Category: Reloading Guides
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Barrel Break-In: Necessary or Myth?
Barrel break-in: what the shoot-and-clean procedure is, the honest case for and against it, what the evidence actually shows, and a sensible approach for your rifle.
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Density Altitude for Shooters: What It Is and Why It Matters
Density altitude for shooters: what DA is, how temperature, pressure and humidity change air density, why it shifts your dope at distance, and how to track it.
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Annealing Brass: Why and How
Annealing cartridge brass, explained: why brass work-hardens, how annealing keeps neck tension consistent for lower SD, the temperature and safety rules, and the methods.
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Brass Prep for Accuracy: A Step-by-Step Checklist
Brass prep for accuracy, step by step: cleaning, sizing and shoulder bump, trimming, chamfering, primer pockets, neck tension, and which steps actually matter most.
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How to Get Velocity Data Off Your Garmin Xero
How to get velocity data off your Garmin Xero C1: how the chronograph and ShotView app work, manual vs automatic sync, and getting your shots into a reloading log.
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Best Reloading Log Apps in 2026
The best reloading log apps in 2026, compared honestly: RCBS, Vihtavuori, Reloading Assistant, Reloading Studio, Ballistic-X and LoadNode, and what each is best for.
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How to Track Throat Erosion (and Barrel Life)
How to track throat erosion and get the most barrel life: what erodes a throat, how it kills accuracy, typical barrel life by cartridge, and how to monitor it.
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Is Reloading Worth It? An Honest Cost Breakdown
Is reloading worth it? An honest look at per-round cost, equipment break-even, savings vs factory ammo by cartridge, and the non-money reasons handloaders do it.
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Mean Radius vs Group Size: A Better Accuracy Metric
Mean radius vs group size: why extreme spread is noisy, how mean radius uses every shot for a more honest accuracy measure, plus CEP, and when to use each.
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Seating Depth and Jump: A Practical Guide to CBTO
Seating depth and jump explained: what CBTO is, how to find where your bullet touches the lands, how to run a seating-depth test, and the pressure-safety rules.