handloading
nounEtymology By surface analysis, hand + loading. The verb (handload) is possibly a back-formation from the noun.
1
The loading of cartridges for firearms when it is done by hand and (especially) at home (in semi-homemade manner): assembling them from the individual components (e.g., casing, primer, gunpowder or other charge, and shot or bullet).
- With handloading of their practice rounds, they can save money, especially in light of how expensive the store-bought cartridges can be these days.
2
The loading of a firearm, usually a pistol or rifle, by hand.
- Related terms
- handload, handloader