Meaning of handloader | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Someone who handloads their cartridges for firearms (shotguns, rifles, pistols, or revolvers).
2. A firearm, usually a pistol or rifle, into which cartridges are loaded manually.

Examples

“Their household subscribes to a monthly magazine devoted specifically to handloaders.”

“[…] 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 […]”

“So I told him he should ditch his handloader and get⟳ himself a nice autoloader, like⟳ an M1911.”

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