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Flash-Hole First Aid — Removing Flash Hole Obstructions
Even with high-quality brass from Lapua, Norma, and RWS, occasionally you may find one or two cases per box which have a small flake or obstruction in the flash-hole. This will appear like a thin...
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Tool Tip: Optimize Your Cutter Angle for Improved Neck-Turning
When neck-turning cases, it’s a good idea to extend the cut slightly below the neck-shoulder junction. This helps keep neck tension more uniform after repeated firings, by preventing a build-up of...
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Case-Head Separation: Causes and How to Spot Problems
On his Riflemans’ Journal blog, German Salazar wrote an excellent article about cartridge Case-Head Separation. We strongly recommend that you read this article. German examines the causes of this...
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The Complexities of Neck Tension — Why Bushing Size is Only One Factor to...
In our Shooters’ Forum a reader recently asked: “How much neck tension should I use?” This prompted a Forum discussion in which other Forum members recommended a specific number based on their...
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Cleaning Brass with Stainless Tumbling Media
On our main Accurateshooter.com website, you’ll find a comprehensive review of the STM system for cleaning cartridge brass with stainless media. To clean brass with stainless media, start with five...
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Gear Review: ‘World’s Finest Trimmer’ from Little Crow Gunworks
We had a chance to try out the new power case trimmer head from Little Crow Gunworks. Dubbed the “World’s Finest Trimmer” (WFT) by its inventor, Dale Hegstrom, this device proved fast, precise, and...
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Lake City Ammuntion — Video Reveals Manufacturing Process
What’s the next best thing to a stockpile of gleaming, freshly-loaded ammo? How about a movie showing gleaming, freshly-loaded ammo being made — from start to finish? The five-minute video below shows...
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Remove Military Primer Crimp with Wilson Primer Pocket Reamer
Many shooters, particular those who shoot vintage military rifle matches, reload once-fired military cartridge brass. This brass may be high-quality and stout, but you may encounter a primer crimp*...
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Tips for Reclaiming .223 Rem Range Brass
Bryce Towsley has authored an informative article on Reclaiming .223 Rem Brass. Writing for Shooting Illustrated Online, Towsley confesses: “I’m a brass horder…. I end every shooting match on my hands...
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Norma Precision AB Names Paul-Erik Toivo as new CEO
Norma announced that Paul-Erik Toivo will take over as CEO of Norma Precision AB, replacing Torb Lindskog who is retiring after 17 years at Norma’s helm. Toivo is a well-respected executive with...
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Reloading for 3-Gun Competition — Practical Advice
This article by Corey Swantz originally appeared in The Reloading Press, the Sinclair Int’l Blog. Much less precision is required to get good scores in 3-gun competition than in strictly...
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Sinclair Case Neck Sorting Tool On Sale for $49.95
He who dies with the most toys wins — right? Well Sinclair has another interesting gadget you can add to your reloading bench. The Sinclair Case Neck Sorting Tool lets you quickly sort brass by...
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Gear Review: Pendergraft Holder for K&M Neck Turner
by German Salazar, RiflemansJournal.com Neck turning isn’t a once-in-a-while operation at my reloading bench. I shoot a lot, go through a fair amount of brass and neck-turn every piece of brass I use....
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How Cartridge Brass is Made — The Inside Scoop
When we first ran this story a while back, it generated great interest among readers. By popular request, we’re reprinting this story, in case you missed it the first time around. — Editor Precision...
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Tools and Techniques for Measuring Cartridge Brass
German Salazar has written a very thorough guide to measuring nearly all the critical dimensions of cartridge brass. In his Measuring the Case article, on his Rifleman’s Journal website, German reviews...
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New Ultrasonic Cleaning Machine from RCBS
Using ultrasound in a liquid solution, you can clean your cartridge brass inside and out. Ultrasonic cleaning is nothing new — we described this process years ago. But with the increased cost of brass,...
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Tips on Case-Trimming from PMA Tool
The folks at PMA Tool, makers of arbor presses, neck-turning tools, and other case-prep tools, offer some good advice about case trimming on the PMA Tool Blog. Here we reprint a PMA blog post that...
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Ultrasonic Case Cleaning — What’s the Optimal Dwell Time?
If you’ve read our feature story on Ultrasonic Cleaning by Jason Baney, you’ve seen the remarkable results that can be achieved with this method. Ultrasonic cleaning has many advantages over...
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Video Reveals Lapua’s Commitment to Quality
In a world where too many companies have down-graded product quality and durability, we’re lucky there are some fanatical Finns who build great stuff for shooters. For serious handloaders, the...
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Bullets.com — New Shooting Supplies and Accessories Webstore
Reloaders Rejoice! There’s a new source for bullets, brass, powder, and primers, as well as loaded ammunition. The all-new Bullets.com website offers all these products, plus reloading tools and dies,...
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