It’s the First Edition. Should have a lot of blue-highlighted woodcut illustrations of the boolits in the loading sections.
my first edition page 1 along with statement on page 9 by Charles E Lyman 3rd explaining how this first edition was planned + who contributed to it - it does not have any half jacket loads listed in it -
never pick a fight with an old man - if he is too old to fight he will just kill you -
in this current crisis our government is not the solution , it is the problem ! -
ILLEGITIMI NON CARBORUNDUM
as they say in latin
That's Lyman #41 , the 1959 loading manual. It has always been one of my favorites along with #45 , the 1970 manual.
Grumpy Old Man With A Gun....... Do Not Touch !!
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |