The cheapest way to get into reloading is the Lee Classic Loader (45 ACP shown here), $26.99 (in 2013) from midwayusa.com.
Be sure to verify the caliber before clicking the purchase button.

If you haven’t been following this blog, the samples seen here are 200 grain LSWC bullets with a proprietary coating in brand new Starline brass.

Revised: 30 January 2014

Bullet quality is determined by many factors, one of which is weight. When all bullets weigh the same, they are more likely to fly to the same point on the 50 yard target. (I’ve written on this topic before here and also here.)

Looks like Christmas!

I’m guarding the clean but wet brass from bombers as it bakes dry in the afternoon Arizona sun.

Start with two buckets for brass. Label them #1 and #2.

What happens if a case of ammo is dropped 65 feet, struck by a fired shot, exposed to the detonation of a blasting cap, ground under the tread of a bulldozer or torched in a fire?

Calipers are an instrument for taking an inside or an outside measurement, having either two bowed legs or a sliding jaw.

Measuring the crimp is arguably one of the most difficult measurements to take when reloading ammunition.