I’ve been getting back into reloading (and casting) and I have a few odd rounds I’d like to reload for. Aside from A few standard rounds, I want to load for for some atypical rounds like 9mm Makarov, 7.62 Tokarev, and 38 S&W.
I have a fair amount of books (Lyman, Hornady, Sierra) for reference. However, some cartridges like the 38 S&W aren’t as well documented. Lyman 49 and 50 have a few loads, but the Lyman books from the 50s and 60s have more bullet weights and powders listed. For example, the older Lyman books say 2 gr. Red Dot is a starting point for 158 gr. 38 S&W. However, the new Lyman books don’t even list Red Dot as an option.
Long story short, is it safe to use old load data as a starting point to work up a load? I’m guessing today’s Red Dot is the same as Red Dot from yesteryear?
I have a fair amount of books (Lyman, Hornady, Sierra) for reference. However, some cartridges like the 38 S&W aren’t as well documented. Lyman 49 and 50 have a few loads, but the Lyman books from the 50s and 60s have more bullet weights and powders listed. For example, the older Lyman books say 2 gr. Red Dot is a starting point for 158 gr. 38 S&W. However, the new Lyman books don’t even list Red Dot as an option.
Long story short, is it safe to use old load data as a starting point to work up a load? I’m guessing today’s Red Dot is the same as Red Dot from yesteryear?
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