Handloader Ammunition Reloading Journal October 2011 Issue Number 274 Instant

Perhaps the most technically significant piece in Number 274 was a metallurgical study on belted magnum headspace. For decades, reloaders were taught to resize belted cases (like the 7mm Rem Mag or .300 Win Mag) back to SAAMI minimum specs. This article argued the opposite.

Here is a comprehensive retrospective of what subscribers found in their mailboxes that October, and why this issue still matters to handloaders today. Perhaps the most technically significant piece in Number