Handbook for Shooters and Reloaders

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Handbook for Shooters and Reloaders

By P. O. Ackley

This is another book that I picked up at a garage sale. I really recommend looking for books this way!

The copy I have is dated 'Copyright, 1962' so I cannot recommend any of the handloading data due to advances in smokless powder, inculding the introduction of many new powders. Always use the most current information available. Please!


There is however much fasincating information, inculding some on wildcats based on the 303 British case. The book is also a good place to start if you are looking for information about old and obscure cartridges.

As well, you can read about expirements performed on barrels, actions and in measuring wind drift, sectional density, headspace and bore capaicity. Yes we can all get this much easier from a ballistice program but it is interesting to see what the reloader had to go through in "the good old days".

Iff you want to build your own pendulum chronograph,all the details and plans are in this book as well! After all, who wants to do the easy thing all the time!

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