Contains more than 5000 tested loads for the cast bullet shooter, and over 100 pages of trajectory and wind-drift tables for cast, centerfire rifle bullets. It also includes a complete how-to section, special hunting section, a history of cast bullets and the Lyman line, and advanced metallurgical information. Perfect bound, with 320 pages in 8-1/2 x 11" format. The Table of Contents includes the following:

• A History of Cast Bullets
• Bullets to 1775
• Bullets of the Revolution
• The Elongated Bullet
• Bullets of the Civil War
• Whitworth & Berdan Bullets
• Bullets for Metallic Cases
• Bullets in Shotguns
• The Early Years
• John Barlow and Ideal: 1884 to 1925
• Bullet Casting Past to Present
• The Metallurgy of Molten Lead Alloys by Dennis Marshall
• Bullet Casting, Sizing and Lubrication
• 1. Understanding the Bullet Mold
• 2. How Lyman Makes Molds
• 3. Tuning & Troubleshooting Your Molds
• 4. Bullet Casting
• Sizing and Lubrication
• Reloading Preparation: Equipment and Components
• Getting Started
• 1. Cartridge Case
• 2. Propellant
• 3. Projectiles and Lubricant
• 4. Primers
• Reloading Rifle and Pistol Cartridges
• 1. Reloading on the O-Mag Press
• 2. Reloading on the Spar-T Press
• Accuracy Tips and Techniques
• 1. Introduction; Orient Components
• 2. Casting for Accuracy; Sizing Diameters
• 3. Bench-Testing Rifles and Pistols
• 4. Neck-Turning
• 5. Gas Checks
• 6. Seating Depth
• 7. Technical Ramblings by Ken Mollohan
• 8. Speaking "Frankly" on .30-30 loads... by Frank Marshall, Jr.
• 9. Speaking "Frankly" - The .30-06 is an Oldie, But a Goodie by Frank Marshall, Jr.
• 10. A Clean Barrel is an Accurate Barrel
• Hunting with Cast Bullets
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Cast Bullets for Hunting by C.E. Harris and Dennis Marshall
• An Introduction to Muzzleloading
• 1. A Historical Review of Muzzleloading
• 2. Shooting the Minie Ball
• 3. Shooting the Patched Ball
• 4. Loading and Shooting the Percussion Revolver
• Reference
• 1. Pressure
• 2. Special Purpose Projectiles
• a. Composite Cast Pistol Bullets
• b. Paper Patch Rifle Bullets
• 3. Determining Alloy Hardness
• 4. Mold Reference Table
• 5. Rates of Twist
• a. Rifle
• b. Pistol
• 6. Conversion Factors
• 7. Decimal Fraction Tables
• Reloading Data
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Rifle Data
• 3. Pistol Data
• External Ballistics
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Trajectory and Wind Drift Tables