handloading

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: handholding

Antonyms: handholding

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|the loading of cartridges by hand}} The [[loading]] of [[cartridge]]s for [[firearm]]s when it is done [[by hand]] and (especially) [[at home]] (in [[semi-homemade]] manner): assembling them from the individual components (e.g., [[casing#Noun|casing]], [[primer#Noun_2|primer]], [[gunpowder]] or other [[charge#Noun|charge]], and [[shot#English:_ammunition as component inside a shell|shot]] or [[bullet]]).
2. {{senseid|en|the loading of a firearm by hand}} The loading of a [[firearm]], usually a [[pistol]] or [[rifle]], [[by hand]].

Verb

1. {{senseid|en|gerund-participle of _handload_ (v)}} {{infl of|en|handload||ing-form}}

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