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The Ultimate Reloading Series: Part 3 (Time to Clean the Brass)

By |2026-01-20T18:50:11-05:00January 20th, 2026|

In earlier parts of this series, we have discussed the importance of starting with squeaky-clean brass when you begin your reloading process. It’s important to note that “squeaky clean” doesn’t necessarily refer to shiny, sparkling brass color. What I mean by that is that brass should be completely free of all residue and debris, including range dirt, powder residue, oil, and whatever other gunk might get on your cartridge cases. While looks are important, the most important factor is ensuring the brass goes through the reloading process properly and without damaging your dies or other equipment.
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The Ultimate Reloading Series: Part 2 (The Process)

By |2026-01-12T10:57:33-05:00January 19th, 2026|

Back in Part 1 of the Ultimate Reloading Series, we talked about building up a starting stockpile of brass. While you certainly can buy a complete supply of ready-to-load new cases, it’s the scrounger way to accumulate them for “free,” so to speak.So now that you’ve got some brass cases stockpiled, it’s time to talk about the next steps. This time, we’re going to walk through the overall process at a high level. Then, each step detailed in subsequent articles will make a lot more sense.
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The Ultimate Reloading Series: Part 1 (Hoarding Brass)

By |2026-01-12T10:53:58-05:00January 16th, 2026|

We’ve been talking about doing a practical reloading series for 75% of forever.It’s time.Over the coming weeks, we’ll dive into the reloading process in a fun and easy-to-digest way. If you’ve been thinking about taking up the reloading hobby, this is your starting point. If you haven’t, read on anyway.
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Reload Now, Regret Never: A Practical Guide to Getting Started

By |2026-01-12T10:45:28-05:00January 14th, 2026|

Now is the perfect time to start reloading. If you wait until the next political panic sets in, it’s just not gonna work. Prices will be sky-high, but that won’t really impact you because you won’t be able to find any products that you need, so you won’t spend a dime. At least you won’t be paying through the nose for gear and components. Then again, you won’t have any gear and components.
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Things You Learn… Reloading Your Own Ammunition

By |2026-01-11T19:01:33-05:00January 12th, 2026|

Every new venture comes with a learning curve… Wouldn’t life be great if you could watch a video, read a book, or talk to a friend and learn everything you need to know about some topic, process, or project? Sure, you can get the basics, and usually enough to get the job done, but there’s always a Mariana Trench-full of details and obscure scenarios you can only learn from experience.
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Pumpkin Spice Frappu-Shoot-O: The Great Pumpkin Reload

By |2025-10-29T17:17:45-04:00October 29th, 2025|

Starbucks doesn’t get it. At all. Every year when the leaves start changing, they make a big deal about their half-full-double-caf-decaf pumpkin spice mocha Frappuccino lattes, but I’d venture a guess that they don’t know anything about reloading for the fall season.
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What Do You Do with Old Ammo, Powder and Primers?

By |2025-05-30T12:13:43-04:00May 30th, 2025|

This question comes up a lot, and Tank Hoover does a nice job addressing the subject. What do you do with old ammo? Is it safe to shoot? How old is too old? And what about components like reloading powder and primers? Are they safe to use? Can you test them? If so, how?
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Reloading While at the Range?

By |2024-11-08T15:15:35-05:00November 8th, 2024|

Lindsey shares some useful ideas on developing the ideal handload by reloading and making adjustments while at the range. Rather than prepare a bunch of load variants at home and hope for the best, sometimes it’s easier to make load adjustments on the fly when you’re able to immediately see how they perform.
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