Foxshooter Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Just returned from my holiday to the US where I took the opportunity to update my Hornady reloading manual. I now have a redundant copy of 6th edition Vol 1. Its in tippy top condition as Ive only looked at about 20 pages lol. What are these worth second hand so I can start a sales thread in the appropriate section? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyw Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 give it to some body just ask for postage. cmon its nearly xmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Just returned from my holiday to the US where I took the opportunity to update my Hornady reloading manual. I now have a redundant copy of 6th edition Vol 1. Its in tippy top condition as Ive only looked at about 20 pages lol. What are these worth second hand so I can start a sales thread in the appropriate section? Mark I'd give it to someone who is starting out in reloading. It would be a nice gesture and would help them be a bit safer too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finman Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 If it was the A square, it is worth a bit... But, I'll agree with all who spoke before me and suggest you make a gesture of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 The data is probably been revised so it's worth little beyond reference.~Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxshooter Posted October 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 If it was the A square, it is worth a bit... But, I'll agree with all who spoke before me and suggest you make a gesture of it... A Square, whats that?? MArk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbal Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Mark,A Square are an American cartridge design/manufacture company (owned by Art Alphin-get it?) with several SAAMI cartridges,essentially proprietary though-they alone make the brass....usually in the fairly heavy weight division (the 375A Square is just between 375 H&H and 378 Weatherby eg)-though their 6.5-08 preceeded by a few months,the identical 260 Remington which was adopted by SAMMI,and how that came about is still a bit murky! They are similar to Weatherby or Lazzeroni,or Dakota,in essence,and their cartridges will be rare over here... Data for loading such cartridges as A Square (and such like) is by no means in all reloading books-so if a book had some ,it would be worth keeping for that alone. gbal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stacka Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Donate, when I got into this sport I realised how bloody difficult it is to get started up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finman Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 A Square, whats that?? MArk The a-square manual has extensive information on all sporting cartridges as well as historical reviews of their origins and of course the proprietary a-square cartridges which, as gbal mentioned already, are mainly for dangerous game. It is a very good read and also has useful reloading info for up to tank missiles . No longer available to buy, as Art Alphin went bust and was prosecuted for fraud, so a collectable. Best wishes Finman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 As Gbal and Finman say, it was Art Alphin's company, that specialised in very large and dangerous game cartridges, designing new ones, manufacturing hard to get African big game numbers (before Winchester and Remington got into the act), and they also made custom sporting rifles. They either made themselves, or commissioned, a lot of specialised mono-metal (machined) bullets for these big-bore cartridges and got brass back into production for what had become obsolete calibres. A-Square also did all the work on making the 6.5-08 wildcat into a regularised production design and submitted the design to SAAMI under its name, but somehow Remington cut into the act and got the regulatory body to accept it as the .260 Remington. They fell onto hard times some years back and were bought out and then completely shut down in 2011 or 2012, so no more A-Square. The manual was a fat paperback called 'Any Shot You Want' and is a really superb bit of work - a must-read if you're handloading something to take on the African 'big four' with do's and don'ts on making ammo that feeds and works 100% reliably as well as data. As well as your 416 Taylor and 600 whatevers, it had all common sporting numbers and a few more besides. So far as I know, it's the only manual that not only provides test barrel average pressure data, but accompanies it with pressure spreads and standard deviations for a range of powder charges for each load. It's instructive to see just how much pressure sometimes varies, especially with starting or mid range charge weights. If you ever come across one at a reasonable price, grab it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbal Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 +1 to Laurie's advice."Any shot you want" is exceptional(good and almost unique) in coverage of the British heavies,maybe not quite so on the metrics....and technical issues way beyond introductory;and it has contributions from Craig Boddington,and Finn Aagaard (A square squared?)....not many copies about ,and think probably $75 and up.....and up.... Oh,if you happen to have a rifle in Art's .577 Tyrannosaur (10000+ft lbs),good luck sourcing brass,though you perhaps won't be firing it a lot! (177g powder,750g solid) :-) gbal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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