The Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversions

by John J. Donnelly, Judy Donnelly

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616082383
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	08/17/2011
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	608
Sales rank:	475,540
Product dimensions:	10.26(w) x 8.12(h) x 1.29(d)

About the Author

John J. Donnelly was a writer who founded Ballistek, a custom ammunition business, in 1981. He worked as a manufacturing engineer and tool designer.

Judy Donnelly is a writer who resides in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

Table of Contents

Part I	Methods in the Art of Handloading
Chapter 1	Cartridge Conversion: Its History and Nomenclature	6
Chapter 2	Hints for the Handloader's Shop	16
Chapter 3	Tooling	22
Chapter 4	Basis Cartridge Identification	36
Chapter 5	Case Conversions	40
Chapter 6	Special Cases	52
Chapter 7	The Handloading Process	56
Chapter 8	Primers and Their Pockets	60
Chapter 9	Gun Powder	68
Chapter 10	Projectiles	70
Part II	Metallic Cartridge Conversions
	Introduction	74
	English and American Cartridges	79
	Metric Cartridges	697
	Appendices
Appendix A	Cartridge Cases	577
Appendix B	Shellholders	579
	Index
Part I	1018
Part II	1021
	English and American Cartridges	586
	Metric Cartridges	597
	Supplements	601