- Hornady Reloading Manual 9th Edition Pdf
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- Hornady 9th Edition Reloading Manual
- The biggest disappointment was the limited powders they used. I have Sierra, Lyman 49th, Hodgdon, and since I also load a lot of Hornady bullets I wanted to have their manual as well. If you look at the reviews, the 8th isn't held in very high regard. Wondering if the 9th is better.
- Of those reloading handbooks probably the most useful has proved to be the Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading 9th Edition, and the principle reason for that is that Hornady’s 9th edition includes a number of metric and obsolete cartridges that most others don’t.
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Just invest tiny period to log on this on-line proclamation hornady handbook of cartridge reloading 9th edition reloading manual pdf as capably as review them wherever you are now. The Beginner's Guide to Reloading Ammunition-Steven D. Gregersen 2013-01-26 If you've ever wanted to reload ammunition but didn't know where to start this book is. Hornady Manufacturing Company develops and publishes reloading data for the Handbook of Cartridge Reloading.Occasionally, we will temporarily publish load data on this page when a bullet becomes available and is not yet listed in the latest edition of the handbook.
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First off is the cover, which their darling little 6.5 Creedmoor graces. I could have let this go until I dug deeper.
Being a 6.5-284 fan, that's the first place I went. Disappointment set in shortly after getting there. I feel like they did not give the round a fair enough shake and do it justice. The first paragraph seems intended to turn the average Joe shooter away from this cartridge toward another that's available in a factory rifle. (maybe another 6.5, like say their Creedmoor) Their 'scapegoat' is that their test rifle had a very short throat and a short barrel. Everyone knows what a 'very short throat' does to a cartridge. Especially one that uses long-for caliber bullets. Just look at the life of the parent .284 Winchester. If it initially had come out in a bolt gun, instead of a clip fed semi-auto and lever action, it would more than likely be more popular than it is now. Who knows. Bad marketing on Winchesters part.
Then the reloading data, that's a joke. 2700fps with a 140gn bullet! Flip back to the 6.5 CM and it's pushing that 140gn 2725fps. Not much of a difference to a seasoned shooter but to the newbies, IT'S FASTER! In the CM's write up (if you believe that) it's better than the .260 Rem and 6.5-284.
This my friends is bullship marketing at its best, BUT it's working 'cause there are a lot of them leaving the shelves.
I have a friend, right now, who has a Hornady 6.5 Creedmoor case stuck in his stock Savage chamber because he was trying to make his CM keep up with my 6.5-284. Head separated. That 's not Hornady's fault, or is it? Their manual says the CM is faster that the 6.5-284! So in real world it should be, right?
All this to say, the 6.5 Creedmoor is a nice little cartridge but in similar rifles it will not generate the velocity the 6.5-284 Norma does. If they had just given the 6.5-284 its due, I wouldn't be taking exception to their erroneous reloading manual. I understand though, bottom line, if they told the truth they wouldn't sell as many rifles. Rant over and I'm jumping down. JohnnyK.
Choosing a reloading handbook is not a particularly complicated process, you decide whose components you are most likely to use and the calibre(s) you are planning to reload for and you hand over the shekels and buy your book. And as long as you are reloading for a common American calibre you will be pretty well set up. It is only when you are not reloading for common American calibres but for some of the harder to find exotics or reloading for a collectible or antique cartridge firearm that you are going to need to look carefully at what is included in the reloading handbook.
The Hornady 9th Edition handbook has excellent, clear instructions on the “how to’s” of cartridge reloading. (Courtesy Hornady).
Hornady Reloading Manual 9th Edition Pdf
The Revivaler bookshelf has a modest collection of reloading handbooks in an effort to have to hand reliable published reloading data for most of the firearms and cartridges we need to write about. Of those reloading handbooks probably the most useful has proved to be the Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading 9th Edition, and the principle reason for that is that Hornady’s 9th edition includes a number of metric and obsolete cartridges that most others don’t. In fact I think the Hornady Handbook 9th edition has one of the most complete and most useful sets of reloading data available.
In the Hornady 9th Edition handbook each cartridge has historical and dimensional information provided. (Courtesy Hornady).
As we find with most other reloading handbooks the Hornady 9th edition includes a blurb for each cartridge telling about its history, and technical considerations when one is reloading for it. The dimension diagrams in the Hornady 9th Edition are very clear, in fact the information in the whole handbook is kept succinct and to the point.
The actual reloading data in the Hornady 9th Edition is clear and concise. This page is taken from the Addendum for the .375 Holland and Holland Magnum provided free on Hornady’s web site. (Courtesy Hornady).
Hornady also provide free on-line addenda for new bullets that were not included in their current 9th Edition handbook such as in the snapshot above which is .375 Holland and Holland Magnum reloading data for the new .375 calibre 250grain GMX bullet. The picture above gives a good idea of the clear nature of the data in the Hornady 9th Edition handbook.
Amongst the less usual calibres included in the Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading 9th Edition are the 5.6x57RWS, 6.5×57, 7x65R, and the 8x68S. Loading data for the 8x68S is particularly difficult to come by so this is a welcome addition to this manual. For antique pistol and revolver aficionados the Hornady 9th Edition includes hard to find data for the .38 Automatic (John M. Browning’s cartridge for his early model 1900, 1902 and 1903 pistols). This is a cartridge that occurs in some unexpected antique firearms including some models of the Webley-Fosberry automatic revolver and the civilian models of the Webley Automatic pistol model 1910. (Note: the 38 Automatic is not the same as the 380ACP. The 38 Automatic (aka .38ACP) is the parent to the .38 Super, the case dimensions are the same, however it must not be loaded using .38 Super reloading data – you will do harm to the pistol and likely yourself if you try that. Using the reloading data in the Hornady 9th Edition the .38 Automatic is of about the same power level as the 9mm Parabellum.)
The Webley-Fosberry automatic revolver in .38 Automatic is one of the unusual firearms you can get shooting if armed with the Hornady 9th Edition handbook. (Picture courtesy Wikipedia).
Hornady Reloading Manual 9th Edition Free Download
So, armed with your Hornady 9th Edition you may be able to get some of those old and interesting firearms back into operation.
If you are thinking about buying a reloading manual, especially if you want to reload for something that is a bit unusual such as the .218 Bee then check with Hornady if your unusual calibre is included in the book. Some are and of course some are not. However some of those that are no longer included such as the .219 Zipper, .219 Donaldson Wasp or 7×61 Sharp and Hart for example are provided free of charge on Hornady’s web site. Just look for the Reloading Handbook Addendum (click here) and for Obsolete Reloading Data (click here).
You can find the Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading 9th Edition on Amazon, Cabela’s, Brownells and of course Hornady.
Jon Branch is the founder and senior editor of Revivaler and has written a significant number of articles for various publications including official Buying Guides for eBay, classic car articles for Hagerty, magazine articles for both the Australian Shooters Journal and the Australian Shooter, and he’s a long time contributor to Silodrome.
Jon has done radio, television, magazine and newspaper interviews on various issues, and has traveled extensively, having lived in Britain, Australia, China and Hong Kong. His travels have taken him to Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan and a number of other countries. He has studied the Japanese sword arts and has a long history of involvement in the shooting sports, which has included authoring submissions to government on various firearms related issues and assisting in the design and establishment of shooting ranges.