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The ‘Ghost Guns’ That Time Forgot

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Reader James Kaleda writes . . . Gun rights deniers are increasingly up in arms about 3-D printing and the making of “ghost guns.” Many states, such as New York and New Jersey, have jumped...

Reloading: Fine Tuning Powder Loads For MSR Accuracy

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Reader Thundervoice writes: I want to shoot as well as I can, if for no other reason than I'm detail-oriented and the engineer in me is always looking to make a process or system better....
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Cleaning Your Brass With Lyman: Pros and Cons of Different Techniques

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Lyman Products pinged TTAG and mentioned that one of the most common customer questions they receive is what case cleaning technique is best. Well, there are pros and cons with each, all of which...

TacStar’s Brass Catcher: Gimmick or Gear?

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TacStar, a subsidiary of Lyman Products, announced an addition to their existing line of aftermarket long-gun products. The newcomer is the TacStar Brass Catcher, a device that mounts to the Picatinny rail of AR-platform...
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New from Speer: Handloading Manual, Gold Dot 200-grain 10mm Ammo, Rifle Bullets

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I am such a sucker for self-defense ammunition packaging. Maybe that's because I consider mushrooming ammo pretty much of a muchness. I mean, is brand choice really going to be the difference between life...
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Gear Review: Little Crow Gunworks Precision Prep Tool

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Yesterday I detailed the time-saving and simply awesome Little Crow Gunworks World’s Finest Trimmer 2, a must-have for anyone looking to load more than ten rounds an hour. This time we'll be taking an...
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Ask Josh: Is It Possible To Load ‘Perfect’ Ammo? Should You Even Try?

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Have a question for Josh? Email it to [email protected].  Well, boys and girls, today we have a question from frequent TTAG poster and reader EpsteinDIDNOTKillHimself regarding reloading cartridges. Our friend asks: “The question I would like to ask:...

A Sign of the Times: DIY Primers

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The continuing ammunition shortage is making people of the gun a tad desperate.  Perhaps it’s time to think about ammunition as a long-term proposition rather than a recurring annoyance.  We’ve long made use of...

RCBS BlueTooth Enabled ChargeMaster Link Powder Dispenser Means Hands-Free Loading

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From RCBS . . . RCBS, the leading manufacturer of ammunition reloading equipment for rifles and pistols, has announced the introduction of the new ChargeMaster Link powder dispenser. The Link is built off the rock-solid load...

A Third Primer Manufacturer Now Tooling Up For Production in Texas in 2022

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While lots of calibers of ammunition are slowly returning to many store shelves, primers haven't really reappeared in any meaningful numbers since The Time Before. The two major players in the market, Olin (Winchester)...

Expansion Industries May Be the Light at the End of the Tunnel Reloaders Have...

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Reader C. Allen Cody, Jr. writes . . . Why are ammunition primers scarce? Collusion? Gun Control? Price Controls? Revolution? No one knows for sure, but what we do know is that ammunition primers have...
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Gear Review: RCBS Chargemaster Supreme Electronic Powder Dispenser

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I started reloading back when we were still hiding under our school desks to protect ourselves from Brezhnev's A-bombs. My RCBS beam-style powder scale isn't much younger than that. I still load thousands of rounds...