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==Safety First==
==Safety First==
Even though handloading can be a fun enjoyable process, strict attention must be used since certain ammunition components are either flammable or explosive. Also wrongly developed handloaded ammunition can damage a firearm and even cause serious bodily harm.
Even though handloading can be a fun enjoyable process, strict attention must be used since certain ammunition components are either flammable or explosive. Also wrongly developed handloaded ammunition can damage a firearm and even cause serious bodily harm.
== Summary of the Process of Handloading ==
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 (firearms)|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 [[Smokeless power|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 ==
== See Also ==
[[Category : Survivalism]]
[[Category : Survivalism]]
[[Category : Preparedness Glossary]]
[[Category : Preparedness Glossary]]
[[Category : Military Glossary]]