Philip Massaro
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Philip P. Massaro is the President of Massaro Ballistic Laboratories, LLC, a custom ammunition company, which is comfortably nestled in between the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains of Upstate New York. He has been handloading ammunition for 20+ years, and has loaded a wide range of pistol and rifle ammunition, from the lightest plinking loads through the heavy hitting cartridges designed for animals that are measure in tons. He is a Licensed Professional Land Surveyor by trade, a musician by choice, and usually reeks of Hoppes No. 9.
Ammunition
Factors In Selecting A Long-Range Cartridge
Why the choice of cartridge means so much in the long-range game.
Ammunition
Cartridge Pressure: Are You Pushing The Limits Too Far?
Do you know when you have gone too far hot-rodding your reloads? Here are some of the telltale signs you're pushing your luck with cartridge pressure.
Ammunition
Does Reloading Ammo Save You Money?
It's often said, reloading ammo keeps money in your pocket. But do the economics of handloading really shake out for penny pinchers?
Ammunition
.45 Long Colt: Why Is The Ol' Cowboy Cartridge Still With Us?
Among the most famous of all handgun cartridges, the .45 Long Colt has proven unsinkable. Versatile as it is historic, there's little wonder why.
Reloading
Reloading Scale: Accuracy In The Balance
Be there a more important tool on a reloading bench than a reloading scale?
Classic Guns
Heym USA: Functional And Collectable Art
In a world of black polymer firearms, Heym USA chooses the road less traveled.
Ammunition
Is It Time To Upgrade Your Reloading Press?
The reloading press has evolved over the decades, providing the handloader a more rigid platform to produce precision ammunition.
Ammunition
4 Classic Hunting Bullets To Fill Your Tag
Mainstays for decades, these four time-tested hunting bullets still prove among the best for putting meat on the table year in and out.