Handloader Ammunition Reloading Journal October 2011 Issue Number 274 May 2026

“October 2011. Issue #274. Reduce 58.0 to 55.5 grains. Work up in 0.5 increments. Reason: Dad’s powder lot was 1992. New H4895 is faster. Also: I’m not him. That’s fine.”

The feature article, “The .30-06: A Century of Precision,” wasn’t what caught his eye. It was a small, cramped letter to the editor in the back, squeezed between a powder review and a classified ad for a vintage Lyman mold. “October 2011

For the first time in months, the click of the press felt like a conversation again. Work up in 0

He set the die in the press. The first case slid in with a soft squeak . The primer seated with a satisfying crush . The powder measure dropped its charge like dark, fine sand. Also: I’m not him

He turned to page 47. “Understanding Lot-to-Lot Powder Variation,” by J. R. Walmsley.

Frank smiled, raised his coffee mug to the empty garage, and whispered: “To the next two hundred seventy-four.”