Frankford Arsenal claims that their Perfect Seat Hand Primer is “designed so you can have the perfect primer seat every time.” That is a bold claim, but in a world where primers cost $90/1000 if you can find them, it hurts to waste any to improper seating. [Read More…]
The debate of using factory self-defense ammo or hand loading your own ammo has been going on for quite a while. With ammo scarcity becoming a real problem in the last few years, the transition to reloading has been a popular choice to fill that void. Typically, in the [Read More…]
Reloading is one of those hobbies I never thought I’d actually pick up – even as a firearms owner. However, all it took for me to get addicted to the benchtop hobby was for a good friend of mine to send me a very inexpensive Lee Challenger reloading press [Read More…]
With primers, powder, and brass starting to show back up on shelves in greater numbers and at more reasonable prices, people are itching to fire their reloaded presses back up. Reloading often starts with depriming your spent cases also known as “decapping.” [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Podcast Roundup 40. The firearms industry is quite an interesting place to me. Before I ever started writing for TFB, I basically only ever looked at firearms through the lens of self-defense, hunting, and mag dumping into the trash at the local clay pit. [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Podcast Roundup 16! Working within the gun industry as a writer, I find myself jumping from subject to subject very often, and it’s not until I run into a review item or a specific rifle or pistol that I end up going down the hundreds of rabbit [Read More…]
It is with deep sadness that we have to report that the legendary founder of Berger Bullets – Walter Berger has passed away at the age of 92. The leader of the popular bullet company, Walter Berger was also a member of the Benchrest Hall of Fame where he achieved [Read More…]
Those of you who reload and keep a close eye on the industry will know that RCBS recently released the Chargemaster Link and Chargemaster Supreme powder dispensers. These new digital powder dispensers are some of the most advanced pieces of reloading equipment available [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Podcast Roundup 10. For our 10th roundup, we’ve got a really cool podcast I’ve recently come across called the Self Defense Gun Stories podcast. This podcast is much in the same vein as Police Activity or stuff you used to be able to find on [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Weekly Amazon Deals 7: National Roller Coaster Day. Roller coasters are fun, perhaps not quite as fun as firearms though. However, these days I feel like we are often on a roller coaster within the firearms industry. With items like the Rare Breed FRT-15 [Read More…]
I was recently able to attend an event where representatives from RCBS brought out some of their newest reloading products for us to try out during our stay. One such item was the RCBS Chargemaster Supreme which is replacing the ChargeMaster 1500 Combo pack normally [Read More…]
Occasionally the guys over at Bear Creek Arsenal will come out with beautifully designed infographics that they will then post to their website. As they have done in the past, Bear Creek has graciously allowed us to share their infographics here at The Firearm Blog. [Read More…]
Welcome to the TFB Podcast Roundup 3! This week we’ve got some fresh new podcasts that only recently started up this year. Silencer Shop now has their own podcast that started up just a few months ago and they are one of the few gun podcasts out there that really [Read More…]
The RCBS ChargeMaster line of powder measures is the top of the line when it comes to reloading equipment. With a grain measuring resolution of 0.1 grains and a 2000 grain capacity, the new Bluetooth compatible RCBS ChargeMaster Link is the latest addition to the [Read More…]
RCBS is one of the biggest names in reloading and also happens to be one of the most trusted companies for purchasing reloading equipment and supplies. The RCBS Matchmaster lineup includes both a neck bushing sizer die and a micrometer adjustable bullet seater die so [Read More…]
Long-time reloaders who favor Dillon Precision Reloading rigs or components will no doubt be familiar with Dillon’s Blue Press catalog. The bi-monthly catalog is a complimentary subscription service that Dillon Precision offers to anyone who desires it. Inside [Read More…]
As a small glint of hope emerges along the horizon of ammunition and reloading components being back in regular stock, many will want to pick up the hobby of reloading. Reloading is not only a great skill to learn but it can also be a hedge or supplement to the purchase [Read More…]
Announced about a week ago, the new Nosler Reloading Guide 9 is now available for purchase. According to Nosler, the 9th edition manual has been in the making for five years and within its 800 pages, it contains comprehensive reloading data generated from thousands of [Read More…]
A Venice Florida home was recently set ablaze during a reloading disaster which resulted in over 10,000 rounds of ammunition being burned away in the blaze. According to the Fox 13 news report, the two-alarm fire was brought under control as neighboring houses were [Read More…]
In the course of its 77-year history, RCBS has grown from one man’s hobby to a reloading industry leader. When varmint hunting enthusiast Fred T. Huntington began crafting dies just for his personal use in the back of his father’s Oroville, California [Read More…]
Welcome to part two in our series in Precision Rifle Reloading for the Beginner (read part one here). We are now taking the second step in our journey to achieving a more consistent point of impact. We have narrowed down the brass we want to use. Now comes probably the [Read More…]
Welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report. In this series we discuss, explore and review various aspects of the rimfire world. Today we’ll discuss the concept of reloading 22LR. With the recent happenings across the globe I have been putting a lot of [Read More…]
A ROLLSIZER is a case resizer that removes any bulges that might be created by some chambers with brass expanding during firing and returns it a true concentrical state very close to original specs. It does this by passing it by a cam-like mechanism as the casing [Read More…]
A lot of people within reloading circles have been wondering, “where has all the powder gone” as of late? With Hodgdon Powder providing the handloading community with so many popular brands of smokeless propellants – Hodgdon, IMR, and Winchester [Read More…]
Not wanting to wait for SHOT 2020, Hornady released most of their new product information back in October 2019. Most of the buzz centered around the new A-Tips. They are designed and packaged to be as consistent as possible. The aluminum tips are precision machined [Read More…]
The RL1100 is finally here. With all the hype, you’re probably wondering what sets the Dillon RL1100 apart from other offerings. First, the Dillon RL1100 can accommodate common cartridges, pistol, and rifle, from 32 ACP all the way up through 308 Winchester. With [Read More…]
Norma is known to the world over for their high-quality, factory-loaded ammunition as well as their components they have offered to the public, such as their rifle powders, so people could attempt to replicate that same quality with their own handloads. Now Norma is [Read More…]
Have you been reloading, and want to up your game? Is it time to refine your reloading skill and get more accuracy? TFB has got your back. We teamed up with Lyman to bring you a series on precision reloading. If you have never reloaded before, stop and check out the [Read More…]
At Rifle World Shoot 2019, I managed to get a few words with Kim Leppänen and another shooter from Estonia who has started using the 7.62 TKO by Uronen Precision. Kim Leppänen is a member of the Finnish Semi-Auto Open Team (yeah, they won Gold as usual) and below he [Read More…]
So what does reloaded brass look like once it’s been fired six times over and over? In this Picture Of The Day, we give you the answer. This brass is from a .338 Lapua Magnum which has been fired six times and as you can see the walls are still even and good [Read More…]