The Ultimate Reloading Series: Part 2 (The Process) By: Tom McHale

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Reloading Series, we talked about building up a starting stockpile of brass. While you certainly can buy a complete supply of ready-to-load new cases, it’s the scrounger way to accumulate them for “free,” so to speak.

So now that you’ve got some brass cases stockpiled, it’s time to talk about the next steps. This time, we’re going to walk through the overall process at a high level. Then, each step detailed in subsequent articles will make a lot more sense.

Before we dive in, it’s worth noting that of the four components in a cartridge, only one is reusable — the cartridge case itself. That’s a good thing, as it’s generally the most expensive bit of the whole deal. Being able to reuse the pricey part is what drives reloading economics. The other three components, projectile, powder and primer, are all expendable, so you’re buying (or, in the case of bullet casting, making) replacements for each reload of a cartridge case. Given this, the case is kind of the center of the universe in the reloading process. As you’ll see, that’s where most of the reloading work is done.

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