Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook Question

[dearmrdear]

I own the Lyman Pistol and Revolver Handbook (3rd Ed.) but I'm still looking for more cast bullet pistol recipes. Would buying the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook (4th Ed.) be unnecessary? Are the all or most of the recipes from Cast Bullets in the Pistol handbook? I'm using Bear Creek bullets, some of the styles they make are covered but some aren't. I'd also like to start casting my own and I don't mind buying another book (knowledge is power), just have to ask. Thanks.

[noylj]

Don't know. Would depend on date of publishing. #49 might be newer and then the pistol/revolver manuals would have loading data with older powders.
You might want to look at the RCBS Cast Bullet manual (may be several years old) and the Richard Lee's Reloading Manual.
The Lee manual is crammed with load data compiled from lots of sources.
You can also look into the Hornady and Speer manuals as they produces swaged lead bullets.

[bumpo628]

You can never have too many manuals. If you plan to start casting, then you should definitely pick up either the 3rd or 4th edition of Lyman's Cast Bullet Handbook.

[pisarski]

the 4th manual has more stuff on casting but the load data is no better than the 49th