b'THE ANATOMY OF A HORNADY CARTRIDGEJoyce Hornady recognized innovation as the product of a quest for perfection, and a belief that the next big breakthrough was just around the corner. Founded on the principle of making better shooting products, that desire has led to a wave of ingenuity ever since.We started manufacturing ammunition to give the hunter and non-reloading shooter an extra advantage handloaded accuracy in a factory-loaded round. Westart with Hornady bullets. Thesame bullets reloaders use for pinpoint accuracy and dependable performance. Every cartridge is loaded with these bullets on our precision presses one after another.We carefully inspect cartridges before1they go into abox. Brass, primers and bullets are carefully screened one last time foraws, scratches or imperfections. Unlessevery round is right, wedont sell it.1.BULLETS checked for consistency. Our continued The most important part of a loadedtesting andresearch guarantees the2cartridge is the bullet. Used byoptimum powderchoices for lower handloaders around the world, Hornadyextreme spread and standard deviation.bullets are legendary because of their4.PRIMERSdependability andperformance. Primers are selected for proven ability 2.BRASS to work ef ciently. They are carefully Most Hornady ammunition is loaded inmatched to each load and chosen for their Hornady manufactured cases. We carefullyability to quickly and consistently ignite manufacture our brass cases for reliablethe entire powder charge.feeding, corrosion resistance, proper3hardness and the ability to withstand maximum chamber pressures. We measure for consistently tight wall concentricity and even run our cases through a pressure1calibration test to ensure uniform case expansion duringring. Thanks to this kind of manufacturing care, Hornady cases will ensure proper seating of the bullet, both in the case and in the chamber and ultimately yields optimal velocity, repeatable accuracy andnumerous reloads.3.POWDERThe powder in each cartridge is speci cally3chosen, based on performance, pressure, velocity and accuracy. We use only the highest quality powders on the market. Eachnew lot of powder we use is double-4 4HornadyLE.com 3'