Product Information
The Lee "Modern Reloading 2nd Edition, Revised" Reloading Manual contains everything you need to know about reloading in one manual. The Revised Second Edition of Modern Reloading is a summary of a lifetime of reloading experience. This newest edition Lee manual has updated load data and comes in a new, larger, easier to read format. Whether you are a beginning reloader or an expert, the newly revised Second Edition manual will be a great addition to your reloading bench.
Technical Information
Author: Richard Lee
Publisher: Lee Reloading
Date of Publication: 2011
Number of Pages:
Summary of Material:
This revised second edition has the following added or updated information from the second edition: All new load data including the following cartridges which were not listed in the original second edition:204 Ruger223 WSSM243 WSSM25 WSSM6.5 Creedmoor6.5x284 Norma (6.5x284 Winchester)6.8 Remington SPC280 Ackley Improved30 Remington AR308 Marlin Express325 WSM338 Marlin Express338 Federal338 Lapua Magnum5.7x28 FN38 Short Colt38 Long Colt45 GAP460 S&W Magnum500 S&W Magnum500 Linebaugh
Notes:
28,000 different loads in a new format, with velocities for starting loads. Data is supplied by the powder companies
Latest
information on pressure. Including pressure and velocity factors so
reloaders can calculate velocity and pressure for reduced loads
Covers 167 different cartridges
Cartridge diagrams with year of introduction, usable case volume and primer type
Hardcover
This
manual has a table of contents and the load data has black tabs on the
ends of the pages with calibers listed on those pages. There is no
index
Topics Covered
Chapter 1
21st Century reloading
Introduction to reloading
Three great reasons to reload your ammunition
Selecting a reloading tool for metallic cartridges
Reloading is quite a simple process
Reloading Presses (Lee presses)
Breech Lock Reloading Instructions
Chapter 2
Some common trends
Reloading rifle cases
Step by step instructions
Chapter 3
Loading for Best Accuracy in your Rifle
Chapter 4
Loading for Handguns
Chapter 5
Priming
Chapter 6
Measuring gunpowder
Grains, granules, and cubic centimeters
Chapter 7
Gunpowder Safety
Extreme effects of a once percent charge reduction
Chapter 8
All about pressure
Signs of Excessive pressure
Measuring pressure
Testing ammunition
Chapter 9
The Latest Information on Pressure
Chapter 10
Matching bullet metal to chamber pressure
Brinell hardness test
Chapter 11
Bullet Casting
Design your own bullet
Setting up for bullet casting
Chapter 12
Reloading shotgun shells
Chapter 13
Muzzle loaders
Bullet selection