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<blockquote data-quote="duckhunter175" data-source="post: 2304674" data-attributes="member: 89164"><p>Disagree with this somewhat. A custom rifle can remove many variables that cause accuracy issues with factory rifles and can provide a better niche or fit for someone's needs, and extended their effective hunting range. I'm not a gunsmith and I'm aware that you are. From my limited experience with 8-9 fully custom rifles they offer a much better opportunity of shooting great to excellent with factory ammo. Exponentially better than most off the rack factory rifles to the extent that it would take considerably more effort to handload for a factory rifle and produce better results than running factory ammo in a custom rifle. Two quick examples on either end of the spectrum, both APR rifles- a 22/250ai which shot 15rds of factory Hornady 22/250 under 1" at 100 yards fireforming and a 338RUM (sub 9lbs) that I ran Barnes LRX factory ammo within the first 10 rounds, got my zero and then ran 1 moa steel out to 800 yards. Possible with a factory rifle and handloads, maybe but with tons of effort. </p><p></p><p>I do agree that it doesn't replace load development and testing if you want to absolutely maximize the potential from a custom rifle. And you will certainly learn a valuable skillset with a reloading kit. With that skill comes a considerable amount of time, effort, and cost. Which not everyone has the ability to put in depending where they are in life. Before kids and my current job I had plenty of time to reload and daily access to a range. Now, with two kids and my current job and location my range time is severely limited and time to reload is nearly non-existent except for runs of established loads. So this is why places like Custom Reloads of Dallas and Unknown Munitions among other exist. </p><p></p><p>Plenty of cartidges have well known nodes or starting points that can be tested and deviated from slightly to more quickly fine tune for a specific rifle and a rifleman who isn't going to invest $$$ in reloading kit can still perform adequate with load tests built by an ammo manufacturer.</p><p></p><p>Some broad generalizations, I know, but wanted to offer a counterpoint.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="duckhunter175, post: 2304674, member: 89164"] Disagree with this somewhat. A custom rifle can remove many variables that cause accuracy issues with factory rifles and can provide a better niche or fit for someone's needs, and extended their effective hunting range. I'm not a gunsmith and I'm aware that you are. From my limited experience with 8-9 fully custom rifles they offer a much better opportunity of shooting great to excellent with factory ammo. Exponentially better than most off the rack factory rifles to the extent that it would take considerably more effort to handload for a factory rifle and produce better results than running factory ammo in a custom rifle. Two quick examples on either end of the spectrum, both APR rifles- a 22/250ai which shot 15rds of factory Hornady 22/250 under 1" at 100 yards fireforming and a 338RUM (sub 9lbs) that I ran Barnes LRX factory ammo within the first 10 rounds, got my zero and then ran 1 moa steel out to 800 yards. Possible with a factory rifle and handloads, maybe but with tons of effort. I do agree that it doesn't replace load development and testing if you want to absolutely maximize the potential from a custom rifle. And you will certainly learn a valuable skillset with a reloading kit. With that skill comes a considerable amount of time, effort, and cost. Which not everyone has the ability to put in depending where they are in life. Before kids and my current job I had plenty of time to reload and daily access to a range. Now, with two kids and my current job and location my range time is severely limited and time to reload is nearly non-existent except for runs of established loads. So this is why places like Custom Reloads of Dallas and Unknown Munitions among other exist. Plenty of cartidges have well known nodes or starting points that can be tested and deviated from slightly to more quickly fine tune for a specific rifle and a rifleman who isn't going to invest $$$ in reloading kit can still perform adequate with load tests built by an ammo manufacturer. Some broad generalizations, I know, but wanted to offer a counterpoint. [/QUOTE]
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