Am I crazy? I swear I just bought #8 less than a year ago when it came out. How did we get to #9 so fast?

I was wondering the same thing. My #8 cant be more than a year and half old.

My understanding is that they've added some new cartridges and a bunch of new powders. But I can't say for sure becaue mine hasn't arrived yet. Probably not needed unless there's new cartridges or powders you're looking for or you're a book junkie like me.

LWD

Hornady 8th is (C) 2010.

That's a great update cycle, wish everyone would do better than ten years!

Since there are those who believe that every new cartridge is FANTASTIC and a must have, gun manufacturers come out with a plethora of new ones. Then since Hornady and other companies wish to sell reloading components they have to publish data and besides, selling bunches of new manuals helps them make more money.

I guess their marketing worked; I have my Hornady #9 manual.

They may change the edition number but the contents rarely have signification changes. For older rounds much of the DATA is never changed or updated. The data for a 25-35 or 32-40 will forever frozen in time. The rest of the data if it changes at all moves at a glacial pace.

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Originally posted by SR4759:
They may change the edition number but the contents rarely have signification changes. For older rounds much of the DATA is never changed or updated. The data for a 25-35 or 32-40 will forever frozen in time. The rest of the data if it changes at all moves at a glacial pace.

That is pretty much true but with one very peculiar exception for me. I have a Hornady Third edition AND a Hornady Seventh edition. A few years back I acquired a 7X57 (Rem. 700 Mtn. rifle) and began developing loads for same. When I got to looking at both of the Hornady manuals, I found that the #3 book showed the 7mm Mauser to have some pretty high velocities and to be much superior to the 7mm-08 using the exact same bullets.
In the 7th edition everything did a flip/flop with the 7mm-08 having the better velocities...and by a bunch.
The load data for the 7 Mauser was worked up in a Ruger 77 in the 3rd book and M-70 in the seventh - both 22" barrels. The -08 used a 788 the first go and TC Encore the second which could account for the better numbers in the 7th manual.
I have found the 7th book to be a hell of a lot closer to reality than the third but even then only some of the time.
That is why I don't make a B-Line to go out and buy the latest reloading manuals. They give you a place to start and something to start with, that is all.

Is the .404 Jeffrey included in the new book? In Sept. when I was at the factory they said it "might be."

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Originally posted by AfricanHunter:
Is the .404 Jeffrey included in the new book? In Sept. when I was at the factory they said it "might be."

404J is in #8. One of the main reasons I bought it.

There are more cartridges and new loads for new bullets and powders in the #9 Manual. These include the 17 Hornet, 327 Federal Mag, 356 Winchester, 5.56 NATO, 416 Barrett, and 505 Gibbs. Additional loads are listed for the 223 Rem, 300 Whisper, 308 Win, 25-06 Rem, 257 Wby Mag and a bunch more. I held off on #8 but #9 is essential for me.



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Originally posted by rodell:
Hornady 8th is (C) 2010.

That's a great update cycle, wish everyone would do better than ten years!

Time flies, I must have had it longer than I realized.