{"id":108013,"date":"2019-04-09T09:44:52","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T13:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=108013"},"modified":"2024-08-03T19:57:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T00:57:41","slug":"lymans-50th-edition-reloading-handbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/lymans-50th-edition-reloading-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Start Reloading the Right Way With Lyman&#8217;s 50th Edition Reloading Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_108163\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lyman50threload-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lymans-50th-edition-reloading-handbook\" title=\"Start Reloading the Right Way With Lyman's 50th Edition Reloading Handbook\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108163\" title=\"Start Reloading the Right Way With Lyman's 50th Edition Reloading Handbook\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-108163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lyman50threload-2-400x293.jpg\" alt=\"Start Reloading the Right Way With Lyman's 50th Edition Reloading Handbook\" width=\"400\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lyman50threload-2-400x293.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lyman50threload-2-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lyman50threload-2.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-108163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Though it&#8217;s been out for a few years, the 50th Edition is a great source for reloaders.\u00a0 (<em>Photo: Lyman<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rolling your own is cheaper than buying new ammo. You may even get a more accurate and reliable round. The bad news? If you don&#8217;t get it right, every time, you can blow up your gun. You have to start with the correct procedures and data. Lyman reloading handbooks have the latest data on modern components; every addition grows in size and quantity of data.<\/p>\n<p>Lyman handbooks have been the gun owners\u2019 best source of reloading data for over 100 years. Lyman pioneered the concept of delivering a wide range of components to use in generating safe, accurate loads.<\/p>\n<h2>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/category\/columns\/columns-ga-guides\/ga-guides-reloading\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lymans-50th-edition-reloading-handbook\" title=\"Start Reloading the Right Way With Lyman's 50th Edition Reloading Handbook\">GunsAmerica&#8217;s Guide to Reloading<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t know anything about reloading, this is where you start. The manual is a critical resource for anyone considering reloading. Lyman\u2019s 50th Anniversary Edition continues Lyman\u2019s heritage as being the proven source for data. Lyman handbooks have always used the widest selection of cartridges, bullets and powder from all the major manufacturers. This 50th Edition is the only data source using multiple brands of components throughout the data.<\/p>\n<h2>Features and Highlights:<\/h2>\n<p>New Cartridges Included: 17 Hornet, 6.5 Grendel, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5-284, 26 Nosler, 28 Nosler, 300 Blackout, 300 RCM, 338 RCM, 450 Bushmaster, 458 SOCOM, 50 Beowulf<\/p>\n<p>Full Color Edition &#8211; The 50th Anniversary edition is our first reloading handbook produced in full color<\/p>\n<h2>Feature Articles by Top Gun Writers and Firearm Industry Experts<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cBarrels \u2013 Looking into the Unknown\u201d by Ryan Newport<br \/>\n\u201cAdvanced Case Preparation Techniques\u201d by John Haviland<br \/>\n\u201cWhat is a Ballistic Coefficient and How Do You Use It?\u201d by Dave Emary and Lane Pearce<br \/>\n\u201cThe History of Modern Lyman Handbooks\u201d by Ed Matunas, Ken Ramage and Tom Griffin<\/p>\n<p>You can get your very own copy of Lyman&#8217;s 50th Edition Reloading Handbook right<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lymanproducts.com\/50th-edition-reloading-handbook\" campaign=\"Lyman50thHandbook\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\"> HERE <\/a>for $31.95.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rolling your own is cheaper than buying new ammo. You may even get a more accurate and reliable round. The bad news? If you don&#8217;t get it right, every time, you can blow up your gun. You have to start with the correct procedures and data. 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