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''''Handloading'''' or ''''Ammunition reloading'''' is the process of loading [[ammunition]] [[Cartridge (firearms)|cartridges]] using individual components. Most often among beginners this is called reloading, but among [[gun enthusiast]]s it goes by the name of handloading. Reloading is typically done by individuals who shoot [[firearm]]s often to reduce per-[[round (ammunition)|round]] costs or who wish to develop customized loads for [[accuracy]] in a particularly firearm model.
''''Handloading'''' or ''''Ammunition reloading'''' is the process of loading [[ammunition]] cartridges using individual components. Most often among beginners this is called reloading, but among [[gun enthusiast]]s it goes by the name of handloading. Reloading is typically done by individuals who shoot [[firearm]]s often to reduce per-round costs or who wish to develop customized loads for [[accuracy]] in a particularly firearm model.
==Safety First==
==Safety First==
Strict attention must be used during handloading since certain ammunition components are either flammable or explosive. Also wrongly developed handloaded ammunition can damage a firearm and even cause serious bodily harm.
== See Also ==
== Summary of handloading process==
The handloading process includes the following major procedures:
* '''Case preparation''' - preparing a cartridge case for a load. This step includes, but is not necessarily limited to, cleaning the case, removing a spent primer if present, resizing the case, trimming the case, cleaning the primer pocket, preparing the case mouth for a [[bullet]],
* '''Primer insertion''' - pressing a new primer into the primer pocket,
* '''Charging''' - dispensing powder into the case. Smokeless power, used in modern cartridges, is the propellant for the bullet.
* '''Bullet seating''' - inserting a bullet to the appropriate depth for the cartridge. This step includes crimping the bullet when necessary for a given cartridge.
== See also ==
* [[Ammunition]]
* [[Ammunition]]
* [[Ammunition control]]
* [[Ammunition control]]
* [[Ammunition shortage]]
* [[Ammunition shortage]]
==Bibliography - Further Reading==
==Bibliography - further reading==
* [[Boston T. Party|Party, Boston T.]], [[Molon Labe!]]. [[Wyoming]] [[American Redoubt]] [[Javelin Press]], 30 January 2004, 454 pp (first edition, paperback), ISBN 1-888766-07-7 - Conservative [[Christian]] [[Libertarian]] [[dystopian]] fiction novel entirely based around the issue of [[States' rights]] and the [[Tenth Amendment]]'s connection with the [[Second Amendment]] right to [[firearms|armed]] [[citizen]] defense against federal [[tyranny]]. Contains many references to an discussions of ammunition reloading.
* [http://survivalblog.com/getting-started-with-reloading-by-m-h ''Getting Started With Reloading'', by M.H. at [[The Survival Blog]]]
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