Monday, February 23, 2026

Step-By-Step Reloading By Tom McHale

Tom McHale is a professional gun writer, author of a multitude of articles on all aspects of shooting, as well as several books including The Practical Guide To Reloading Ammunition. I came across a series of detailed articles on reloading at American Handgunner magazine (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) (Part 5) but it only covered collecting the brass, preparing the brass, and the resizing the case and expanding the case mouth. In trying to find additional parts of that series, I came across the series of articles on the steps to reloading that he had written for Guns America. 

Part 1: Want to Reload Your Own Ammo? Basic Questions to Consider

Part 2: The Reloading Process

Part 3: The Gear You’ll Need and What It’ll Cost You

Part 4: Brass Cleaning and Preparation to Load

Part 5: Brass Resizing

Part 6: Trimming Cartridge Cases

Part 7: Repriming the Cartridge Case

Part 8: Powder, Propellants, and Pressure

Part 9: All About Primers

Part 10: Projectiles: Materials, Weights, and Styles

Part 11: Seating and Crimping Bullets

Part 12: To Crimp or not to Crimp

Part 13: Final Inspection and Packaging Tips

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