Handloading
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Handloading is a noun meaning The loading of a firearm, usually a pistol or rifle, by hand.
Meaning
The loading of a firearm, usually a pistol or rifle, by hand.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of handload
- 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).
Example Sentences
With handloading of their practice rounds, they can save money, especially in light of how expensive the store-bought cartridges can be these days.
Antonyms for handloading
Common opposites include autoloading.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include assemblage, subassembly, coassembly, assembler, package, assembly.
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