When I started reloading if bob said it I considered it golden. My first reloading manual is a Lyman and he wrote about reloading for hunting and thanks to Bob I FL size my hunting ammo.
I might have if I'd encountered his writing when I was less experienced. As it was, I'd been around the block a couple times and found that many of his opinions were merely that, not fact. I still found his writing interesting and worthwhile but it had to be balanced with a considerable grain of salt gained elsewhere.
Tom