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handloading

handloading

9.1
Making ammunition by hand from parts like powder and metal cases
  • noun
  • /ˈhændˌloʊdɪŋ/
  • Specialized
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  • Many hobbyists enjoy handloading their own ammunition to customize their shooting experience.

Examples

  • (II) "Explosive or incendiary device" shall not include rifle, pistol, or shotgun ammunition, or the components for handloading rifle, pistol, or shotgun ammunition.

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  • (II) "Explosive or incendiary parts" shall not include rifle, pistol, or shotgun ammunition, or the components for handloading rifle, pistol, or shotgun ammunition, or any signaling device customarily used in the operation of railroad equipment.

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  • He took a class on handloading to learn how to assemble his own cartridges safely.

  • After years of practice, she became an expert in handloading various types of ammunition.

How Manual

handloading
  • Specialized
9.1
reloader
  • Jargon
1 7.2

Surface Forms

handloading singular
handloadings plural

Morphology

handloading = handload (semi-transparent) = hand + load + ing

Formally derived from 'handload' + '-ing', but the sense is specialized (ammunition assembly) that learners may not infer from the components alone.

Etymology

Handloading comes from joining hand ('the body part used to hold things') and loading ('putting things into something'), and in shooting it means carefully putting powder, bullets and cases together by hand to make your own ammunition.