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<blockquote data-quote="kweidner" data-source="post: 410428" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>I guess you are just going to have to experiment. I assume it is possible but not likely. I had a 22-250 one time really like factory fodder. So much in fact I bought the entire lot from the distributor. My swift liked a box of Norma offering. I couldn't find any more of the same lot # and the same load from the same factory simply a different lot number wouldn't hold MOA. I guess what I am getting at is if you happen to find factory ammo that your gun will shoot, find the lot number and buy all you can get your hands on of that particular lot if you are not going to reload. We roll our own because we can control the variables, we can manipulate things often overlooked by the production lines. In reality most of us shoot enough that factory ammo would cost a fortune reloading is cheaper, we can use premium components at a not so premium price and we have the ability to tune the load to the firearm. For example Federal premium offers a 300wsm loading with the Barnes triple shock at 58.99 for a box of 20. They are one of the few manufacturers offering premium components so I just randomly used them for an example. I can load that, tuned to a rifle for less than half of that. $34.00 for a box of 50 at midway for the pills and $20.00 for a pound of powder that will load a couple hundred.. add in less than 5.00 for 100 primers..... The brass I reuse 5 or six times so as you can see the potential savings are exponential. If money is not an option go for it if you can find a factory offering your rig likes. It is probably also worth mentioning the satisfaction of taking an animal with something you loaded is pretty awesome.</p><p></p><p>JMHO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kweidner, post: 410428, member: 4964"] I guess you are just going to have to experiment. I assume it is possible but not likely. I had a 22-250 one time really like factory fodder. So much in fact I bought the entire lot from the distributor. My swift liked a box of Norma offering. I couldn't find any more of the same lot # and the same load from the same factory simply a different lot number wouldn't hold MOA. I guess what I am getting at is if you happen to find factory ammo that your gun will shoot, find the lot number and buy all you can get your hands on of that particular lot if you are not going to reload. We roll our own because we can control the variables, we can manipulate things often overlooked by the production lines. In reality most of us shoot enough that factory ammo would cost a fortune reloading is cheaper, we can use premium components at a not so premium price and we have the ability to tune the load to the firearm. For example Federal premium offers a 300wsm loading with the Barnes triple shock at 58.99 for a box of 20. They are one of the few manufacturers offering premium components so I just randomly used them for an example. I can load that, tuned to a rifle for less than half of that. $34.00 for a box of 50 at midway for the pills and $20.00 for a pound of powder that will load a couple hundred.. add in less than 5.00 for 100 primers..... The brass I reuse 5 or six times so as you can see the potential savings are exponential. If money is not an option go for it if you can find a factory offering your rig likes. It is probably also worth mentioning the satisfaction of taking an animal with something you loaded is pretty awesome. JMHO [/QUOTE]
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