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On the cover: A Mossberg Patriot Revere .270 Winchester with a Burris
Fullfield II 3-9x 40mm scope. This issue features .270 Winchester, 9mm Luger, Winchester's .32-20, 7.92x33mm, Learn To Reload: Choosing Bullets, and much more.

.44 S&w Special: The Beginning - Cartridge Board

The .44 S&W Special was the result of at least 60 years of firearm evolution.

5 mins

6.5x52mm American: Wildcat Cartridges

Those of us who enjoy wild-cats do not need much of an excuse to come up with another one.

4 mins

.270 Winchester Testing New Bullets and Powders

When the .270 Winchester appeared in 1925 as one of the rounds in the company’s new Model 54 bolt-action rifle, the chambering apparently did not sell spectacularly. This was partly due to established cartridges such as the .30 WCF (.30-30), then three decades old, and the .30 Gov’t ’06 (as the Model 54 was stamped). Many hunters assumed the .270’s original factory load, a 130-grain bullet advertised at 3,160 fps, was too fast and light for big game because they had grown up shooting the .44-40 and .45-70 and had just gotten used to .30-caliber bullets for big game.

10 mins

9mm Luger Standard Pressure Loads

The 9mm Luger (9x19 Parabellum, 9mm/P-08, 9mm NATO, etc.) is currently the most handloaded pistol cartridge in the U.S., but to achieve that title it has taken more than a century, along with the development of new powders, bullets and guns. It also holds the distinct title of being the world’s most used military handgun and submachine gun cartridge. Furthermore, current statistics suggest more than 60 percent of U.S. police agencies use 9mms for duty. With nearly countless pistol configurations that range from full size competition models to compact concealed-carry versions as well as single- and double-action revolvers, its popularity among civilians has become significant.

10 mins

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Handloader Magazine Description:

Handloader the ammunition reloading journal is the only magazine in the world dedicated to the sport of reloading. Handloader has been published for 50 years and covers reloading for pistols, rifles and shotguns. In addition to reloading it covers the science of pressures and bullet performance.