Reloading For Shotgunners

by Sapp, Rick

• ISBN13: 9780873498135
• ISBN10: 0873498135
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-15
• Publisher: Krause Pubns Inc

Summary

This is the one reloading guide every shotgunner should own! This new 5th edition of Reloading for Shotgunners teaches the shotshell, slug and buckshot reloader all the basics of the art, plus advanced techniques for loading everything from field to high-performance target loads.This edition contains all-new feature articles on the evolution of the shotgun and shotshell, shotgun anatomy, caring for reloading tools, and much more valuable information including a greatly expanded section on non-toxic shot. The massive data section containing the most comprehensive and current load data available, with over 11,000 loads organized by gauge, hull type and shot charge, is sure to make this book the most often-used reference in the workshop. Shotgunners won't find an easier to follow or more comprehensive guide!·Teaches the basics of reloading and advanced techniques·All-new feature articles on the latest trends in reloading·Comprehensive data section offers current load data

Table of Contents

Foreword	3	(1)
About the Cover	3	(2)
SECTION I: THE ART & MYSTERY OF SHOTSHELL RELOADING	5	(79)
What Is Reloading... and Why Should You Bother?	6	(8)
Shotshell Components	14	(12)
Propellants	26	(13)
Shot	39	(11)
Reloading Equipment: Manufacturers and Their Gear	50	(10)
Shotshell Reloading: A Step-By-Step Guide	60	(10)
All-Weather Reloading	70	(4)
Buckshot, Slugs, Sabots and Specialized Loads	74	(10)
SECTION II: SHOTSHELL LOAD DATA	84	(137)
Introduction to Load Data	93	(1)
Common Bushings Charts	93	(7)
Hornaday and Spolar	94	(1)
Lee	95	(1)
MEC	96	(2)
Ponsness-Warren	98	(2)
410 Load Data: 2-1/2'' & 3''	100	(10)
28 Gauge Load Data: 2-1/2'' & 2-3/4''	110	(18)
20 Gauge Load Data: 2-1/2'', 2-3/4'', & 3''	128	(10)
16 Gauge Load Data: 2-1/2'', 2-5/8'', & 2-3/4''	138	(38)
12 Gauge Load Data: 2'', 2-1/2'', 2-3/4'', 3'', & 3.5''	176	(47)
10 Gauge Load Data: 2.85'' & 3.5''	223	(5)
Steel Shot Data	228	(7)
Bismuth Shot Data	235	(13)
Buckshot Data	248	(21)
Slug Data	269
Appendix Miscellaneous Tables	221	(57)
Tables Barrel Dimensions; Components; Lead/Steel/Tungsten-Iron Shot Pellet Counts; Pattern Density; Pattern Spread; Powder Conversions; Service Pressures; MEC Shot Bars; Ponsness-Warren Bushings; MEC Shot Conversions; Shotshell Game Guide; Slug Info	278	(8)
Directory Reloader's Resource Directory	286