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<blockquote data-quote="marksman1941" data-source="post: 2884140" data-attributes="member: 68542"><p>I usually play with my reloads and hunt with factory ammo, if there's an offering that rifle likes. I learned a lot of reloading for accuracy by trial and error, so for a good while, factory was often better accuracy than my reloads and I trusted it more. </p><p></p><p>At this point I'm confident I can make accurate loads, but I still have a box or two of each factory offering on the shelf for each rifle as a backup. Whenever those go on sale, I'll snag another box or two. </p><p></p><p>It is a toss up though sometimes. I got very enamored with federal trophy bonds in my .308 and 30-06, as the bullets worked perfect and loaded ammo was surprisingly inexpensive. Then it became unobtainium and wildly expensive when it was in stock, so I hoarded some bullets and had to re create the factory loads I liked so much. My .300 win is the same way with Norma Oryx ammo. It's just not there anymore. </p><p></p><p>So, that's a very long winded way to say - factory works just fine, but stock up on the ammo you choose as much as you can so you don't get burned when it's discontinued. Otherwise, keep your loading gear so you can replicate loads when you need to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marksman1941, post: 2884140, member: 68542"] I usually play with my reloads and hunt with factory ammo, if there’s an offering that rifle likes. I learned a lot of reloading for accuracy by trial and error, so for a good while, factory was often better accuracy than my reloads and I trusted it more. At this point I’m confident I can make accurate loads, but I still have a box or two of each factory offering on the shelf for each rifle as a backup. Whenever those go on sale, I’ll snag another box or two. It is a toss up though sometimes. I got very enamored with federal trophy bonds in my .308 and 30-06, as the bullets worked perfect and loaded ammo was surprisingly inexpensive. Then it became unobtainium and wildly expensive when it was in stock, so I hoarded some bullets and had to re create the factory loads I liked so much. My .300 win is the same way with Norma Oryx ammo. It’s just not there anymore. So, that’s a very long winded way to say - factory works just fine, but stock up on the ammo you choose as much as you can so you don’t get burned when it’s discontinued. Otherwise, keep your loading gear so you can replicate loads when you need to. [/QUOTE]
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