Improve your handloading knowledge with our experts' advice.

01 Dec 2011

A maximum load is a predicted maximum powder charge, and while it can be an overload, it’s not quite as dangerous as many reloaders imagine it to be.

01 Oct 2011

There’s no denying the appeal of shiny cartridge cases for the handloader.

01 Sep 2011

A few years ago I was accompanying Hubertus Dowidat of RWS and a jaeger on a hunt for damhirsch in Schleswig Holstein, North Germany.

01 Aug 2011

When the Winchester Short Magnums and Remington Short Ultra Mags, appeared on the shooting scene, American gunwriters slavishly promoted them as being better than belted magnums; they tried to brainwash us into believing that short, fat, rimless cases with rebated heads had all the features which distinguished them as being superior cartridges.

01 Jul 2011

Handloaders will find high pressures pose no problems if they learn how to recognize the symptoms, both true and false, of pressure build-up.

01 Jun 2011

Pressure is what makes bullets go. It can be a good friend, but becomes a dangerous foe when it exceeds your firearm’s safety margin.

01 May 2011

During my time as a handloader, I’ve used probably 100 die sets for reloading metallic-cartridges.

01 Apr 2011

We explain whether to full length resize the fired case or only the neck portion, how deep bullets should be seated and whether primers contribute to accuracy.

01 Mar 2011

ADI has produced a unique advance in propellant technology with Trail Boss, a specialist powder designed primarily for reduced loads using lead bullets in pistol cartridges.

01 Feb 2011

A question I’m often asked by those new to new handloading is: how may times can I re-use a cartridge case?