Best Reloading Book - Intermediate/Advanced?

[Syncrowave]

Hey, all,

I bought a 6.5-284 and I'm getting back into reloading after being away from it since the early 1980s.

I used to reload target/varmint stuff for my .270 back then, and I have several of the books from back then – Speer, Sierra and maybe 2 or three others – but I don't think I have anything that gets into the finer points of reloading for accuracy.

Heck – I used a lot of old Lake City Match 30-06 brass for my 270 reloads, so I've never even had to neck trim!

I think I know most of the basic safety stuff, and the basics of reloading – but I'm looking for a good book that will help me wring the most accuracy I can get out of my new 6.5-284 target rifle.

Can anyone recommend any good books? What's your favorite go-to book?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Ecomeat]

My background is similar.....long break from shooting/reloading and now addicted to F Class Open for two years
I got so much information and confidence from the following books that I will forever be indebted to whomever pointed me their way.
1) Precision Shooting Reloading Guide- ring bound and edited by Dave Brennan

2)Handloading for Competition by Glen Zediker
Also keep returning to Tony Boyers "The Book of Rifle Accuracy", and "The Benchrest Shooting Primer" a collection of articles from Precision Shooting from 1982 thru to 1996.
I am also heavily indebted to this forum, which lets me sit on my butt in Australia, and read the input from some of the worlds best competitors !

 

[Jet]

Ecomeat is spot on.

 

[LCazador]

+1 on the suggestions from Ecomeat. All of the books he suggested are excellent.

 

[Syncrowave]

Thank you Ecomeat, Jet and LCazador. It sounds like those might be the standards!

I appreciate the help.

 

[chevytruck_83]

Dont forget the articles on this site. Some very good info can be found here. I posted almost the same question a while ago and while the books I purchased and read help... I find that once I have my caliber determined you can look on here and find what it likes.. how much neck tension, into the lands or not etc...

 

[savagedasher]

The best read for reloading I think is PO Ackley Vol 1 and 2. Chris Long has a new book out that is very good also.

 

[Syncrowave]

Thanks SavageDasher.

Unfortunately, it seems that a lot of the books I've gotten recommendations for are out of print and the owners of used copies seem to think they're made out of platinum...$900 for a used copy of the PO Ackley book at Alibris...

 

[savagedasher]

Wow I have the first edition in hard back and also the second addition paper back. Larry

 

[savagedasher]

E Aurthur Brown has them at $20.00 each . Larry

 

[Syncrowave]

E Aurthur Brown has them at $20.00 each . Larry

Thanks for the tip!

Edit: Unfortunately they were out of Volume 1 but I found it at:

http://sportsmansvintagepress.com/product/reloading-handbook-parker-o-ackley/