Reloading
Academy
Course name: PRO Cartridge Development
Course number: 404
Course description: Where to start and how to select the best potential combination of powders, bullets, cases and primers when developing a new load.
Content includes: Discussion and whiteboarding sessions on component selection and assembly techniques that are critical to accuracy. Includes neck length to seating depth, bullet length to COAL, powder volume to case volume, primer selection to power type and more. If you even wondered where do I start when faced with so many brands of components to choose from, this is the class for you.
Date: See Course Calendar for dates
Time: 9am-12pm (3 hours)
Fee: $95.00 for Prior Graduates, $125.00 for New Students
Course name: PRO Case Preparation
Course Number: 402
Course description: Demonstration of proper techniques for cleaning, annealing, lube, sizing, trimming, deburring and polishing. Includes discussion on risks when using chemicals to clean your brass, types of lube and issues with each, preventing dies from scratching your case necks, how to prevent sizing problems that results in cases that won’t chamber, how to properly sort brass for accuracy and more. Includes top 10 mistakes when working with dies!
Date: See Course Calendar for dates
Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm (3 hours)
Fee: $95.00 for Prior Graduates, $125.00 for New Students
Course name: PRO Bullet Seating
Course Number: 401
Course description: Demonstrate taking critical measurements and applying best practices when seating bullets for optimum accuracy.
Content includes: Inside case neck preparation, selection of proper neck tension, choosing the proper seating depth for bullets of different lengths and composition, bullet deformation, techniques to reduce runout, how to prevent sizing problems that results in cases that won’t chamber and more.
Date: See Course Calendar for dates
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm (3 hours)
Fee: $95.00 for Prior Graduates, $125.00 for New Students
Course name: PRO Priming
Course number: 403
Course description: In depth review of correct primer seating, brand comparisons, when to use or not use magnum primers, how to fix cases that won’t seat primers, discussion on seating primers in new unfired cases, causes of primer failures, consistent seating depth measurements/tools and more
Date: See Course Calendar for dates
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm (3 hours)
Fee: $95.00 for Prior Graduates, $125.00 for New Students
Course name: PRO Rifle Cleaning and Barrel Care
Course number: 405
Course description: In depth review and demonstration on “how to” to optimize and extend the life of your barrel and action by proper cleaning and care. Course includes discussion of solvents, tools, techniques, frequency, bore & throat erosion, copper cleaning, trigger cleaning, metal protection and more.
Date: See Course Calendar for dates Pre-Registration is requested
Time: 3 hours
Fee: $95.00 for Prior Graduates, $125.00 for New Students
Graduates interested in attending the PRO courses need simply send us an email and we will reply with your registration packet). Class sizes will be limited for best learning experience
PRO Reloading Workshops!
Returning For 2023
Every journey begins with a step. Now, you can take that step whenever you're ready with our new "Beginner to Advanced" program. Don't let calendars get in the way, we offer classes each month for beginner, intermediate and advanced alike. Special calibers are no challenge, 223, 308, 6.5 Creedmoor, 9mm, 45 ACP, 338 Lapua, we cover most all. Contact us for any special calibers or unique training requests.
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At the Illinois Reloading Instruction Lab we're harnessing the power of the NRA Basic Metallic Reloading Course, and offering new, innovative ways of mastering these skills. Combining the newest reloading research with proven teaching methodology, we're inspiring students to master the skills needed to safely develop high quality ammunition.