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Originally Posted by Jellybean
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Loading manuals are a guide to get you started, they are not a recipe book. Owning a manufacturers manual for every bullet you use is nice for anyone that actually reads the whole book because they will give you information specific to their products, but it isn't needed to work up a good load.
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Sorry J.B. I have to disagree. "Recipe books" is exactly what they are.
I agree (and the recipes state) that you don't start at the top of the prescribed amount of powder.
While one can work up a load from scratch, some of us don't have the patience to use trial and error and learn that some powders are better suited than others - and some are not suited at all - for different caliber handguns.
For the person who wants "off-the-shelf" recipes for ammunition, or want a good jumping off point for further exploration, in my opinion the bullet manufacturers manuals are the primary source.