What is the end-all be all cookbook out there?

 

I have a 1960s Lyman book, and I use all of the powder manufacturer sites as well. I'm finding that some manufacturers skimp on info and I'm starting to use powders that are too new for my book like Winnie Autocomp.

 

I'm on a bit of a budget so one book for now would be best.

If you like italian food....the Sopranos cook book has some great recipes

I always have the current copy of the Hornady book because I use a lot of Hornady bullets. I also have the current Speer manual because I load a fair number of Gold Dots in 9mm, 10mm ,and .45ACP. I also look at powder manufacturer data that is usually available online. If I had to choose one though, it would be the Hornady book without hesitation.

I have found Hornady 'cookbooks' to be the most accurate.  Funny thing, I have from the 3rd edition on, and in some cases you can see the downward progression of  charge amounts in some calibers.  Scouring the web will sometimes turn up posted pages from other 'cookbooks'. Good for reference data and load ladder building.

"The Internet" is the best cook book out there. We recently got rid of a 3 foot stack of squirrel recipes.

Squirrel .......

Squirrel .......

Every bit as good as rabbit.

Lol.....

I usually look up whatever data the bullet and powder manufacturers offer, and then use a chrono and brass pressure signs to make up my own mind. I no longer really own "books" for this.

I usually look up whatever data the bullet and powder manufacturers offer, and then use a chrono and brass pressure signs to make up my own mind. I no longer really own "books" for this.

Same. I bought a few books and found out some dont even list the powder i use or bullets. I would end up looking at the manufacture website for data, and its been very reliable. The books were great for when I started but now I don't even open them. I use a starting load data from hodgdon and work my own from there. A chrony is an amazing thing.

I've bought books from all the major players but not a lot of info on using Bullseye so I now do what Vlad G does.

 

I usually look up whatever data the bullet and powder manufacturers offer, and then use a chrono and brass pressure signs to make up my own mind. I no longer really own "books" for this.