RCBS Reloading Equipment - Is Hand-Loading...
If you have been considering taking up hand-loading your own ammunition due to the high cost of factory purchased ammunition, you are not alone! I have found RCBS reloading to offer affordable equipment and supplies for the cost-conscious marksman. Now is a great time to invest in this hobby because you will reap the rewards with cheaper ammunition costs as you will be reusing your spent cartridges and cases. You can even achieve greater target accuracy. The following are answers to questions you probably have if you have been considering reloading your own ammunition: 1. Is loading by hand safe? Reloading today is very different than when black powders were used. The smokeless powders used today...
Most Popular Reloading Suppliers
Reloading, also known as hand-loading, is the process of loading firearm cartridges or shotgun shells. Because completely assembled, factory loaded cartridges are quite expensive and may not be a cost effective proposition when you are using your shotgun for hunting frequently, you may choose to reload the shells yourself. Reloading is not a difficult process. It involves assembling individual components like brass or shotshell, primer, powder, and bullet/shot. These are also known as reloading supplies. Once you understand the basics involved in the process, it's important to buy quality reloading supplies and equipment from trusted brands. If you are looking for the most popular reloading...
Reloading Equipment - Advantages and Uses
Gone are the days when gun enthusiasts have to repeatedly buy pre-loaded firearms or factory-loaded guns to pleasantly engage in their hobby. Today, they are given a smart choice to reload their own guns using a wide variety of gun parts and reloading equipment. And with the many benefits handloading provides, the more reasons gun owners should choose this option. If you are still crazy about factory-loaded rifles, you must be missing a lot. To help you out, read on below some of the numerous advantages and uses of reloading equipment: Affordability - It is a known fact that factory bought guns are quite expensive. On the other hand, you'll definitely save more money when you go for reloading...
Ammo Reloading Equipment
Ammo Reloading With the current climate of the shooting industry, ammunition has become scarce. It is getting tougher and tougher to find cheap ammunition for a day at the range. With the demand being so high and the supply being so low, it can be easily ascertained that the price of what little ammunition is left would be extremely high. With that thought, I came to the conclusion that self-reliance and self-sufficiency is the route that I need to take. Some misconceptions that I've been told over and over again not to purchase reloaded ammunition because it has a potential to explode in my face or that the quality is not as good as factory ammunition. Both of these assumptions are not correct in...
The Colt .45 caliber handgun, the Peacemaker, is the oldest model handgun still in production in the world. Buy one today, and you'll have the same pistol used by marshals, cowboys, and bad guys of the 1800's. It was designed in 1872, put into production in 1873, and sold for $17 throughout the United States. Cowboys liked it because it could stop a 2,000 pound raging longhorn dead in his tracks. Marshals and outlaws liked it because it would fire six shots in a row without reloading, and do it accurately. It's one of the most popular handguns ever invented, and Colt Firearms sold 370,000 of them between 1873 and 1941. It is often called "the gun that won the west". What brought it into such demand...
America and the Revolver of Samuel Colt
The .45 bearing the patent of Samuel Colt is the most famous hand gun from America. This famous revolver has also a name in the wild west of yore as the peacemaker. In that wild and untamed period the .45 colt became a macho symbol that has endured for more than 150 years down the line. The Colt .45 revolver was a lethal and sinister looking hand gun A look at the weapon will convince you that the gun packed a real killer punch. The weapon will fascinate gun lovers and more so as it has become part of the checkered history of handguns the USA. Samuel Colt belonged to the restless generation of the nineteenth century. He thus left home at the age of 16 and boarded a ship sailing to India. On the...
Beretta 92FS 9mm Vs Colt 45 Handgun Comparison
pretty much a simple little survey of sorts. We currently have the M9 (Beretta 92FS 9mm) as the standard issue side arm for most military MOS's. I am just curious if there is anyone else out there that feels the 9mm is a piece of garbage and we should go back to the .45? No studies were done, no one's opinion was asked, the change was simply done. No military member I have asked would take a 9mm over a .45. Many people I talked to owe their lives to the .45. I've also heard that .45s are like gold over in Iraq, as soldiers there are trying to get their hands on one because the 92F doesn't do the job. If the police had .45s instead of 9mm in the Hollywood shootout, they would not have had to get...
Choosing an RCBS Reloader
An experienced hand loader knows that having the right loading press is key. Depending on what types of ammunition you want to make and how much greatly effects the kind of reloading press you will need. Luckily, RCBS makes the job of finding the right machine easy. This article will discuss the benefits of having an RCBS. Only three of the many reloading presses will be discussed since there is only so much space here to talk about them. This will give you a sense of which RCBS reloader might be best for you. The three RCBS reloaders covered in this article are the Rock Chucker Supreme, the Pro 2000, and the Pro 2000 Auto. Each RCBS reloader is operated differently and therefore each suits a...