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Handloaders Manual of Cartridge Conversions Book~Wildcats~1000+ Cartridges~~NEW!
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THE HANDLOADER'S MANUAL OF CARTRIDGE CONVERSIONSby John J. Donnelly & Judy Donnelly
4TH EDITION, 2011
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More than 1,000 American and European cartridges are described in detail, complete with dimensions and clear, accurate drawings, including case capacities and all physical data.
Now available for the first time since 2003,
The Handloader’s Manual of Cartridge Conversions
offers the handloader all the physical data, how-to designs, tools, and drawings needed to convert modern, easily obtainable materials into more than 1,000 different rifle and pistol cartridge cases, ranging from the obsolete patterns to modern, cutting-edge “wildcats.” This classic guide has been revised with a new, easy-to-reference format, complete with a full index of hundreds of cartridges. This truly is the handloader’s one-stop guide for creating personalized cartridges.
CREATE CARTRIDGES THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO BUY AND:
- Make rare cartridge cases from common brass
- Substitute smokeless powder for black powder
- Use modern technology in fabricating 100-year-old ammo
- Build and equip your own complete handloading shop
- Dozens of tips on handloading with greater accuracy
- More than 100 photographs and drawings
- Facts you need to know about handloading tools, gauges, and dies
- Recommended starting loads
- A full index and complete cross-referencing to hundreds of cartridges
- All the facts about odd diameter projectiles
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I: METHODS IN THE ART OF HANDLOADING
CHAPTER 1: CARTRIDGE CONVERSION: HISTORY AND NOMENCLATURE
CHAPTER 2: HINTS FOR THE HANDLOADER'S SHOP
CHAPTER 3: TOOLING
CHAPTER 4: BASIC CARTRIDGE IDENTIFICATION
CHAPTER 5: CASE CONVERSIONS
CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL CASES
CHAPTER 7: THE HANDLOADING PROCESS
CHAPTER 8: PRIMERS AND THEIR POCKETS
CHAPTER 9: GUN POWDER
CHAPTER 10: PROJECTILES
PART II: METALLIC CARTRIDGE CONVERSIONS
INTRODUCTION
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CARTRIDGES
METRIC CARTRIDGES
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A: CARTRIDGE CASES
APPENDIX B: SHELLHOLDERS
INDEX
PART I
PART II
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CARTRIDGES
METRIC CARTRIDGES
SUPPLEMENTS
Softcover. Fourth edition, 2011. 8 1/2x11. 608 pages. 1000+ cartridge drawings. Black and white photographs. BRAND NEW.