Editing Handloading (section)

===Germany ===
As an example of a European country, handloading in Germany requires a course, terminated in an exam, in handloading and handling of explosive propellants; often, this is offered in combination with a course and exam in [[muzzle-loading]] and [[black powder]]-shooting. The State's Ministry of the Interior conducts the exam. When passed and the reloader can provide a reason for his will to reload ("Bedürfnisprüfung"), he can apply for a permit to a quota of propellant for five years (after which time he has to extend the permit). Every propellant is recorded in the permit. Primers, cartridges, bullets, and reloading equipment are available without a permit.

As German law gives maximum pressures for every commercial caliber, the handloader is allowed to non-commercially give away his ammunition. He is liable for incorrect loading. His references are data books by propellant manufacturers (like RWS), bullet manufacturers (like Speer), reloading tool manufacturers (like Lyman) or neutral manufacturers institutions like the [[Deutsche Versuchs- und Prüfanstalt für Jagd- und Sportwaffen|DEVA]]. Firearms manufacturers give guarantees as long as the handloaded ammunition is within the correct parameters.

The relevant rules for non-commercial application can be found in §27 of the Explosives Act ("Sprengstoffgesetz").<ref>[http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sprengg_1976/__27.html Gesetze im Internet] at Department of Justice and Customer Rights, Retrieved 2015-09-15.</ref>

In order to investigate gun destruction –  material fault or incorrectly loaded ammunition – , and for handloaders to get data for new loads, gun and/or handloaded cartridges can be sent to the [[Deutsche Versuchs- und Prüfanstalt für Jagd- und Sportwaffen|DEVA]] institute (German institute for testing and examining of hunting and sporting guns);<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.deva-institut.de| title = DEVA - Deutsche Versuchs- und Prüfanstalt für Jagd- und Sportwaffen}}</ref> the DEVA returns a pressure diagram and a report whether this load is within legal range for this ammunition.