Archives: Glossary

The carving of raised scenes that produces three-dimensional figures.

The process of reassembling a fired cartridge case with a new primer, propellant and bullet or wads and shot. Also called Handloading when performed manually. See Handloading.

Cartridge cases (new or used), primers, propellant powder, bullets, or shot and wads, used in handloading ammunition.

A description of recommended relationships of reloading components.

Tools which hold and/or reform cartridge cases or shotshells during a reloading operation.

Propellant made available to consumers for handloading ammunition. Also called Canister Powders.

A mechanical device for hand-loading metallic cartridges or shotshells.

Velocity that a projectile retains at any specific location along its trajectory path.

Any firearm equipped with a magazine that holds more than one shot without reloading.

The pressure level that remains in the cartridge case or the shell within the firearm’s chamber, and in the bore, the moment the projectile leaves the muzzle of the firearm.