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SKU: LY9827111
UPC: 011516971111
MPN: 9827111
The Lyman Shotshell Reloading Handbook 5th Edition is a softcover load-data reference built for shotgunners who load their own hulls. It spans every common bore from .410 up to 10 gauge, making it a practical bench companion for hunters, clay shooters, and anyone working through a stockpile of once-fired cases. Across more than 230 pages, it organizes recipes by gauge and component so you can match the hulls, wads, and primers you already have on hand. If you reload across multiple calibers, it pairs well with the other titles in our reloading manual lineup.
Load recipes are built around cases, wads, and primers from all the leading manufacturers, with powder data covering Alliant, Hodgdon, Accurate, Vihtavuori, Ramshot, and Winchester. The 5th Edition goes past standard lead birdshot loads with dedicated sections on non-toxic shot, including steel, bismuth, and Hevi-Shot data for waterfowl hunters working under regulatory restrictions. It also includes slug and buckshot loads, plus a case identification section with full-color drawings to help you sort hulls by manufacturer before you start charging. Published in 2007, this edition aggregates data tested across a wide range of commercial components, giving you starting and maximum charge weights rather than guesswork at the press.
Reach for this handbook when you're setting up a new shotshell load, switching wads or primers, or moving from lead to non-toxic shot for a hunting season. The gauge-by-gauge layout makes it quick to cross-reference a recipe against the components in your bench drawers. Shooters loading metallic cartridges as well will find the matching volumes useful, including the Lyman 51st Edition handbook for rifle and pistol data and the reloaders data log for tracking what you've worked up. Browse our full reloading reference selection to round out the bench.
This edition covers shotshell load data from .410 bore up through 10 gauge, including 12, 16, 20, and 28 gauge. Recipes are organized by gauge and component, so you can match data to the specific hulls, wads, and primers you have on your bench.
Yes. The 5th Edition has dedicated sections for non-toxic shot, including steel, bismuth, and Hevi-Shot data. That makes it useful for waterfowl hunters who load under non-toxic regulations, alongside the standard lead birdshot, slug, and buckshot recipes.
Load data covers powders from Alliant, Hodgdon, Accurate, Vihtavuori, Ramshot, and Winchester. Each recipe pairs a powder charge with specific cases, wads, and primers from leading manufacturers, listing both starting and maximum charge weights.
The 5th Edition was published in 2007 and has since been followed by a 6th Edition. The 5th remains a solid reference for the components and load recipes it documents, and the case identification drawings hold up well for sorting hulls.
It runs over 230 pages in a softcover format. The page count reflects detailed load tables across every covered gauge, plus reference sections on case identification and non-toxic shot loading.
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