Texas by God posted a booklet entitled "Pocket Manual for Shooters and Reloaders" in the pay-it forward section which I claimed. I got it in the mail today and the first chapter deals with actions suitable for the basis of a custom-built rifle. The first action he mentioned (at length) was the Mauser. This really woke me up, as I am a fan of the Mauser, both as a mil-surplus, and as a foundation for a custom- built rifle.
As I read more into the book, I am liking this book more and more. It has a wealth of information starting with the introduction.
You may wonder why I posted this in this section of the forum, but this book has a wealth of information about reloading.
I believe that a good reloading manual is the FIRST TOOL that any reloader should obtain. Second is probably to join this forum. There is so much information here that a person could literally learn reloading from what people have shared here.
This particular booklet was first published in 1964, but so far as I have read, it has a lot of information still pertinent to today.
I wish to give "Texas" a big thank-you as this is going to be a really handy reference. I've been reloading for many years and in this book, I have already learned (maybe re-learned) some very important procedures that are not covered in the standard manuals.
This is appearing to be a really good tool on my bench.