How to Get Started Reloading Rifle Ammo
By David Lockman
Let’s face it: ammo can be pretty expensive. Rifle ammo, by its nature, tends to be somewhat more expensive on average than its smaller, pistol-fired brethren—and depending on the caliber and type...
Living History: Duplicating Vintage Swedish 6.5x55mm Military Ammo
Everyone gets into guns for a different reason. When I was growing up, I had many separate interests that all got focused on guns. I loved woodworking, metalworking, history, and, above all, minute details...
Gear Review: Frankford Arsenal Platinum Series Rotary Brass Tumbler (110V, 7L)
If there's one thing I always procrastinate about it's managing my brass. I'm great at policing it! I constantly scramble for mine at the range and even pick up most unclaimed brass I see...
Gear Review: Little Crow Gunworks Precision Prep Tool
Yesterday I detailed the time-saving and simply awesome Little Crow Gunworks World’s Finest Trimmer 2, a must-have for anyone looking to load more than ten rounds an hour. This time we'll be taking an...
Reloading: Fine Tuning Powder Loads For MSR Accuracy
Reader Thundervoice writes:
I want to shoot as well as I can, if for no other reason than I'm detail-oriented and the engineer in me is always looking to make a process or system better....
Cleaning Your Brass With Lyman: Pros and Cons of Different Techniques
Lyman Products pinged TTAG and mentioned that one of the most common customer questions they receive is what case cleaning technique is best. Well, there are pros and cons with each, all of which...
TacStar’s Brass Catcher: Gimmick or Gear?
TacStar, a subsidiary of Lyman Products, announced an addition to their existing line of aftermarket long-gun products. The newcomer is the TacStar Brass Catcher, a device that mounts to the Picatinny rail of AR-platform...
Five Ways to Reuse Spent Cartridges
Where there's smoke, there's fire -- where there's gunfire, there will be spent casings.
Okay, so not in all cases, but the vast majority of firearms leave you with an empty cartridge casing after the...
New from Speer: Handloading Manual, Gold Dot 200-grain 10mm Ammo, Rifle Bullets
I am such a sucker for self-defense ammunition packaging. Maybe that's because I consider mushrooming ammo pretty much of a muchness. I mean, is brand choice really going to be the difference between life...
The Truth About .30-06
A gunsmith friend of mine recently told me he was considering not renewing his NRA membership. It wasn’t because of the NRA or NRA-ILA’s political posturing. He was reacting to a recent opinion piece...
Gear Review: EZ Trimit
If you're considering a foray into reloading, know that there are those among us who would seek to keep you from knowing the truth. That truth: reloading -- and I mean really doing it --...
Powder Review: Alliant RL-16
When I first dipped a toe in the reloading pond, I started by concentrating solely on rifles, specifically bolt guns. At this point, I see no reason to stray as I don’t shoot the...