Reloading Abbreviations
Posted by Matt Wright on 19th Sep 2025
Reloading manuals like abbreviations almost as much as the Military. There’s OAL, VEL, and JFP just to name a few. Especially for beginners, this can be overwhelming. Luckily, there’s help in figuring out what each one means.
Hodgdon has put together a wonderful list of many abbreviations and their meanings we wanted to share. Full disclaimer; we are not endorsing nor advertising for Hodgdon. We just really like the list they’ve assembled for reloaders and wanted to share it.