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THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED

“I can’t find primers.”

“I can’t get the powder I need.”

“There are no bullets available for my gun.”

Over the past three years, I've heard these statements—or something very similar—more times than I can count. It has been so difficult in some instances that several folks I know have given up on reloading altogether. We’re still facing a component crunch—although the supplies of factory ammunition seem to be slightly more plentiful—and reloaders certainly aren’t happy about this fact.

Handloading has long been a solid means of fueling those firearms chambered for the oddballs, or has served as a means of making high-volume shooting much more affordable. Those facts

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