Table of Contents
About the Authors 3
Introduction 4
Part I Metallic Cartridge Reloading
Section A Metallic Cartridge Reloading Fundamentals
Chapter 1 What's it All About? 6
Chapter 2 Metallic Cartridge Components 8
Chapter 3 Understanding the Brass Case 18
Chapter 4 Reloading Presses for Metallic Cartridges 25
Section B Reloading the Bottleneck Case
Chapter 5 Bottleneck Case Resizing and Trimming 39
Chapter 6 Bottleneck Case Priming 48
Chapter 7 Bottleneck Case Powder Measurement and Pouring 52
Chapter 8 Bottleneck Case Bullet Seating and Crimping 57
Section C Reloading the Straight-Wall Case
Chapter 9 Straight-Wall Case Dies, Case Lubrication and Case Trimming 62
Chapter 10 Straight-Wall Case Priming 72
Chapter 11 Straight-Wall Case Powder Measurement and Pouring 74
Chapter 12 Straight-Wall Case Bullet Seating and Crimping 79
Part II Shotshell Reloading
Section D Shotshell Reloading Fundamentals
Chapter 13 What's Shotshell Reloading All About? 85
Chapter 14 Shotshell Components 94
Chapter 15 Shotshell Propellants 111
Chapter 16 Understanding Shot 125
Chapter 17 Shotshell Reloading Presses 132
Section E Reloading the Shotshell
Chapter 18 Component Setup and the Reloading Process 141
Chapter 19 Reloading Buckshot and Slugs 157
Chapter 20 Reloading Shotshells for Extreme Temperatures 169
Appendix I Safety and Other Considerations 174
Appendix II Powder Bushing Charts for Shotshell Reloading (Courtesy Hodgdon Powders) 176
Appendix III Web Resource Listing 188
