Although originally published without a volume designation, this book is commonly referred to as Volume 1.
This book is renowned in ammunition reloading and wildcating circles for good reason; it is the culmination of decades of reloading experience and cartridge development by P. O. Ackley as well as a number of contributing writers. The information contained herein ranges from the basic to the truly advanced and it is all must-know knowledge for the ammunition reloader.
Following the numerous chapters covering the science and safety of ammunition reloading, there are over 200 pages of rifle reloading data and another 20 pages of handgun reloading data to help the reloader get the most out of their ammunition.