Do you write in your load manuals?

[Wilburt]

I don't. I Have a notebook for making my loads, a notebook for firing results of the loads, and an Excel spreadsheet that combines both. I have alot of records

 

[The Bushmaster]

"alot of records"...But no notes...

 

[Speedo66]

I add loads to manuals that don't include them.

For instance, if a powder manufacturers site shows a certain load not in my Lyman manual, I add it so I'll see it next time I open to that caliber.

You buy the books to give you an information source, why not add to it?

 

[jtuck]

Reloading manuals are not great literary works of art. So of course you can write in them. Besides, all manuals are soon superseded with newer editions containing newer data.

The exception to this is "The Complete Guide to Handloading" by Philip Sharpe which few of you probably own.
I consider it to be the holy book of reloading and to scribble in it would be to desecrate it.

I have that book. Actually, I have a numbered copy of it. There is a lot of information in that book.

 

[243winxb]

Record Keeping.

Keeping load data and lot numbers of the components can save you a lot of work if one day your rifle/handgun no longer shoots so good. You can go back an see what component is different. Went to the range one day, my always MOA rifle is shooting 3" groups. Didn't keep records then. After swaping scopes, rebedding, checking and rechecking, it turned out to be a very bad lot # of bullets. Yes, i write in reloading manuals also.

 

[buck460XVR]

yep, all the time. My mom taught me not to write in books I don't own.....but she made notes in her own cookbooks..........especially the double and triple batch recipes. I will highlight loads that work, and make a note of those that don't. When I get a load worked up that's not specifically listed, I will write in in the margins of the manual, along with writing it down in my loading journal. I also use those stick on page tabs so I can find the calibers I load for easier.

 

[NotSoFast]

I never write in library books either. But the books that I use for reference, you betcha I write in them. It makes them personal. My main load manual also has printed sheets I've collected from elsewhere stuck in it too, another no-no for library books.

 

[RoostRider]

Nope.... but I would if I found an error....

 

[oldman357]

post it notes, i then don't damage the book (a big no no in my mind) but i still get to record my pet load which always ends up an off grain weight of powder.

 

[DoesItMatter]

Printouts from the computer.

There is so much good info online, and in the forums, that I'll compile it
into a decent formatted document and store a copy on the computer,
then printout another copy to tuck into the manuals.

Also good because if you make notes or revise the printout, just edit
the stored copy on the computer, and printout a new hard copy.