Click here to download the catalog as a PDF file. To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. Reload for more competition fun Dave Anderson The Habit T he first handloaded cartridge I ever fired was a .308 Win., in 1963. I was in my early teens at the time and the round was loaded by a neighbor who was a hunter. It would be another ten years before I bought my own reloading equipment, a Lee Loader in .270 cal. It didn’t cost much but produced good ammunition — and still does today. I didn’t take up reloading to save money, though the reduced cost did allow me to shoot more. I wanted to Feeding Collecting bottle for the Redding die. Accurate reloading is a game of consistency and precision. Tools like a dial caliper and micrometer are required for precise measurements. The four gauges in the foreground, from Mike Johnson’s Shooting Specialties, are for checking cartridge dimensions. They are precisely made to minimum chamber dimensions for different rounds (l-R, 9mm., .38 Super, .40 S&W, .45 ACP). 58 WWW.AMERICANHANDGUNNER.COM • JULY/AUGUST 2009