Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook by Lyman Products
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Contains more than 5000 tested loads for the cast bullet shooter, and over 100 pages of trajectory and wind-drift tables for cast, centerfire rifle bullets. It also includes a complete how-to section, special hunting section, a history of cast bullets and the Lyman line, and advanced metallurgical information. Perfect bound, with 320 pages in 8-1/2 x 11" format.
The Table of Contents includes the following:- A History of Cast Bullets
- Bullets to 1775
- Bullets of the Revolution
- The Elongated Bullet
- Bullets of the Civil War
- Whitworth & Berdan Bullets
- Bullets for Metallic Cases
- Bullets in Shotguns
- The Early Years
- John Barlow and Ideal: 1884 to 1925
- Bullet Casting Past to Present
- The Metallurgy of Molten Lead Alloys by Dennis Marshall
- Bullet Casting, Sizing and Lubrication
- 1. Understanding the Bullet Mold
- 2. How Lyman Makes Molds
- 3. Tuning & Troubleshooting Your Molds
- 4. Bullet Casting
- Sizing and Lubrication
- Reloading Preparation: Equipment and Components
- Getting Started
- 1. Cartridge Case
- 2. Propellant
- 3. Projectiles and Lubricant
- 4. Primers
- Reloading Rifle and Pistol Cartridges
- 1. Reloading on the O-Mag Press
- 2. Reloading on the Spar-T Press
- Accuracy Tips and Techniques
- 1. Introduction; Orient Components
- 2. Casting for Accuracy; Sizing Diameters
- 3. Bench-Testing Rifles and Pistols
- 4. Neck-Turning
- 5. Gas Checks
- 6. Seating Depth
- 7. Technical Ramblings by Ken Mollohan
- 8. Speaking "Frankly" on .30-30 loads... by Frank Marshall, Jr.
- 9. Speaking "Frankly" - The .30-06 is an Oldie, But a Goodie by Frank Marshall, Jr.
- 10. A Clean Barrel is an Accurate Barrel
- Hunting with Cast Bullets
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Cast Bullets for Hunting by C.E. Harris and Dennis Marshall
- An Introduction to Muzzleloading
- 1. A Historical Review of Muzzleloading
- 2. Shooting the Minie Ball
- 3. Shooting the Patched Ball
- 4. Loading and Shooting the Percussion Revolver
- Reference
- 1. Pressure
- 2. Special Purpose Projectiles
- a. Composite Cast Pistol Bullets
- b. Paper Patch Rifle Bullets
- 3. Determining Alloy Hardness
- 4. Mold Reference Table
- 5. Rates of Twist
- 6. Conversion Factors
- 7. Decimal Fraction Tables
- Reloading Data
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Rifle Data
- 3. Pistol Data
- External Ballistics
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Trajectory and Wind Drift Tables
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