Handloader 358 October 2025

On the Cover...

The cover features a GA Precision Pinnacle Production Rifle, built using the Gladious II short action with a 26-inch barrel, 1:7.2 twist, and a four-port muzzle brake. It is equipped with a Leupold Mark 5 5-25x 56mm FFP Optic and mounted on a Leofoto LN-364C Tripod.
Photo by Lacey Polacek.

Table of Contents. 

Columns

Page 4 — Improving Accuracy with Precision Reloading — Jeremiah Polacek

Page 8 — Evolution of Propellants and Internal Ballistics (Part Two: Smokeless Powder), Propellant Profiles — Rob Behr

Page 10 — 44 Magnum Jumping Crimp, Bullets & Brass — Brian Pearce

Page 12 — 22 Long Rifle – The Middle Years, Cartridge Board — Gil Sengel

Page 16 — Smith & Wesson Model 19, From the Hip — Brian Pearce

Page 20 — Two Improvements for the Loading Bench, From the Bench — Art Merrill

Page 22 — 6mm Swift (and Others), Wildcat Cartridges — Layne Simpson

Page 66 — Measure for Measure, In Range — Terry Wieland

Features

Page 26 — 7mm PRC: The Quest for 3,000 — Alan Garbers

Page 32 — 44 Magnum in a Carbine: Loading for Longer — Terry Wieland

Page 38 — 260 Remington: Light Recoil, Packing a Punch (Pet Loads) — Brian Pearce

Page 46 — Tubular Bullets: Game Changer or Gimmick? — Art Merrill

Page 52 — 6mm GT Target Loads: A Powerful Precision Cartridge Goes Mainstream — Patrick Meitin