Here is a pdf of it. https://ia600903.us.archive.org/30/items/CompleteGuideToHandloadingPhilipB.Sharpe1937TextRe placedIndexed/Complete%20Guide%20to%20Handloading%20-%20Philip%20B.%20Sharpe%20[1937]%20%7BText%20Replaced,%20Indexed%7D.pdf

Unfortunately, the link is malformed.

--Wag--

[phaessler]

Unfortunately, the link is malformed.

--Wag--

https://archive.org/details/Complete_Guide_to_Handloading_Sharpe_1937

[Wag]

That worked. Thank you!

--Wag--

[flounderman]

I just got some books from an estate and that book was one of them

[Bazoo]

I'd love to find a hard copy of it. I've read it, and retain one in PDF. I prefer to read paper books though.

[relics6165]

Not hard to find, not that expensive if you're selective:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&_nkw=sharpe+handloading&_sacat=0

[Grootjoseph]

Thank you

[Bronco72]

This was the first, of many, reloading books have I read ! I still have it. I thought and still think it is a great introduction to reloading !

https://www.amazon.com/Handloaders-enlarged-Illustrated-Reloading-Handbook/dp/B001DBJK3I