Product Overview
The 2024 Hodgdon Basic Manual features more than eight thousand loads for Hodgdon, Accurate, IMR, Ramshot and Winchester Smokeless Propellants. The 42-page manual also includes other rifle, pistol and shotshell reference data such as Burn Rate charts, Wad charts and Bushing charts.
The 2024 Hodgdon Basic Manual features Hodgdon co-founder Bob Hodgdon on the cover. “We lost Bob just after the 2023 Basic Manual was published and we wanted to commemorate his life and what he meant to our employees,” said Steve Kehrwald, President & CEO of Hodgdon Powder Company. “This cover picture was our favorite picture of Bob – he is greatly missed by the Hodgdon family and employees.”
Published by Hodgdon Powder Co., the 2024 Hodgdon Basic Manual is now available.
Reviews
119 Reviews
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2 2024 Basic Reloading Manual
Posted by Joseph Hersha on Oct 6th 2024
There are 55 rifle powders and 28 pistol powders from the 5 powder brands covered in this manual. It is all covered in less than 10 pages for rifle and 3 pages for pistol. A lot of cartridges are left out. More important, there is some questionable, possibly dangerous data for some cartridges that are usually chambered in the AR-15. The direct impingement gas system of the AR-15 is intended to use medium burn rate powders, and not slow burning powders, they can create unusually high pressure in the bolt and carrier, especially in carbine and pistol gas tube lengths. Yet this manual has data for very slow burning powders for cartridges that are intended for the AR-15. In addition there is little data for some of the best powders for the AR-15. Also, there is no information on barrel length.
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4 2024 basic reloading manual
Posted by Thomas ER. on Sep 27th 2024
Very good condensed manual. Quite a few popular calibers and loading data.
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2 Basic Manual
Posted by Unknown on Sep 27th 2024
Checking thru the manual it did not contain any information on the cartridges I load. They are not standard cartridges, and for a beginner in reloading it seems adequate. I also did contain information on some newer offerings by firearm manufacturers.
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5 great info
Posted by jack on Sep 26th 2024
thanks for the extra info on reloading 1 1/4 oz shot
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5 2024 Basic reloading manual
Posted by Rob Pearson on Sep 19th 2024
If you're a serious reloader, you need this manual. I've been reloading since 1958 & still use these manuals (since 1992) as a terrific source for loading data. Hodgdons pow were on my dad's bench since they opened in 1949. Still the best!!!
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5 2024 Basic Reloading Manual
Posted by Tom on Aug 12th 2024
Nice manual good information for the price
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5 Great
Posted by Timothy Martin on Aug 1st 2024
Great product
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5 2024 Basic Reloading Manual
Posted by graybeard on Jul 29th 2024
Perfect for use as a shop reference. Quick and easy to find the information I need.
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5 Manual
Posted by Steve Dietiker on Jul 5th 2024
Great to have on the reloading bench!
