RELOADING

As my collection of handguns grew, keeping up with extra magazines became problematic. I like to keep mags handy and for guns I carry, I like to keep some...

For full power deer loads in the .30-30 I mostly use 150-gr. jacketed bullets — either Sierra FPs or Winchester Silvertips but for everyday use, my choice...

I’ve always had a sentimental spot for LEE handloading equipment because it’s how I got my start in the handloading game.

How’d you like to engage in an utterly relaxing endeavor while building up your stockpile of expensive reloading components? Sounds good? If so, do what I...

A group of friends and I once ran 10,000 rounds through a single Battle Rifle Company AR in eight hours. We pushed ten 30-round magazines through the gun,...

In the year 1950 firearms had not yet become a great interest to me because I was only 11 years old but I could name the roster of every baseball team.

There is no such thing as the definitive handload reference book and anyone who is serious about rolling their own ammunition should have at least three...

While a few handloaders actually like trimming rifle cases, they tend to use the loading room as a refuge from real life.

What does a fellow do to alleviate boredom when it’s 20-below outside and you’re recovering from a full knee replacement? This was my question when the...

With my renewed fascination (more like obsession) with the Colt Single Action Army came a renewal of a friendship developed over 20 years ago with Eddie...

The .45 Colt arrived in 1873 and for the next 60-plus years it was the most powerful factory loaded cartridge available. The original load consisting of...

Any rifle loony who’s spent much time awake in the 21st Century knows the 6.5mm dominates new cartridge development these days.

Just this past week a young woman who already carries concealed asked me to recommend a CCW revolver.

Without a doubt the most denigrated American military handgun cartridge ever is the .38 Colt (aka .38 Long Colt). It is said to have been the cause of death...

You recognize the signs. You’re gnashing your teeth, clenching your jaws and gulping down anger before getting to your melting point.

I must admit I couldn’t understand how so many reloaders got into the predicament they found themselves in during the Obama years — remember the Great...

For many years I’ve used a Lyman vibratory Turbo tumbler to clean up my empty cases, and it’s always been able to get the range residue off and brighten...

Old guys like me are often rumored to burn through a lot of ammunition just to maintain an edge, and younger high-volume handgunners just love to keep up.

If you like volume reloading, you’re going to love the rugged new Brass Smith All-American 8-turret press from Lyman officially unveiled at the recent...

Being an old wheelgunner, anytime somebody comes up with a product aimed at keeping revolvers relevant, they get my full attention.

Do you remember Roy G. Biv? Long before I knew of Roy Huntington, Roy Campanella, Roy Acuff, even Roy Rogers and Rob Roy, I met Roy G. Biv in my early grade...

The .25-35 Winchester Center Fire (WCF) was introduced in 1895 in the Model 1894 Winchester lever-action, along with the .30 WCF, better known as the .30-30.

Historically, metallic cartridge handloaders have believed they have wide latitude in load parameters—bullet type and seating depth, propellant type and...

Many shooters handload so they can shoot more, but often spend more time handloading than shooting. Like most hobbyists, they’re partly in it to forget...

The .38 S&W, not to be confused with the .38 S&W Special, is one of our older cartridges. According to who you believe, the .38 Special arrived in 1899 or...

Recently, by consulting various reloading manuals and research books, I determined in my 48 years of handloading, I’ve put together loads for at least 125...

So you’ve grown weary of paying for factory ammo and decided to start handloading. That’s all well and good, but I’ve known at least 1,000 handloaders...