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Reloading for Semi-Autos and Service Rifles Why a separate section on reloading for service rifles? Aren’t the procedures used to…

Steps of the Reloading Process The steps involved in reloading a cartridge can be reduced to a few basic operations.…

308 Winchester Test Specifications Firearm Used: Savage 12VSS Bbl. Length/Twist: 26″/1×10″ Test Components Cases: Federal Trim-to Length: 2.005″ Primers: Fed 210M Remarks: Shortly after the…

Crimping Crimping is the final reloading operation applied to either rifle or handgun cartridges. Reloading for most straight-wall cases calls…

Bullet Seating The charged case is now ready to have a bullet seated into the case mouth. Assuming that the…

Powder Charging The primed case is now ready to be charged with powder. Begin by locating a suitable load from…

Trimming In most cartridges, the act of firing causes the case to lengthen. Sizing, particularly during the passage of the…

Resizing/Depriming Once the case has been inspected and lubricated as necessary, resizing, the first mechanical operation of the reloading process,…

The indentations on the shoulders of these cases were caused by an excessive amount of lubrica-tion. Remember…a little case lube…

Log Books The log book is an important part of any reloader’s equipment, serving to record what load combinations have…

Scales A good scale is one of the most basic and essential reloading tools. Normally used to set and check…

Lube Pads and Lubrication Lubrication is most commonly applied with a case lube pad.   Some form of lubrication must…

Sizing Dies Upon firing, pressure created by rapidly expanding powder gas causes the brass case to swell out against the…

Case Trimmers With the tremendous stresses placed on them, cases tend to stretch or lengthen during firing, and again in…

Reloading Equipment Having been introduced to the components used in the reloading process, the next thing to consider is the…

The Primer Along with the evolution of the metallic cartridge case and more efficient propellants, some reliable method of igniting…

Propellant Storage Storage of smokeless powders is always a consideration for handloaders. Many question the safety of storing such a…

Powder Burning Rates and Nomenclature In preparing this edition of the Sierra Reloading Manual, we encountered some confusion relating to…

The Cartridge Case The cartridge case is the very heart of reloading. It is the one completely reusable component that…

Reloading Components The Cartridge Case The Powder Powder Burning Rates Propellant Storage The Primer Reloading Equipment  Presses Case Trimmers Dies…

6.0  Equations of Bullet Flight Many shooters and readers of earlier editions of the Sierra Reloading Manual have written to…

5.4  Changing the Zero Range  Some of the questions most often asked in letters and telephone calls from shooters, concern…

2.0  Introduction  This Introduction is an open letter to all readers. It will introduce the subject matter which we are…

2.4 Lessons Learned from Ballistic Coefficient Testing Much has been written in previous editions of Sierra’s Reloading Manuals about our…

There are several important precautions and points to consider when measuring ballistic coefficients by this method. 1. Errors in the…

It is absolutely true that, if two bullets are fired with the same muzzle velocity at the same firing point and…

William T. McDonald, Sc.D., and Ted C. Almgren 1.0 Introduction Since the mid-1980s, shooters have begun to use personal computers…

Robert Hayden Bob Hayden was born and raised in Kansas City, MO. He became interested in shooting sports at the…

INCLINED FIRE William T. McDonald June 2003 “Inclined fire” is a shooting situation in which a gun is first sighted…

Recent Articles The Ballistic Coefficient by William T. McDonald & Ted C. Almgren (adobe acrobat .pdf) Deflections and Drift of a…