handloading.
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).
Meaning & usage
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).
With handloading of their practice rounds, they can save money, especially in light of how expensive the store-bought cartridges can be these days.
The loading of a firearm, usually a pistol or rifle, by hand.
Where this word comes from
By surface analysis, hand + loading. The verb (handload) is possibly a back-formation from the noun.
present participle and gerund of handload
Where this word comes from
By surface analysis, hand + loading. The verb (handload) is possibly a back-formation from the noun.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.