Great and very valuable advice. Thank you. Being recently retired, I have all the time and patience necessary. I love learning, so if confusing at times, I'm enjoying the process. Thanks again.
R
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Great and very valuable advice. Thank you. Being...
Great and very valuable advice. Thank you. Being recently retired, I have all the time and patience necessary. I love learning, so if confusing at times, I'm enjoying the process. Thanks again.
R
Hellrazor,
Thanks for the links. I have the 2nd...
Hellrazor,
Thanks for the links. I have the 2nd edition of the Lee book, and the Hornady book is their 9th edition. I just bought the Hodgdon 2015 manual, but honestly, didn't even think to check...
Which manual to believe?
Being a rookie to reloading, there is a lot to figure out.
I'm going to switch to HS6 powder to reload .38 spl-110 gr XTP. The Lee manual suggests 7.0 gr for the starting load, producing 1071 FPS....
Thank you!
Thanks so much for your explanation and the time you took to explain this to me. Now, if I can only retain half of the information you've given me!!! Have a great day. R.
New to reloading
Just getting started and the questions are mounting. So, please excuse the rookie questions. :-) How do I determine if a round should be "roll" crimped, or "taper" crimped. I'm starting on .38 spl....
| 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 |
