Metallic Cartridge Handloading

Pursuit of the Perfect Cartridge

Mic McPherson

• Publisher: Safari Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9781493088317
• Year: 2024

Mic McPherson has written one of those books you only see once every so many decades; it literally contains everything that you need to know about reloading a rifle or handgun cartridge from A through Z. It covers all aspects of the reloading process: the cartridge case; maintaining, improving and loading the case; the seating and reading of primers; the loading of propellant; bullets and the loading of bullets; accurate load development; internal & external ballistics; bullet making & casting; and the handloading press. No book that we are aware of has ever explained so thoroughly and in this much detail (with hundreds of photos and drawings) how the process of reloading works, from an empty case to a fully loaded cartridge with bullet, powder, and primer properly in place to give maximum performance and accuracy. If you are serious about reloading your ammo and you want to get the most from it, you owe it to yourself to get this book.

Table of contents

• About the Author
• Preface
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• A Day at the Range with Friends
• Chapter 1 Safety, Accuracy, and Functionality
• Chapter 2: The Cartridge Case
• Chapter 3: Maintaining the Cartridge Case
• Chapter 4: Improving the Cartridge Case
• Chapter 5: Loading the Cartridge Case
• Chapter 6: Primers
• Chapter 7: Seating and Reading Primers
• Chapter 8: Propellant
• Chapter 9: Charging the Case
• Interesting Pictures
• Chapter 10: Bullets
• Chapter 11: Seating Bullets
• Chapter 12: Accuracy Load Development
• Chapter 13: Internal Ballistics
• Chapter 14: External Ballistics
• Chapter 15: Bullet Making
• Chapter 16: Bullet Casting
• Chapter 17: The Loading Press
• Chapter 18: The Basic Handloading Process
• Appendix A: Glossary
• Appendix B: Sources for Referenced Specialty Tools and Components
• Appendix C: Interesting Riflescope Test Results
• Appendix D: Very Long-Range Shooting