Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I decided to add to my pile of dummy rounds and show you folks one way to make them. There [Read More…]
Inceptor Ammunition has expanded its offerings to meet the needs of reloading enthusiasts with the release of their component bullets. Known for manufacturing frangible self-defense and range rounds, the company has made a new stride by availing their bullets for [Read More…]
The reloading world is constantly expanding despite several upsets over the decades that have left many wanting for components like primers and projectiles. Now that things seem to more or less be going back to normal in terms of availability of components, it’s [Read More…]
Before we get started I’d like to point out as of right now this is purely speculation based off of what we’re seeing currently in the market. A few days ago at the start of December, Vista Outdoors, the principal owner of several popular brands of [Read More…]
Hornady’s 2023 releases continue with a new line of ammunition loaded with a new projectile. The new V-Match (no relation to the old school Bushmaster rifle) ammunition is match-grade but also optimized for varminting, thanks to the ELD-VT bullet. Let’s take [Read More…]
Just for the record, no, I haven’t started writing for the mainstream media, and if someone asked me “How pro-gun are you?”, I’d show them a photo of a battleship. We’ve all had a good laugh whenever the media announces that someone was found with “an [Read More…]
Creedmoor Sports continues to expand their lineup of reloading tools with the new Shoulder Datum Tool. When used with calipers, it can provide a comparative measurement of shoulder setback after sizing. This tool has six separate openings that allow measurements of 79 [Read More…]
Hodgdon has just announced the latest addition to their line of shotshell reloading powders, the High Gun. Formulated specifically for 12-gauge loads, this flattened-spherical powder is advertised to pack a powerful punch, delivering outstanding performance and [Read More…]
We all do stupid things sometimes. In my case, I do the same stupid things repeatedly. In recent months I managed to get two pieces of .300 Win Mag brass stuck in two separate dies. This was both embarrassing and was getting in the way of making more ammo for my [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 49! COVID hit the firearms industry pretty hard but I think the most frustrating part about all of the shortages for me personally was the quick disappearance of primers and other reloading components. It didn’t take long into 2020 [Read More…]
There have been a number of hot new hunting cartridges being released over the last year or so and RCBS is excited to announce they’ll be offering new die sets for some of them. RCBS has just announced new die sets for the 7mm PRC, straight-walled .360 Buckhammer, [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] Forster Products Prototype Co-Ax XL Reloading Press](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230119_091513-660x260.jpg)
Forster Products is (quite literally) expanding its line of Co-Ax presses with a forthcoming XL model. It is designed for cartridges up to .50 BMG. [SHOT 2023] Forster Products Prototype Co-Ax XL Reloading Press Forster’s Co-Ax press is a unique design and it has [Read More…]
Winchester Smokeless Propellants, a member of the Hodgdon family, introduced two new StaBALL powders at SHOT Show 2023 – the StaBAll Match and StaBALL HD. [SHOT 2023] New Winchester StaBALL Powders For 2023 The original member of the StaBALL powder was intended [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] New 77-Grain .224 Bullets And Ammunition From Mead Industries](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230117_094030-660x260.jpg)
Mead Industries produces projectiles and ammunition under their own branding, and as a supplier for other brands. Mead announced a new 77-grain boat tailed hollow point .224″ bullet at SHOT 2023. [SHOT 2023] New 77-Grain .224 Bullets And Ammunition From Mead [Read More…]
Thanks for joining us on another TFB Wheelgun Wednesday, where we cover all topics relating to revolvers. As with most things, it’s good to take an objective look at whether our tools are effective or not, so on occasion, we’ve been breaking down the pros and [Read More…]
Accurate 2520 is a smokeless powder with a long history in competition shooting. It has been used in competition rifle loads dating back to the days when .308 Winchester was still in common use. With the recent shortage of Varget, is Accurate 2520 worth a new look? More [Read More…]
For decades, chronographs were a device set up in front of the firing line. That all changed with the introduction of the MagnetoSpeed as they mounted the chronograph to the barrel. So is this change an improvement or not? Let’s find out in this review of the [Read More…]
Hornady’s 2023 product releases include the new Ammo Cabinet. It offers organization and secure storage for ammunition and reloading components. The Ammo Cabinet is also compatible with Hornady’s Square Lok accessories. More Reloading on TFB: TFB B-Side [Read More…]
Hornady has announced a new reloading scale for 2023 with a 0.01-grain readout. The new Precision Lab Scale promises increased accuracy for the discerning reloader, as well as some convenient features for those who are data-obsessed. More Reloading Articles @ TFB: TFB [Read More…]
Hornady’s 2023 product announcements continue with the Square-Lok organization system. It uses a system of vertical panels to mount various shelves or hooks. Users can customize the placement of these accessories to organize their guns and gear to their liking. [Read More…]
Creedmoor Sports is already known as one of the primary suppliers of competition shooting gear. Their lineup of in-house products now includes brass cleaning equipment for reloading. Creedmoor’s Brass Care products boast some interesting qualities. More Reloading [Read More…]
Finding gunpowder has been extremely difficult over the last several years. Many popular options have disappeared entirely. Perennial favorites like Varget have dried up and left many shooters trying to find substitutes. One such option is Shooter’s World [Read More…]
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…]
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