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  2. Handloader Ammunition Reloading Journal October 2011 Issue Number 274
  3. Handloader Ammunition Reloading Journal October 2011 Issue Number 274

Handloader Ammunition Reloading Journal October 2011 Issue Number 274 -

: Stan Trzoniec highlights new equipment and gear from top reloading companies available at the time of publication. Reviewers from platforms like Wolfe Outdoors

In a .45-70 or .38-55 article within this issue, the author discussed using a small tuft of Dacron (polyester fiberfill) to hold powder against the primer in large, straight-wall cases. Modern manuals avoid this due to liability, but the 2011 issue explained exactly how to do it safely to eliminate velocity variations. That knowledge is gold for subsonic shooters today.

Stan Trzoniec reviews "Neat Tools for the Handloader," showcasing then-new equipment from top industry manufacturers. : Stan Trzoniec highlights new equipment and gear

For the new reloader, finding this issue offers data not filtered through modern corporate legal departments. For the old timer, it is a reunion with trusted friends (Pearce, Scovill) who offered wisdom without YouTube clickbait.

A hallmark of Handloader magazine has always been its attention to the minutiae of benchrest technique. Issue 274 continued this tradition with articles focusing on case preparation and accuracy enhancement. That knowledge is gold for subsonic shooters today

The article argued that using standard "hard cast" bullets (22 BHN) at low velocities actually increases leading. Instead, the author proposed a "soft-point" approach using 50/50 wheel weight and pure lead, air-cooled to about 12 BHN. The technical deep dive included:

The October 2011 issue included a primer on using strain gauges to measure pressure—technology that was expensive and rare then, but is now available to hobbyists via units like the PressureTrace II. The issue's cautionary tale about "pressure signs" on brass (flattened primers, ejector swipes) being unreliable compared to actual transducer data is now standard wisdom, but this issue was early to the party. For the old timer, it is a reunion

Renowned expert Mike Venturino provides an exhaustive guide to making sense of 15 different Sharps options, offering clarity for collectors and shooters of these iconic big-bore rifles.