Handloader
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Handloader is a noun meaning Someone who handloads their cartridges for firearms (shotguns, rifles, pistols, or revolvers).
Meaning
Someone who handloads their cartridges for firearms (shotguns, rifles, pistols, or revolvers).
More Meanings
- A firearm, usually a pistol or rifle, into which cartridges are loaded manually.
Example Sentences
Their household subscribes to a monthly magazine devoted specifically to handloaders.
So I told him he should ditch his handloader and get himself a nice autoloader, like an M1911.
[…] it's a handloader’s dream in that it shoots well with most anything you put in it. I have shot bullets of all types, weights and shapes, including lead[,] and they all worked. Savage, Marlin, Remington and various imported rifles all are chambered […]
Word Forms
- handloaders
Antonyms for handloader
Common opposites include autoloader, semiauto, semi-auto, semiautomatic, semi-automatic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reloader, handgunner, gunbearer, gunhandler, handworker, gunhand.
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