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    reloading data books, whats out there?

    I'm wondering what everyone would consider the best/most liked book thats currently for sale on reloading for enfields? I've got Steve Redgwells material, just wondering if theres a good book on the subject. (Don't worry, I haven't got dreams of writing one,lol)
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    "One Book / One Caliber" Published by Loadbooks USAicon Inc.

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    Rog, I have a dozen assorted reloading manuals and very rarely use any of them other than for research.
    As there is just too much conflict between them, I just access the manufacturers data for the powder I'm using at the time. These days as it's mainly ADI, than that's where I go.
    The joys of the modern computer age.

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    The sheer scale of minuta data that I see everytime I open a book on reloading really gives me the wullys and then I stay well away, lol, like John Cleese as in run a way ....

    I will end up reloading for the sake of general shooting but not as a drive for extreme accuracy, its one of those things that just doesn't engage me. I'm always a bit surprised that reloading doesn't come down to half a dozen basic combinations of powder and bullet that every one comes back to constantly.

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    Its interesting that although I am completely non technical and mechanical I took to reloading and find it a pleasant pass time. On the other hand the complexities of gunsmithing, armoring, bedding, taking the rifle apart, removing screws without mangling them fill me with horror. In any event I have found that old threads on this forum involving Ed Horton and others contain alot of great information on resizing, good bullets and brass to use, etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RJW NZicon View Post
    I'm always a bit surprised that reloading doesn't come down to half a dozen basic combinations of powder and bullet that every one comes back to constantly.
    I do think it starts out that way but then they get tweaked to suite each individual rifle.
    I have several manuals from different companies from the 80s, 90s on up to the latest. When I need a place to start I almost invariably go to ether Lyman's latest or the latest Hodgdon yearly.

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