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Reloading ?

Duck dogn

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I know there are quite a few that reloads on here so, the question is what book if there is one that covers all brand bullets? I use hornady sst in my 7mm but I borrowed a friend's hornady book. Someone said the Lee book covers somewhat all brand bullet like barnes, Sierra, and nosler. I didnt want to by a book for every brand I attempt to try. Thanks in advance!
 
Don't worry so much about bullet brands. Just concentrate on bullet weight and start with the recommended starting point and slowly work up looking for accuracy potential and pressure signs. If your loading exceptionally long bullets with longer than normal bearing surfaces then it would be a good idea to consult the company's manual. But then again, you need the correct rate of twist to get them stabilized.
Good luck.
 
If you are just wanting loads for all the various bullets, the website of the bullet manufacturer typically has loads for their product. I use that resource if it's a design other than traditional lead core bullets and also not one of the extra long/high ballistic coefficient style bullets. For the more typical older designs, I go by weight and watch pressure signs as Snowwolfe mentioned. For bullets such as the solid copper alloys, they are enough different that I want specific data for that bullet.
 
Cabelas used to offer a manual available for each cartridge. They would just photocopy each bullet manufacturers load data for that particular round. I'm pretty sure they still have those available but I just use online data now
 
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