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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7324 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: What was your first reloading manual? Reply #15 - Oct 15^th, 2024 at 12:11pm	Print Post
	westerner wrote on Oct 15^th, 2024 at 9:45am: I also have a 1964 edition of Parker O Ackleys book. Full of useful information. Ackley must of made a few buck on that book. I think it was my second manual, bought it new, about '70. Don't remember when I got them but, I have his two volume, hard bound set, too. I was a HV guy, back then, didn't want anything that didn't do at least 3000 fps. I had a 6mm Rem and 270 Win, at that time.

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craigster Oldtimer Offline Posts: 697 Location: lost coast CA Joined: Feb 20^th, 2011	Re: What was your first reloading manual? Reply #16 - Oct 15^th, 2024 at 1:07pm	Print Post
	The "complete instructions" that came with the Lee Loader that I bought in 1966 for my first centerfire rifle, an 1894 Winchester in 32Spl. I still have and use both. I probably have at least 20 (or more) manuals floating around here.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16297 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: What was your first reloading manual? Reply #17 - Oct 15^th, 2024 at 7:39pm	Print Post
	My first reloading manual was a used Speer manual for $5, then picked up a few old Ideal manuals even older used for 3 for $5. That was in the late 1970's.

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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1945 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: What was your first reloading manual? Reply #18 - Oct 15^th, 2024 at 9:40pm	Print Post
	Waterman I use to go to San Francisco to visit some friends who lived a block off mission St. walking distance to F Bob Chows shop. I picked up many of the free loading handouts there. In fact bought my first Colt single action 38 Special there and left it with him to do a trigger job on it. Still have some targets he had with his advertising on them. Quit over 40 years ago, but smoked then, and still have some match books with his info on them. These were weekends when I was in college, and if I wasn't delivering pianos would head to the city to take in some music, visit friends, and every couple months make a side trip to buy cast handgun bullets just to the west of the street(19th Ave. if memory serves) that heads to the Golden Gate. As I am writing this, can't recall the name of the shop, but the bullets were really reasonable and well made. I will have to head to the shop to jog my memory, as I still have some I think. Please cut me a little slack as I am still trying to shake the remnants of a bout with the latest covid strain.

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burntwater Senior Forum Member Online Posts: 413 Location: Michigan Joined: Feb 5^th, 2018	Re: What was your first reloading manual? Reply #19 - Oct 15^th, 2024 at 10:46pm	Print Post
	frnkeore wrote on Oct 15^th, 2024 at 12:11pm: westerner wrote on Oct 15^th, 2024 at 9:45am: I also have a 1964 edition of Parker O Ackleys book. Full of useful information. Ackley must of made a few buck on that book. I think it was my second manual, bought it new, about '70. Don't remember when I got them but, I have his two volume, hard bound set, too. I was a HV guy, back then, didn't want anything that didn't do at least 3000 fps. I had a 6mm Rem and 270 Win, at that time. I have that ring bound manual for years and it’s a keeper but getting difficult to find in decent shape anymore. As,I’ve said earlier you need to be careful working with some of his loads most are early DuPont stick powders nut there are some Olin ball also. Ackley was all about pushing the limits with his barrels and existing powders so be careful with his data Rick


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craigster Oldtimer Offline Posts: 697 Location: lost coast CA Joined: Feb 20^th, 2011	Re: What was your first reloading manual? Reply #20 - Oct 15^th, 2024 at 11:19pm	Print Post
	I shopped the San Francisco Gun Exchange on occasion. But more often the San Jose Gun Exchange as it was pretty much in my backyard.


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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1945 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: What was your first reloading manual? Reply #21 - Oct 16^th, 2024 at 12:22am	Print Post
	craigster I grew up in San Jose and spent my time in Frank Schillings, Guerra Brothers, and the old Gun exchange on Second St. How things have changed. I have been gone a long time but visit often as I still have a brother and his family that still live there. They live less than a mile from where we grew up in Willow Glen where my folks bought a house in 1947. Small world!!

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GunBum Full Member Offline Posts: 203 Location: SW Missouri Joined: Oct 30^th, 2021	Re: What was your first reloading manual? Reply #22 - Oct 16^th, 2024 at 8:32am	Print Post
	I was stationed at The Presidio of San Francisco in the mid 80’s. Lots of very cool old guns in that store off Mission street. I wish I knew more about them back then so I would have spent money buying what are now very collectible antiques. I remember the guy that had the biggest assortment of cast bullets I’ve ever seen. He was a short walk from our barracks in the old hospital on the south end of the Presidio. The second time is was stationed in California 5 years later at Ft Ord, the politicians had ruined gun buying. It was cash and carry after showing an ID and filling the 4473 in 1986. By 1992 it was over a week wait to buy a gun.


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.22-5-40 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 802 Joined: Feb 13^th, 2010	Re: What was your first reloading manual? Reply #23 - Oct 16^th, 2024 at 12:50pm	Print Post
	Complete Guide To Handloading by Phill Sharpe. I was in the 9th grade and my sister would haul that big book from the library in town where she worked for 4 years, until I bought my own copy. I didn't start handloading until 1972, but I had read that tome from cover to cover many times over. Even though dated, it gave me a leg up when I finally did start loading and casting.


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craigster Oldtimer Offline Posts: 697 Location: lost coast CA Joined: Feb 20^th, 2011	Re: What was your first reloading manual? Reply #24 - Oct 17^th, 2024 at 11:10pm	Print Post
	rkba2nd wrote on Oct 16^th, 2024 at 12:22am: craigster I grew up in San Jose and spent my time in Frank Schillings, Guerra Brothers, and the old Gun exchange on Second St. How things have changed. I have been gone a long time but visit often as I still have a brother and his family that still live there. They live less than a mile from where we grew up in Willow Glen where my folks bought a house in 1947. Small world!! Very small, sent you a PM.


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db Participating Member Offline Posts: 29 Location: Northern Indiana Joined: Dec 26^th, 2011	Re: What was your first reloading manual? Reply #25 - Oct 29^th, 2024 at 8:49pm	Print Post
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J35 Newbie Offline Posts: 4 Location: Virginia Joined: Jun 18^th, 2020	Re: What was your first reloading manual? Reply #26 - Nov 14^th, 2024 at 3:39pm	Print Post
	Hornady Vol. 2----1973----It ruined me. -----J35


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Whip_McCord Participating Member Offline Posts: 12 Joined: Jun 11^th, 2024	Re: What was your first reloading manual? Reply #27 - Nov 27^th, 2024 at 7:38am	Print Post
	Hornady Vol. 3, around 43 years ago.

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Kurt_701 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1020 Location: Missouri Joined: May 20^th, 2004	Re: What was your first reloading manual? Reply #28 - Nov 27^th, 2024 at 2:01pm	Print Post
	Mine was a line and reloading manual number 43 circa 1964. The accurate loads in it were pretty decent.

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TCave Newbie Offline Posts: 1 Joined: Jul 27^th, 2024	Re: What was your first reloading manual? Reply #29 - Nov 27^th, 2024 at 2:58pm	Print Post
	I'd like to thank all the guys who mentioned Philip Sharpe's Complete Guide to Handloading. I hadn't heard of it before. Bought a republished copy and it is a great read .Thanks, Terry


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