#rollyourownammo

A common problem and constant battle for reloaders is tiny spent primers hiding in cracks, jammed into our tools, and generally creating a mess when we remove them from fired cases. Reloading equipment

There are several ways to reprime your fired brass (or prime brand new brass for the first time). You can buy standalone tools that attach to your reloading bench, most notably the new Auto Bench Prime

The first three photos are of twenty-five nickel plated 38 Special cartridges. The last is of a J frame Model 49 Smith & Wesson 38 Special revolver that rode on the ankle of a police officer in a small

These are photos I took of close to 10,000 primers. Most of these are small pistol primers taken from my 9mm Luger cases, although there are a few stray large pistol and rifle primers taken from range

I currently load only the 9mm Luger and 38 Special, but the rest can be used as currency within the shooting community. Not a particularly big haul this morning, but a lot of diversity: 380 ACP, 9mm Luger,

Amazingly, no human beings were poisoned, burned, shot, or otherwise harmed during the smelting, casting, loading, and shooting of this lead. The trick is to use caution when dealing with molten lead and

The first thing I noticed after setting up the Redding Big Boss II was that the handle would not stay tight. I sent an email to Redding just to make sure I was not missing something...maybe I only thought

In handloading ammunition, as in all things, opinions are rarely scarce. The following is my experience and yours may certainly vary. If you choose to use steel dies instead of carbide dies when sizing

Winchester Brass (Once Fired): $20 Winchester Small Pistol Primers: $32 Ramshot Silhouette Powder: $16 Powder Coated 9mm 125 Grain Cast Bullets: $14 Total $82/1,000 Factory Ammo: $161-$210+/1,000