Reloading for Self Defense: The Extreme Reloading Guide

Reloading self defense ammo carries with it increased demand for overall excellence in reloading practices and selection of reloading components. In this video we discuss those considerations and demonstrate/discuss ways to avoid various mistakes.

Timeline:
00:00 - Intro
01:27 - Why not a self defense rifle?
02:40 - Critical reloading steps
07:35 - Expander die
08:55 - Clean cases and reliable ammo
10:14 - Reloading process
12:28 - Bullet seating/crimp
14:26 - Testing/practice
15:07 - Disadvantage of reloading

Links:
Extreme Reloading season 9 (reloading essentials) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_KBTsQIm0U6_sHSNCOqdYymoIIzPTepP
Blast overpressure https://youtu.be/Vwxdzr8iho0?si=TJAbB67ZEeZxhh4y
Reloading checklist https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5b1fhw7tvw468mhfpazww/Reloading-Checklist-sheets-20250208.xlsx?rlkey=hx5jwqtrvu4tafxu1q56g94jc&st=e9qhlghf&dl=0
PAC-T tests https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_KBTsQIm0U4HgkXxCZ2wk8djXCmS8aVl