Customer Reviews

The ABC's of Reloading

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This is an excellent book for the person who is considering reloading his (or her) own cartridges. Metallic cartridge reloading is covered in detail as is reloading of shot cartridges. Various types of equipment and tools are discussed as well as cases, bullets, primers and powders. The book places strong emphasis on safety and should be required reading for the person who is just getting started.

This is the book I used when I got started reloading about a year ago, and this book gave me just what I needed. When I first got the itch to load my own ammunition, I was overwhelmed by the amount of information and terminology involved in this fascinating field/hobby. It was very difficult to take all the individual pieces of information that I had and form it into an understandable process. I was snowed in under a blizzard of data that I was piecing together through chat rooms and web sites. Everyone was very helpful - basically shooters are the most helpful people I know - but still I was just getting fragments without a solid, complete overview. Phrases like "roll crimp", "seating and sizer dies," and "headspace" came at me in a blizzard. I could look up each phrase, understand each one as a piece, but still the whole picture was fuzzy. In essence, that is what this book will do for you: turn it all into a coherent, linear whole. The writing is very solid and clear, the illustrations are well done and helpful, and the information is very complete. After reading this book, the entire process made sense to me, and more importantly, I was fully warned about the does and don'ts of the reloading world. The coverage is very complete. Primers, powders, bullets and cases are explained with regard to nomenclature and history. All necessary tools and accessories are discussed and explained. This is just a great book. It won't make you an expert, but it will put you on the right road if you wish to become one.

I used to reload years ago, and bought this book to refresh my memory. The book certainly filled that need, but sometimes had a very basic presentation more suited to the rank beginner. Given the title (it *IS* a beginner's book), I would think this a very good first time reloader primer. It covers the gamut of reloading in a broad brush sweep. This is not the book to buy for a something limited in scope, like a specific black powder reloading detail.

Augment this with GOOD reloading data manuals--more than one--before commencing your first reloading session.

Along with my Speer Reloading Manual this is my favorite book on reloading because of the extensive overview it gives on the entire subject. Everything from casting to ballastics is covered in detail with excellent graphics and photos. For example, in this book there is a section on reloading data manuals--so you can choose what manuals to use when actually reloading. I recommend this book along with a good reloading data manual such as the Speer Manual and if you need visual instructions a dvd like my Learn Handgun & Rifle Reloading in Under 41 Minutes ( ASIN: B0006PT29Y)

This is a thorough and excellent manual for the beginner and should be read by many of the so-called experts I've come across in the last few months. It covers handgun and rifle metallic cartridge reloading, shotshell reloading, bullet casting/swaging, and a host of related subjects. While it doesn't have load data, it gives easily understood descriptions of the various reloading processes no matter what you're shooting.
Please NOTE: The 7th edition has been out since February, 2005. While much of the basic information in the 6th edition will remain unchanged in the 7th, the newer edition reflects substantial changes concerning progressive presses that have occurred since the 1997 publish date of the 6th edition. If that doesn't matter to you, then it won't matter which edition you get.

What more can you say except this is a fundamental reference everyone should have on their book shelf if they reload ammunition. There is more here for the beginner but there is also plenty here for experienced handloaders. I am glad I finally have this reference to use.

I'm just getting into reloading myself, and this book came highly reccomended from a lot of my friends that are already involved in the hobby. I ordered it and read it through and I must say that it does a very good job of explaining how to set everything up and do all the steps, but also a lot of the science behind it. I learned a lot from this book and I would most definately reccomend it to anybody that wants to start reloading!!

If you have any interest in reloading, whether a beginner or an old pro, you will find this book interesting and very easy to digest. The author has obviously "been there, done that" and passes all of his experience on to you. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

Having recently entered the world of reloading I asked what was the best book for a beginner to read? The consensus was The ABCs of Reloading. This book provides an excellent history into the development of firearm ammunition components from their simple beginnings to the current, modern components. The science of reloading, including ballistics is also well explained.

The reloading process is shown step-by-step for the beginner with descriptions and photos. This helped a lot since I had no experience reloading.

Be prepared for a heavy read, but this is no bestseller. There is a lot of useful information in this book, all of which should be read by any reloader. I heartily recommend this book for anyone considering beginning to reload.

As a first-time reloader, I found this book especially helpful. It covers all of the basics and has some good information on specialty loads. I find the reduced load information especially helpful and plan to try some of the turkey loads for my .243. Highly recommended for any beginner.