handloading

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, hand +‎ loading. The verb (handload) is possibly a back-formation from the noun. === Noun === handloading (uncountable) 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). The loading of a firearm, usually a pistol or rifle, by hand. Antonym: autoloading ==== Related terms ==== === Verb === handloading present participle and gerund of handload