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FREE Special Insert! Learn How to Reload! • Easy-to-Use Guide • Load Pistol and Rifle Ammunition • Save Money • Create Custom Loads Start Reloading Today! Introduction to Reloading Ammunition 3 www.handloadermagazine.com The fun factor in handloading is my favorite. First, I believe everyone needs a hobby, and the reloading of ammunition is a great place to start. You can re- view the history of ballistics, see how propellants have changed over the last 100 years and dig into the past with reference to firearms and how they evolved into modern state-of-the-art handguns and rifles. Choosing a cartridge from times gone by and figuring out how to make it fit into modern times is a personal passion, and since I enjoy varmint hunt- ing, I like to resurrect older .22-caliber wildcats like the .219 Donaldson Wasp, .220 Weatherby Rocket or the .22 K-Hornet. Going along with that also in- Stan Trzoniec I hear it all the time: “Why hand- load your own ammunition when commercial ammunition today is just as accurate?” Nat- urally, there is no easy answer, but if you could condense it all into a few words, they might be fun, sav- ing money and the ability to turn out custom ammunition that will perform well for whatever purpose – small game, big game, target shooting, plinking, etc. with loads that produce best accuracy in your rifle or handgun. Introduction to Reloading Ammunition A Complete Step-By-Step Guide A Redding starter kit includes a press, case trimmer, powder trickler, lube pad, case neck brush, chamfer- ing tool, funnel, scale and powder measure. I and you don’t have to spend tons of money to pursue it. Sure, the initial investment is moderate, but if you shop wisely, it’s possi- ble to find a reloading “kit” that includes all the tools and a press to get you started in a very smart and efficient way. Bullets, primers and powders are part of the ex- pense, but as you move along, they start to gather on your shelf as “stock,” and the cost process is less painful. Brass cases are good for sometimes hundreds of reloads, and a press, dies and related tools will last many lifetimes. If you are a novice to shooting and reloading, sooner or later you will develop an inter- est in a special part of hunting or competition, and when you need a lot of ammunition in a short period of time, handloading starts to pay off. Finally, the tuning of a rifle to shoot groups under .5 inch at 100 yards or more is a bit of a chal- lenge, which most of us can han- dle with aplomb. Small game hunting demands small groups to rid the farmer’s north forty of annoying woodchucks, and it is your job as a hunter to take such game in a quick, efficient man- ner. Accurate rifles not only get the job done, but go a long way in instilling pride of owner- ship and confidence in the field as well. volves the process of perhaps re- fitting a barrel to an existing rifle to chamber the new round or scouring the countryside for a vintage rifle already made to order, just waiting to be taken in the game fields again. Better yet, if time and money permit, having a custom rifle built to your speci- fications – fit, finish and cham- bering – all topped off with a scope of your choice is yet an- other alternative. Saving money is a good deal for most folks in these times when a hobby is an enjoyable pastime, 4 Introduction to Reloading Ammunition www.handloadermagazine.com Pistol Ammuntion 1. Using new brass, visually check all the cases for grit, packaging or brass chips before lubing, for steel dies, or running them into a carbide-sizing die. 3. Insert the sizing (first of three) die into the press. Die sets are adjustable and allow the hand- loader to set the base of the die so it just touches the shellholder on the up or downstroke of the handle, depending on how the press is set up. 4. Insert the cartridge case (we are using the .38 Special through- out this sequence) in the shell- holder that you installed on the press. 5. Run all the cases all the way up and into the sizing die. If a fired case is used, the primer will be expelled at this time also. 2. Lubricate all cases if you are using standard dies, but eliminate this step if carbide dies are employed. The latter are getting more popular for loading handgun ammunition, as they are cleaner and eliminate the need for cleaning all the cases after lubing. 1 3 4 5 2 GETTING STARTED Since most aspiring handload- ers will be using a press that gen- erates sufficient force to resize cases, a corner of a basement is a good place to start; a walled in “gun” room is even better. Make the bench sturdy by employing 2x4 bench work, covered with a pine, oak or, better yet, a Formica top. Bolting the table to both the wall and floor is a good idea, as a compound press devel- ops a lot of force, and the last thing you need is to have the bench moving around as you work. Below is a list of equipment to get you started in either the pis- tol or rifle reloading process. Items with an asterisk (*) can be purchased in a reloading kit, sav- ing money over the purchase of individual pieces. Double marked (**) products are those you need with the kit, and unmarked items can be purchased as you move along. Individual reloading dies are needed for each cartridge you load, but like anything else, there are exceptions. For in- stance, in pistol calibers, the same die works for the .38 Spe- cial and .357 Magnum; the same for the .44 Special and .44 Mag- num. Get yourself a good loading manual or subscribe online to LoadData.com. A manual (and/or the website) is the bible for all your work, and for the most part, one will last for many years. Manuals are published by Barnes, Hornady, Lyman, Sierra, Swift and a host of other inde- pendents, including the powder manufacturers, like Hodgdon, Accurate Arms and Ramshot. (LoadData.com offers online over 200,000 loads for a wide variety of cartridges.) In addi- tion, most if not all will give you a complete rundown on load- ing practices, bullet types and weights and primers, helping to fill in the blanks and answer questions on items not covered in this insert. Introduction to Reloading Ammunition 5 www.handloadermagazine.com 6. After cleaning (if a case lube was used), check each case for the proper overall length. This is easily done on a dial micrometer or the inexpensive plastic gauges sold by many of the loading man- ufacturers. 9. Replace the sizer die with the neck expander (second die in the set) setting the case flare to ac- commodate the bullet base. Do not over flare the case mouth. 10. The amount of flare (or belling) of the case mouth is shown here. In seating the bullet, make sure it goes in straightly. 11. Pick the appropriate primer from the listing in any loading manual. In this case, CCI 500 Small Pistol primers are correct for the .38 Special cartridge. 7. If any of the cases exceed recommended length, trim them to ensure proper chambering and a uniform crimp on all rounds. 8. After trimming, where neces- sary, a deburring tool is used to clean up the case mouth. Using the pointed end creates a slight chamfer in the case mouth; the opposite end is for the outside edge. 12. Seat primers carefully. One method is on the press, as shown, with the attached primer arm. Another is to use a hand- priming tool, and a third would be a special automatic priming tool. Make sure the primer is fully seated to the bottom of the pocket. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 LIST OF EQUIPMENT: 1. a good, high-quality bench press in either a C or O configuration with provisions for a primer feed and a spent primer catcher* 2. one set of appropriate dies – carbide for pistols, standard for rifle calibers* 3. shellholder to match the caliber* 4. powder scale* 5. powder measure* 6. case trimmer with the appropriate pilot* 7. deburring tool* 8. case lube kit* 9. powder funnel* 10. primer flipper** 11. loading block** 12. case neck brushes* 13. primer pocket cleaners* 14. reliable handloading manual** 15. powder trickler* 16. dial calipers** 17. cartridge storage boxes** 18. bullet puller 19. notebook – for record keeping* 20. case tumbler You’ll also need unprimed brass cases, bullets, powder and primers for the cartridge you are loading. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER – HANDGUN AMMUNITION Reloading hand- gun ammunition amounts to noth- ing more than taking a cartridge case and running it through a num- ber of predeter- mined steps. As simple uploads/Geographie/ ammo-reloading-guide.pdf