Subscription Load Data

[iPac]

No, but since the manuals rarely use the bullets most home reloaders use and might not even be using common firearms (test chamber/barrel), it can be quite helpful to hear from someone else the results they got with a bullet you want to use in a similar firearm. Instead of developing a load from scratch, you can use your manuals and/or powder manufacturer web site to verify the load is within limits and then just verify for yourself that it performs as advertised.

I wouldn't pay $35/yr for that, but I do quite a bit of googling when I'm curious what others have done with a given load or when going off-books like 9mm WST loads.

I agree with this. I know the first thing experienced people say is "buy manuals". Back in the day that was the best course of action, but in today's world, you can definitely get by with just internet.

The only manuals I have are out-dated obsolete ones from decades ago that came with my reloading outfit. I have started reloading since, am quite good at it right now, and have never purchased an updated manual.

I have found ALL the info I have ever needed by internet and google. Need to know a certain load using 140grXTP and say 2400 in 357mag? Just google those words and you will find what you need. All those people who spent money on those manuals have no problem sharing that information.

Powder manufacturers mostly have info available for free, however, they are usually only for one type of bullet. All bullet manufacturers want you to buy their manuals, so they are not available for free. If you use a wide variety of bullet makes, then you would need a wide variety of manuals. Like I said, many people already have these manuals and have been sharing that info and answering questions for years online. I will save my money when it comes to manuals.

This might just be me though.

 

[rockquarry]

That's a pretty naïve and inexperienced approach to handloading data. There is good, safe data available on the Internet, particularly if it's on a powder or bullet manufacturer's website. But there is bad and/or potentially dangerous data as well from many dubious sources, particularly that put out by self-anointed "experts" who have been handloading just long enough to know everything.

With regard to the load data website from Wolfe Pub. that contains data from HANDLOADER magazine, some of that is quite dated. While it is likely safe, it's wise to check the data against current reputable sources; some powder charges may be different today. This is just one area where real paper handloading manuals prove to be invaluable. Have enough of them on hand and you should be able to reference and cross-reference most of what you need to know.

For the serious, safety-oriented handloader, manuals are a valuable source and cheap insurance.

 

[Wise_A]

Agreed. I usually glance at powder manufacturer data online when I'm just farting around or writing a post or something.

I just got Lyman's 50th Edition, which is where I start with at the bench. That gets cross-referenced to Lee's 2nd Edition, bearing in mind that some of the Lee's 2nd is kind've strange.

I have an online source or two that I'll use for cases where the load data itself is really strange, but they always get cross-referenced to the printed stuff and what the powder manufacturers say.

I never load without multiple data sources. A manual or two is cheap peace of mind, and does things I can't do with internet data--like sit with me at my bench, or accompany me on trips to the shop.

Even beyond just finding appropriate starting/max data, cross-referencing everything makes it easy to pick a starting load that will, say, cycle an automatic, instead of having to waste 25 loadings laddering my way up.

All that said, while LoadData.com would be nice, I can't justify the price. It doesn't tell me anything my preferred sources can't, and just from searching around, it has less than what I currently have access to.

 

[AveragEd]

I have subscribed to Ammoguide Interactive for perhaps 10 years and refer to it now and then. You'll find data there for obscure or very new recipes that you can't find in printed media. The subscription price is much less than I'm seeing posted here for other sources - how much you pay for Ammoguide is based upon when you joined as you pay the same price for life. I think I pay $16.95 per year.

And as far as the data being trustworthy, it's easy to pick out a left-field recipe from all the rest so I've never worried about that.

Ammoguide has a demo feature so you can try it before you buy it.

Ed

 

[mikld]

No, but since the manuals rarely use the bullets most home reloaders use

In 30 years + of reloading I have not been able to find more than one bullet not listed in a manual, if I just looked. The one bullet is a Lachmiller 160 gr. SWC. Every jacketed bullet I've used in 14 different cartridges have been listed with appropriate data...

 

[Redford]

I've seen no data for X-treme plated at all especially the plated dewc


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[DwayneV]

I have been using Load Data for many of the same reasons others here have for the past seven years and will continue to do so.

 

[mikld]

I've seen no data for X-treme plated at all especially the plated dewc


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When I had this "problem" I went to the manufacturer's website. But, I read to load with lead data, so the loads were in my manuals...