App Profile: Hodgdon Reloading Manual

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Rating: 1/5

This used to be a great resource, I purchased three years ago. Easy to navigate and access any cartridge in the manual. Apparently there has been an ownership change and I couldn’t be more disgusted, angry and annoyed. I had to re- download from the App Store, locked out of my own property and it doesn’t even work again! If I could rate it negative I would. Darn you guys!

RegularWalrus01

Rating: 1/5

This app allows you to buy (for $9.99) one of Hodgdon’s annual reloading manuals, and the data inside is good data. However, the app has effectively no user interface and horrible usability. The data you buy is literally just a PDF download of their book, and the app’s pdf reader lacks basic functionality. In other words, if I want to look up 30-06 data, I have to scroll to the index on page 6, pinch-to-zoom to see which page 30-06 is on, the scroll through to page 131, then pinch-to-zoom in order to read the text on the page. There technically is a search bar, but searching a cartridge just brings up every page in the book that has your search text on it (which means the majority of search results find the articles in the first 70 pages of book, and it doesn’t direct you to the data for the cartridge you’re trying to look up). Skip the app. Bookmark hodgdon’s website and use that to find their load data.

Roberts USA

Rating: 5/5

Working with the reloading guide, I found it easy to follow and use. The selections really help focus on all the variables. Bringing load starting points and final choice with bullet and powder selections to the front while being able to plunk around with what-ifs as quickly as a touch of the finger. Hodgdon is a great partner to have close by.