Gear
AMP MARK II DB annealer review
After roughly 3,500 cases and eight months of weekly use, the AMP MARK II DB has made annealing a repeatable part of Steve's reloading workflow.
Handloading
Components, powder availability, bench process, load development, and Canadian reloading context. Start with the Handloading In Canada pillar, then use the archive for running notes.
Handloading
Sixty-four dollars on the ground
Fifty new Hornady .308 cases cost C$63.95 at one Ontario retailer. The same replacement value can be lying on a range floor, after permission and inspection.
Handloading
CamPro put .311 back in the catalogue
CamPro's current 180-grain .311 plated-bullet listing gives Canadian .303 owners a component lead. The public load-data centre leaves the recipe question open.
Handloading
Three rifles, 200 rounds, and five days at the *bench*
Cutting my range rotation from six or seven rifles to three improved the pace of each shot. It also left 150-200 cases waiting for most of the week.
Gear
Cadex CDX-SS Seven S.T.A.R.S. Pro 6 BR *rifle review*
After roughly 500 rounds, my Cadex CDX-SS Seven S.T.A.R.S. Pro in 6 BR has become the most accurate and most-used precision rifle in his collection.
Handloading
A primer family sets the *order*
Current Canadian primer listings are less empty than they were. The useful lesson is not panic-buying. It is building a compatible bench plan around the primer family and published data you can actually support.
Handloading
A reloading order needs a *calendar*
A current Canadian reloading supplier update is a useful beginner lesson: the bench starts before the press, with hours, proof, shipping, payment, and a plan.
Precision
Velocity data has to *change* something
Compact radar chronographs are easy enough to buy in Canada now. The better question for newer precision shooters is whether the velocity number will change the next load, zero, solver input, or range note.
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.
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.
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.
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.