Handloading
One pressure sign beats the *forum vote*
A fresh Canadian reloading thread on Ramshot Grand is a useful bench lesson: published data, chronograph readings, and brass evidence do not all carry the same weight.
Steve Coppola
Steve Coppola is the editor of Holdover, a Canadian publication covering precision shooting, firearms policy, handloading, tools, and lawful firearms ownership.
Gear
RCBS ChargeMaster Link *powder dispenser review*
The RCBS ChargeMaster Link made my reloading bench faster than a manual measure and separate scale. It also made charge confidence feel more negotiable than it should.
Newsletter
The Dispatch: the buyback file has receipts
This week: the buyback tracker gets the lead, Public Safety has a fresh progress page, Holdover Armory is now on Android, and the useful precision links are about rimfire lots and 64x glass.
Precision
64x needs a *job*
A current Canadian KAHLES K864 listing is a useful reminder for precision shooters: high magnification only makes sense when the discipline gives it work.
Precision
Your .22 barrel gets a *vote*
A current Canadian rimfire thread and a fresh PRS-rimfire push point to the same lesson for newer shooters: test the ammunition before blaming the rifle.
Handloading
Buy the *regret* before the press
A current Canadian reloading thread gives new handloaders better first-bench advice than another starter kit: learn the mistakes veterans would pay not to repeat.
Gear
Price the *shells* before the shotgun
A current Canadian ammo thread gives new shotgun buyers a better first question: which gauge they can actually afford to feed.
Precision
Pick the match before the *rifle*
A current Canadian precision thread gives new shooters the right first question: not which rifle to buy, but which match they can actually attend.
Handloading
That $60 loader is a *lesson*
A fresh Canadian reloading thread got the joke right: the tiny .308 loader is charming, useful, and still not a precision bench.
Newsletter
The Dispatch: the range book is an app now
This week: Holdover Armory is live on the App Store, the semi-auto market needs proof before scarcity, and the amnesty extension is now in the Gazette.
Gear
Make the new semi-auto *earn it*
Fresh Canadian threads around BAR-style rifles, Makasi, and Carmel preorders point to the same rule: non-restricted status matters, but it is not a substitute for proof.
Gear
Buy the scope that *teaches*
A current Canadian optics guide and an active new-shooter scope thread point at the same lesson: your first precision scope should teach you repeatability before it teaches you brand loyalty.