BASIC METALIC CARTRIDGE RELOADING

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Cost: $200 

Length: 8 Hours

Locations: Chicago NW Suburbs, Springfield, IL

Level: Intermediate

Prerequisites: None

This is a classroom-only course with no live-fire range time. An NRA Certified Metallic Cartridge Reloading Instructor will teach you everything you need to know in order to reload centerfire ammunition. Then you will reload your first metallic cartridge.

You will receive the NRA Guide to Reloading handbook, the Basic Reloading Student Exam, NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure, a Basic Firearm Training Program brochure and a signed course completion certificate. 

Reloading metallic cartridges seems like a difficult skill to learn at first but it brings many advantages. Reloads are often less expensive than factory ammunition, so you save money. You can tailor the load to your gun which allows for more accurate shooting. You can customize your ammunition to different situations or even create less-powerful loads for relaxed shooting or teaching beginners. It is also engaging and satisfying to fire ammunition you have manufactured yourself. Learn how to reload safely and properly with GTBR through the NRA Metallic Cartridge Reloading Course. 

 Once you have completed this course, you will have experience in these topics and others:

• Introduction to Reloading & Reloading Safety
  • The Firing Process
  • The Reloading Process
  • Why People Reload
  • The Fundamental Safety Rules for Reloading
    
• Centerfire Cartridge Components
  • Proper nomenclature for centerfire cartridge components:  Cases; Primers; Powder; & Bullets
  • Proper handling & storage procedures for cartridge components

• Using the Reloading Manual & Reloading Data
  • Selecting a suitable load for a particular metallic cartridge from a reloading manual
  • Identifying useful ballistics information for a particular metallic cartridge load in the ballistics tables in reloading manuals

• Metallic Cartridge Reloading Equipment
  • Identifying the equipment necessary to reload metallic cartridges
  • The proper operation & maintenance of reloading equipment
  • Requirements for a basic reloading bench

• The Metallic Cartridge Reloading Process
  • The proper techniques used to reload metallic cartridges
  • Proper hygienic guidelines for handling lead & components

• Practical Exercises 
  • Set up & operate reloading equipment
  • Reload a metallic cartridge (or several...)

• Basic Knowledge of common firearms and ammunition
• Note taking materials
• Bring any reloading manuals you have
• A willingness to learn and the ability to ask questions

•   A notebook
•   A pen & highlighter
•   Safety glasses