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
Cleaning Your Reloading Equipment
Do you want more consistent handloads? Then develop a consistent cleaning regimen for your reloading equipment.
Ammunition
Ammunition Reloading: Concentrating On Component Consistency
Learn to sweat the small stuff when reloading ammunition and you’ll be rewarded with improved accuracy.
Gear & Ammo
Reloading: Is It Still Worthwhile?
Measuring the true value of reloading entails much more than calculating the cost per round.
Ammunition
Reloading: The Flexible And Forgiving .30-06 Springfield
When it comes to powder and bullet combinations, few cartridges beat the grand old .30-06 Springfield.
Ammunition
Reloading: Bearing Surface, Pressure and Accuracy
The bullet’s bearing surface — the portion of the bullet that contacts the rifling in the barrel — directly correlates to the amount of pressure generated within your barrel, and it can have a definite effect on accuracy.
Ammunition
Reloading: Does Perfect Ammo Mean Becoming A Control Freak?
In reloading, your ultimate pursuit might be absolute control over your handloads … just don’t fall too far down the rabbit hole.
Ammunition
Reloading Bench: Reloading The Obsolete Cartridge
If you’re having trouble finding factory ammunition or brass for rifles chambered in obscure or obsolete cartridges, don’t fret: You can make your own.
Ammunition
Cartridges: The .30-06 Springfield Family Tree
In addition to being a capable cartridge in its own right, the .30-06 Springfield has spawned a talented brood of offspring.