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    Great find.
    Knew someone who worked at a goodwill here.
    She said the manager would throw out anything to do with firearms or military history.
    Manager said it was company policy.

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    Great book!
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    Quote Originally Posted by abunaitoo View Post
    Great find.
    Knew someone who worked at a goodwill here.
    She said the manager would throw out anything to do with firearms or military history.
    Manager said it was company policy.
    Just one more reason to avoid Goodwill. The one nearest me was located in an empty Walmart building. It recently built a huge new building in a growing area. Couldn't have been cheap. I take all our excess stuff(none gun related) to a local charity shop run by volunteers. Going this weekend to help paint the old building.
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    Quote Originally Posted by alamogunr View Post
    I have Donnelly's book, The Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversions. I also have Ken Howell's book Designing and Forming Custom Cartridges. Of the two, I prefer Howell's book.

    I had forgotten the criticism of Donnelly's book about the drawings. I also can't remember much about the drawings in Howell's book but I do remember they are pictorially correct. I can't be specific about why I prefer Howell's book, I just do. Not a very satisfying reason, is it?
    Sure it is. We all have preferences and likes, especially when it comes to the transfer of information. It either gets across to you, or it doesn't and that's the author's job.

    After many years of reading mechanical blueprints, I EXPECT an accurate pictorial representation of the part along with dimensions. Most Lyman reloading books are a good example, having a drawing of the assembled cartridge with dimensions. Having to switch to a "list of dimensions" is time consuming and distracting. It's still a good book though, and a welcome addition to any reloader's library.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cheeto303 View Post
    My wife forced me to go shopping with her at Goodwill today. I really hate shopping as it seems to me I do a lot of watching her shop, but I got lucky today. I decided to check the used books and found a rare treasure. It is Maj George C. Nontes "The Home Guide to Cartridge Conversions". I couldn't believe it and it only cost me a whopping $3.00. I'm stoked. Wanted this book for years. Now if I could find some Earl Naramore's "Principles and Practice of Loading Ammunition". I guess I shouldn't be so resistant to going with her.
    I was happy to get a copy for $40 recently. It's not an easy find. Lucky you!

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    Quote Originally Posted by dbosman View Post
    The library at the University of Pennsylvania has a copy. You could try your local library and ask about their inter or intra library loan consortium. They may be able to get it to you to read. I found it interesting.
    There are PDF copies on the internet, too. Try archive.org.

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    Got mine from the old Outdoor Life book club! Bought many books from them

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    I just got a collection of gun books, and have no idea of their worth.One is the cartridge conversion, mentioned, complete guide to handloading, Sharpe. probably some valuable books in the collection.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alamogunr View Post
    I have Donnelly's book, The Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversions. I also have Ken Howell's book Designing and Forming Custom Cartridges. Of the two, I prefer Howell's book.

    I had forgotten the criticism of Donnelly's book about the drawings. I also can't remember much about the drawings in Howell's book but I do remember they are pictorially correct. I can't be specific about why I prefer Howell's book, I just do. Not a very satisfying reason, is it?
    I've had Donnelly's book for a number of years, used it convert a number of cases.

    I've got a second cartridge book, think it's the Howell book, hardly used it. If I remember correctly, the vast majority of the conversion start with "buy an RCBS case forming set".

    I know exactly where the two copies of the Donnelly book are. I'd have to hunt for the second book. Should probably peddle it, as much as I use it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 3006guns View Post
    Sorry I took so long to reply............mama had some honey-do's.......

    Book Title: The Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversions..........1056 pages
    Author: John J. Donnelly
    Publisher: Stoeger Publishing Company

    It's a large, thick (almost 2") heavy book.
    The only thing I find fault with are the cartridge drawings for each caliber. They're all the same whether rimmed or rimless! Each applicable dimension is labeled as "A, B, C," etc. with the actual dimensions listed alongside. Not a great inconvenience by any means, just not what I expected to see.
    I found that book at my Local Ollie's discount store; they are a salvage/closeout kind of place like Big Lots used to be. It's a pretty good book overall. Kind of like a cookbook in that there are only a few pages I really use, but keep it on the shelf just for those. It is paperback printed on newsprint. Don't know if it will make it to my descendants.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WRideout View Post
    I found that book at my Local Ollie's discount store; they are a salvage/closeout kind of place like Big Lots used to be. It's a pretty good book overall. Kind of like a cookbook in that there are only a few pages I really use, but keep it on the shelf just for those. It is paperback printed on newsprint. Don't know if it will make it to my descendants.

    Wayne
    Mine came from Ollie's also. I bought a second copy because it's on newsprint. A number of my shooting buddies got copies also.

    I think I paid something silly like $7 for each copy.

    I think I picked up a copy for someone on here and shipped it to him.

    Helping spread corrupting information is important.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 15meter View Post
    Mine came from Ollie's also. I bought a second copy because it's on newsprint. A number of my shooting buddies got copies also.

    I think I paid something silly like $7 for each copy.

    I think I picked up a copy for someone on here and shipped it to him.

    Helping spread corrupting information is important.
    As mentioned previously, I also have Donnelly's book. As I remember I only bought it because it was the only copy I had ever
    seen in hardback. I don't like paperback large format books.
    John
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    I got Donnelly’s book at Ollie’s a few years ago for $6.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shawlerbrook View Post
    I got Donnelly’s book at Ollie’s a few years ago for $6.
    Ditto

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