RELOADING

These are suppliers with whom I have personally done business, and I recommend each of them highly -- from my own experience.

Ammo Expertise

Will has moved out west and -- as of November 2011 -- has not yet resumed his commercial bullet casting business.

Will's not online.

Ballistic Products, Inc.

Excellent source of anything related to shotgun shell reloading -- including a large selection of "how to" technical brocures such as "English Style Game Loads," "Roll Crimping Info," and "Black Powder Load Information."

Home of the "Reloading Curmudgeon" and the source of all kinds of esoteric shotgun load info.

Buffalo Arms Co.

Dave Gullo started out supplying the Black Powder Cartridge Rifle Silhouette market, but has expanded his offerings to include a great line of obsolete and hard-to-find cartridge cases -- many of which are made up by Buffalo Arms. They also offer a great selection of cast and jacketed bullets in odd sizes, as well as reloading equipment, reproductions of vintage sights, and lots of good literature. Check them out.

C-H Tool & Die/4-D Custom Die Co.

This outfit is one of the premier suppliers for oddball reloading dies and accessories. Dave Davison has been around in the business for many moons, and is the kind of guy who will find a solution for your particular reloading challenge.

Huntington

A full-line distributor of RCBS products. Also a good source for reloading components, including a comprehensive line of brass (including Bertram), and a wide range of bullets from several sources -- including some hard-to-find cast and jacketed bullets for obsolete calibers. These people also do excellent custom work. They provided me with some custom shell holders for my 8x60R Guedes and 11.15x58R Austrian Mannlicher -- with oversized holes to permit Berdan priming.

Midway USA

Midway is a great source for just about anything relating to shooting: reloading equipment and components, gun cleaning suppies, scopes, stocks, etc. Their prices are just about unbeatable, and include shipping! They are a big NRA contributer, too. If you are looking for off-the-shelf reloading dies, brass, bullets, etc., then these are the guys for you.

Montana Precision Swaging

 
Montana Precision Swaging
PO Box 4746
Butte, MT 59702
(406) 494-0600 (phone and fax)

Great source for paper patch bullets. Wide selection. They're not on the 'net, but will send you a catalog and price list on request.

Precision Reloading

124 S. Main St.
Mitchell, SD 57301
605-996-9984 (phone)
605-996-9987 (fax)

This is a great source for shotgun reloading supplies, including steel shot for case tumbling (see entry for Thumler's Tumbler below). They also sell a great line of wooden reloading blocks for shotgun shells. These are thicker than the usual ones you find for metallic cartridge reloading. The .410 ones work well for most rifle cartridges, and the 20-gauge ones work great for big cases -- like the .577 Snider, .577-.450 Martini-Henry and similar.

Sinclair International

If you are into target shooting, then these are the guys for you. In addition to a full line of reloading equipment and components, Sinclair also carries all sorts of benchrest items, like shooting rests, sand bags, etc. They also have all kinds of gun cleaning supplies, and precision reloading equipment for serious target shooting.

Thumler's Tumbler

PO Box 585
Auburn, WA 98071 USA
(253) 833-2310
(800) 225-1017

These rotary tumblers are designed for rock polishing, but work great for cleaning and polishing empty brass cartridge cases. Put in the cases, along with about a cup of unplated #2 steel shot (I get mine from Precision Reloading) and a few boxes (about another cup) of unplated 1/2-inch and/or 3/4-inch wire brads. Fill the tumbler with very hot tap water, along with a cup of white vinegar. Fill to about 1-1/2" shy of the top. Add about an ounce of liquid dish washing detergent (I use Joy), and put on the lid. Tumble for two hours if you just want to clean the braaa, or four hours if you also want to polish it. Carefully drain enough water out of the container so that you can pick out the brass. Rinse the brass well in hot water, and set out to drain and air dry. If you want, you can wipe off each case by hand. Drain the rest of the water out through an old sieve or collander -- in order to save the shot and brads for the next time. Seems like a lot of trouble, but the results are worth it.