.38 Special: What I’ve Learned After Over 20,000 Rounds
I make a habit of counting the number of reloads I make by keeping a tally of primer and bullet boxes. I’m not a hoarder and I don’t keep them, but I am detailed in…
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Gear Review: RCBS Chargemaster Supreme Electronic Powder Dispenser
I started reloading back when we were still hiding under our school desks to protect ourselves from Brezhnev’s A-bombs. My RCBS beam-style powder scale isn’t much younger than that. I still load thousands of rounds…
Expansion Industries May Be the Light at the End of the Tunnel Reloaders Have Been Hoping For
Reader C. Allen Cody, Jr. writes . . . Why are ammunition primers scarce? Collusion? Gun Control? Price Controls? Revolution? No one knows for sure, but what we do know is that ammunition primers have…
The ‘Ghost Guns’ That Time Forgot
Reader James Kaleda writes . . . Gun rights deniers are increasingly up in arms about 3-D printing and the making of “ghost guns.” Many states, such as New York and New Jersey, have jumped…
A Third Primer Manufacturer Now Tooling Up For Production in Texas in 2022
While lots of calibers of ammunition are slowly returning to many store shelves, primers haven’t really reappeared in any meaningful numbers since The Time Before. The two major players in the market, Olin (Winchester) and…
RCBS BlueTooth Enabled ChargeMaster Link Powder Dispenser Means Hands-Free Loading
From RCBS . . . RCBS, the leading manufacturer of ammunition reloading equipment for rifles and pistols, has announced the introduction of the new ChargeMaster Link powder dispenser. The Link is built off the rock-solid load…
A Sign of the Times: DIY Primers
The continuing ammunition shortage is making people of the gun a tad desperate. Perhaps it’s time to think about ammunition as a long-term proposition rather than a recurring annoyance. We’ve long made use of reloading,…
Ask Josh: Is It Possible To Load ‘Perfect’ Ammo? Should You Even Try?
Have a question for Josh? Email it to thetruthaboutguns@gmail.com. Well, boys and girls, today we have a question from frequent TTAG poster and reader EpsteinDIDNOTKillHimself regarding reloading cartridges. Our friend asks: “The question I would like to…
Jason Vanderbrink, President of Federal, CCI, Speer and Remington Addresses Your Questions About Ammo Availability
Jason Vanderbrink. Image via YouTube by Boch. Jason Vanderbrink is back again. His last video discussing how his companies are working to produce as much ammunition as possible has garnered nearly two million views. In…
Book Review: Nosler Reloading Guide, 9th Edition
Nosler Reloading Guide 9th Edition (image courtesy JWT for thetruthaboutguns.com) If I ever wanted to see my name in print, it would be as one of the cartridge introduction authors for the Nosler Reloading Guide….