More reloading help

[sdmc530]

OK....sorry for all the dumb/inquisitive questions:

I have geen reloading for about a year now I suppose and do really enjoy it. It saves money and on crappy weather days its relaxing.
Questions:
1. Do you use a chronorgraph? If you do how has it helped you?
A guy on the other forum stated that if you load without checking your loads on a chrony your an idiot....well that is basicly what he said. Right now I just use a load book.

2. What is the best load book for pistol loads? I only load .45 right now becaue the verry little .40SW I shoot I don't mind buying and .22 well thats just stupid to me to load. The rest of my long guns I don't near enough to even bother with the exeption of the .223 but that is still cheap enough to not reload (yet). What book do you recomend...is there an only pistol book? Right now i use the internet and the "one cartridge one load" book....I know its not the best.

Thanks!!