wolfpack65
Queen Bee
I have a question or 3.
I have:
Lyman 50th Edition Reloading Handbook
Hodgdon 2017 Annual Manual Reloading
and the one that came with my reloading equipment - Modern Reloading 2nd Edition by Richard Lee.
All have different starting grains & max grains, different OAL/Col, FMJ FP, LRN, Jacketed Bullet, TMJ,etc
I have X-Treme 45 230gr RN bullets.
I have X-Treme 9mm 124gr RN as well, but for now...I just want to do 45.
For Titegroup, 230gr bullet
Hodgen 2017 has 4.0-4.8gr and 1.200" (230gr LRN)
Lyman 50th doesn't list Titegroup
2n Edition has 4.4-4.8gr and 1.200" (230gr Jacketed)
For 231, 230gr bullet
If I wanted to use 231, then there is a big discrepancy between Hodgen 2017 and the Lyman 50th
Lyman: 5.2gr-5.8gr and has an OAL of 1.275"
Hodgdon: 4.3gr-5.3gr, has Col of 1.200"
2nd Edition: has nothing for 231
I have CFE Pistol, Titegroup, 231, 700x, and Trailboss.
Are OAL and Col the same?
I was going to start with Titegroup.
There's too much variation in starting grains between different sources.
The engineer in my is having a hard time with this variance.
So, my goal of maybe reloading 10 rounds at the minimum, 10 at a mid-point, and 10 at almost max isn't going to happen.
It's like I need to just pick one reference manual and go with it, but I've no idea which one...
Advice, suggestions?
I have:
Lyman 50th Edition Reloading Handbook
Hodgdon 2017 Annual Manual Reloading
and the one that came with my reloading equipment - Modern Reloading 2nd Edition by Richard Lee.
All have different starting grains & max grains, different OAL/Col, FMJ FP, LRN, Jacketed Bullet, TMJ,etc
I have X-Treme 45 230gr RN bullets.
I have X-Treme 9mm 124gr RN as well, but for now...I just want to do 45.
For Titegroup, 230gr bullet
Hodgen 2017 has 4.0-4.8gr and 1.200" (230gr LRN)
Lyman 50th doesn't list Titegroup
2n Edition has 4.4-4.8gr and 1.200" (230gr Jacketed)
For 231, 230gr bullet
If I wanted to use 231, then there is a big discrepancy between Hodgen 2017 and the Lyman 50th
Lyman: 5.2gr-5.8gr and has an OAL of 1.275"
Hodgdon: 4.3gr-5.3gr, has Col of 1.200"
2nd Edition: has nothing for 231
I have CFE Pistol, Titegroup, 231, 700x, and Trailboss.
Are OAL and Col the same?
I was going to start with Titegroup.
There's too much variation in starting grains between different sources.
The engineer in my is having a hard time with this variance.
So, my goal of maybe reloading 10 rounds at the minimum, 10 at a mid-point, and 10 at almost max isn't going to happen.
It's like I need to just pick one reference manual and go with it, but I've no idea which one...
Advice, suggestions?