I'm completely new to reloading and have just jumped in, probably a bit too fast. The idea of making my own boolits gets me kid-on-chistmas excited.
Im currently looking to reload .380 acp and 9mm. And im really not sure if my knowledge is complete enough to make real decisions yet, so Ive ordered a Lyman 49Th Edition Reloading Handbook and since id like to start casting after I get the hang of reloading, I also grabbed Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook 4Th Edition. (both ordered on amazon and not here yet), however, my excitement got the best of me and I ordered a progressive press, scale, calipers, dies, boolit puller, and some other gear. and didnt stop till I got to the checkout screen at powdervalley about to place an order for boolits/primers/powder, where I realized that I had no Idea if my powder would work in handguns, or if it was a low quality powder, or what concerns I should have with the combination of components ive ordered.
so heres my question, is my lyman reloading handbook going to give me all the information I need to make a powder/boolit selection and fill in any knowledge-gaps I may not know I have, or is there some other book on reloading that I should also be buying? I have read no books on the subject, ive just pieced together information available on the web.
also, is there some sort of list ive overlooked that would tell me a good sequence of things to study to smooth out my learning curve and make sure im not leaving out some important issue to pay attention to?
Thank you all for creating this community, as a newbie I certainly appreciate it.