The Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversion

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Summary: Useful, but dated and has errors
Review: Illustrations in the book could be improved if in addition to the dimensional drawing, a 1:1 drawing were available as well, to present the proper scale to all the cartridges.
Overall, the book is useful as a compendium of the myriad of metallic cartridges that were available at one point in time or another. However, the book is dated and is in serious need of updating in order to keep current. Moreover, there are some glaring errors in the book, which makes it mandatory that the reader have other sources of information as well.
One item was the 454 Casull Magnum, which has dimensions identical to the 45Colt, while this might have been true back in 1987, it is not true today.
An update to the book would certainly be most welcome and needed.

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Summary: The Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversions
Review: This is an excellent reference work as far as it goes. If Mr. Donnelly had gone one step further and used SAAMI drawings in actual size it would have been a gold mine for the experimenter. There are, of course, the usual few errors such as the rim thickness of the .405 Winchester. All said and done it is a book worth having.

Rating:
Summary: The Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversions
Review: This is an excellent reference work as far as it goes. If Mr. Donnelly had gone one step further and used SAAMI drawings in actual size it would have been a gold mine for the experimenter. There are, of course, the usual few errors such as the rim thickness of the .405 Winchester. All said and done it is a book worth having.