Reloading resources worth your time.
These are the reloading resources that actually helped us: a hand-picked shelf of videos from people who genuinely know the craft, no fluff. Play them right here, or open them on YouTube.
Channels we trust here: Erik Cortina · Ultimate Reloader · Impact Shooting
The reloading resources we trust
Every one of these reloading resources earned its place: we only include creators who clearly know the craft and explain it honestly. They are grouped by topic below, from getting started through brass prep, annealing, and seating depth, and where a video lines up with one of our own guides we have linked it.
Reloading fundamentals
Start here: a full step-by-step beginner series, plus a reality check on what matters.
Precision reloading is easy. YOU complicate it!
A reality check from a serious competitor on what actually moves the needle in precision reloading, and the over-complication you can skip.
Watch on YouTubeWhat You Need to Start Reloading Rifle Ammunition
A no-nonsense walkthrough of the essential gear you actually need to start reloading rifle ammo: before you spend a dollar.
Watch on YouTubeBasic Rifle Reloading, Part 1: Safety & Brass Tumbling
Part 1 of Gavin’s step-by-step beginner series: reloading safety and getting your brass clean, the right place to start.
Watch on YouTubeBasic Rifle Reloading, Part 2: Sizing & Case Prep
Part 2: resizing your brass and prepping cases, walked through step by step. Pairs with our brass prep guide.
Watch on YouTubeBasic Rifle Reloading, Part 3: Priming
Part 3: seating primers correctly and safely. Pairs with our primer guide.
Watch on YouTubeBasic Rifle Reloading, Part 4: Powder Charging
Part 4: measuring and charging powder accurately and consistently.
Watch on YouTubeBasic Rifle Reloading, Part 5: Bullet Seating & Crimping
Part 5: seating bullets and crimping to finish the round. Pairs with our seating depth guide.
Watch on YouTubeBrass sizing & dies
Setting your dies, bumping the shoulder, and prepping brass right.
How to set up your FL sizing die precisely
A clear walkthrough of dialing in a full-length sizing die, the foundation of consistent shoulder bump and brass that chambers the same every time. Pairs with our brass prep guide.
Watch on YouTubeSizing to SAAMI vs. 0.002″ shoulder bump
Cortina’s case for sizing to a measured shoulder bump rather than back to SAAMI spec, and what he sees it do for consistency and brass life.
Watch on YouTubeAlways Do This With New Brass (6.5 PRC prep)
The first-firing prep new brass needs before it ever sees a load workup, walked through on 6.5 PRC. Pairs with our brass prep guide.
Watch on YouTubeSTOP Neck Sizing Your Brass
Cortina’s case for full-length sizing over neck-only sizing, and what he says it does for consistency and chambering. Pairs with our neck tension guide.
Watch on YouTubeHow shoulder bump affects seating depth
How your shoulder-bump setting changes where the bullet sits relative to the lands: a clear look at why sizing and seating are linked. Pairs with our seating depth guide.
Watch on YouTubeAnnealing
Keeping neck tension consistent over the life of your brass.
Annealing Brass Explained
A plain-English explainer on what annealing actually does and why it keeps neck tension consistent over a case’s life. Pairs with our annealing guide.
Watch on YouTubeThis is how I anneal my brass
Cortina’s own annealing process from start to finish: a practical look at doing it consistently. Pairs with our annealing guide.
Watch on YouTubeSeating depth & finding the lands
Finding your jam, setting jump, and the case against chasing the lands.
How to find jam on your barrel
Measuring where your bullet meets the lands, the reference point for seating depth: before you start load development. Pairs with our seating depth & CBTO guide.
Watch on YouTubeThree Ways to Find the Lands!
Gavin demonstrates three practical methods for finding the lands, so you can pick whichever suits your tools and brass.
Watch on YouTubeChasing the lands is STUPID! (Part 1)
Cortina’s case against constantly re-seating to chase the lands as the throat erodes, and why he runs a consistent jump instead. Pairs with our throat erosion guide.
Watch on YouTubeChasing the lands is STUPID: Part 2
The follow-up, with more detail behind his argument that chasing the lands is not worth the effort for most shooters.
Watch on YouTubeVideos are the property of their respective creators and are embedded from YouTube. Inclusion here is a recommendation, not an affiliation. LoadNode is a logbook and analysis tool, not load data: always verify against current published data, and follow the working-up procedure in your load manual.