Reloading

The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, or SAAMI, just gave the mini shell its official blessing, in part due to Federal Ammunition.

With great ammo, you can turn a $400 handgun into one that shoots as well as a gun that costs many thousands. The opposite is true as well. Sometimes cheap ammo can turn a handgun that cost many thousands of dollars into one that shoots about as well as a cheap one.

Getting a new reloading press is a pretty exciting thing! And there is so much to do – from finding the right work area and getting the machine assembled, to deciding what caliber(s) you want to start making. If you are new to handloading then there is also the overwhelming nature of the complexity of the task and the volumes of information to sift through. We’ve all been there!

Scroll through any forum for ammunition reloaders, and you’ll often see the same advice for newbies: start small. Don’t buy an expensive die set until you know how to use a basic set from Lee or Hornady. This is good advice, generally speaking, but if you buy basic now and then decide to upgrade later, your final bill will be even higher. That’s why I was drawn to the Competition die set from RCBS.

Rolling your own is cheaper than buying new ammo. You may even get a more accurate and reliable round. The bad news? If you don’t get it right, every time, you can blow up your gun. You have to start with the correct procedures and data. Lyman reloading handbooks have the latest data on modern [...]

Quick overview of Lyman’s new for 2019 reloading products

The well-known reloading parts and equipment manufacturer Dillon, is releasing a new progressive this year, due out by late spring.  Dubbed the RL1100, Dillon representatives say it’s an upgraded version of their earlier model, the RL 1050, which they are going to discontinue. The 1100 comes with a roller bearing instead of knuckle system for [...]

Nosler, the well-known hunting and shooting company has new 2019 ammo and component offerings for shooters and reloaders in several popular cartridges.

This review is intended to give you an overview of what the AutoTrickler V2 & AutoThrow Powder Measure/Dispenser is, what it does, my experience with it, and why it’s quickly becoming the most popular powder measuring/throwing device in the precision shooting world.