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Posted: 8/18/2018 6:04:19 AM EDT
The current 50th or the 49th?
I'm hearing that the current edition has loads that are a bit tamed compared to older editions. Does the newer version have data on calibers not found in the 49th edition? Yeah, I know. Buy both 
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Posted: 8/18/2018 6:41:42 AM EDT
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It is somewhat entertaining to see updates in manuals.
Buy them both and add the cast bullet book to boot |
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Posted: 8/18/2018 12:04:32 PM EDT
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50, due to new powder and cartridges. I have both.
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Posted: 8/18/2018 2:07:52 PM EDT
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I screwed up last Dec and broke "The Gun Show Rule". I saw a new, shrink-wrapped copy of the Lyman 49th Ed. on a table. $25 maybe. Maybe $20. I passed and on my way out the door I thought I probably should go back and buy it and damn it was sold and gone.
I'll pick up a copy of the 50th. |
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Posted: 8/18/2018 2:52:52 PM EDT
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Really depends what you need the manual for.
If for cast reloading, the Lyman casting manual is really good to have. If for smokeless power in standard calibers, I will go directly to the powder manufacturers site, pull the data from there, and this give me enough information to start working up loads isntead. Don't get me wrong and the current Lyman reloading manual is not bad to have, but it's by far not the "Canon of Scripture" that I would solely put my trust in to just grab a max load and run with it instead. |
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Posted: 8/18/2018 5:12:26 PM EDT
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The current 50th or the 49th? I'm hearing that the current edition has loads that are a bit tamed compared to older editions. Does the newer version have data on calibers not found in the 49th edition? Yeah, I know. Buy both |
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Posted: 8/18/2018 5:23:27 PM EDT
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I own 47th 48th and 49th Lyman manuals. I'll buy the 50th fairly soon. My copy of the 47th is so well-thumbed that it came apart. So it's now in a three-ring notebook. I read it cover to cover before I assembled my first round. Well, not exactly cover to cover. I didn't read every load.
Free advice: Buy both plus the cast bullet manual, then try to locate older versions. I'm looking for a copy of the 46th, but not looking really hard yet. |
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Posted: 8/19/2018 9:36:43 PM EDT
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I use several from different companies. It nice to see what company X thinks. I take all the information to help me with a starting place amd to compare max load and pressures. You can never have too much information.
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