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<blockquote data-quote="Ronald W Schaefer" data-source="post: 2908698" data-attributes="member: 109378"><p>Well reloading is a lifelong hobby of mine and so every now and then I get around to working up a new load for one of my rifles just because I want to chase chrony numbers or get a little better results and/or use another bullet for a different purpose etc. I've had rifles with really low SD and ES that didn't shoot worth a d**@n and loads that had unimpressive SD/ES that shot great (confounds me all the time). Of course, the two usually go hand in glove. The point of achieving low SD/ES is to get the small groups (usually low numbers result in that) and achieve repeatable results, especially when looking for loads for long range, lower MOA/smaller groups = a much likelier hit at the POA down range. I have been reloading for 50 years (since I was 17--started with my grad dad) so I'm a huge fan of the usually superior results from handloading and my beloved custom rifles. That said, recent improvements in components, bullets and faster twist barrels available in off the shelf rifles and high-quality factory ammo can allow a guy to get a decent set up and enjoy solid results without spending a wad of cash--that has really made an impression on me. Love my reloading and my custom rifles and continuously fiddling with my loads, you know just because, but the fact is, my OTS 6.5 PRC using factory Nosler ABLR bullets is the best shooting rifle I have out of a large stash of rifles that shoot pretty dang good...Doh, did not see that coming<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. So I'm just suggesting you don't have to spend a wad of cash for a rig or be an experienced reloader (and all the money that entails--I save very little reloading any more due to the obsessively hard addiction to my hobby---I have ALL the toys, but I have a lot of fun). So now days, and what I've observed recently, is you can get into a decent rifle that'll do the job day in and day out with OTS and factory ammo--if you're lucky. I have an open mind and pretty results driven kind of guy so I wont fall on my sword defending that the way I do it is the right way. I'm just trying to encourage the guys who are dedicated outdoorsman/hunters who don't have a wad of cash for a custom rifle and high-end optics or interest in reloading that there are credible alternatives to our obsession with high end rigs and finely tuned loads (guilty)...like me<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ronald W Schaefer, post: 2908698, member: 109378"] Well reloading is a lifelong hobby of mine and so every now and then I get around to working up a new load for one of my rifles just because I want to chase chrony numbers or get a little better results and/or use another bullet for a different purpose etc. I've had rifles with really low SD and ES that didn't shoot worth a d**@n and loads that had unimpressive SD/ES that shot great (confounds me all the time). Of course, the two usually go hand in glove. The point of achieving low SD/ES is to get the small groups (usually low numbers result in that) and achieve repeatable results, especially when looking for loads for long range, lower MOA/smaller groups = a much likelier hit at the POA down range. I have been reloading for 50 years (since I was 17--started with my grad dad) so I'm a huge fan of the usually superior results from handloading and my beloved custom rifles. That said, recent improvements in components, bullets and faster twist barrels available in off the shelf rifles and high-quality factory ammo can allow a guy to get a decent set up and enjoy solid results without spending a wad of cash--that has really made an impression on me. Love my reloading and my custom rifles and continuously fiddling with my loads, you know just because, but the fact is, my OTS 6.5 PRC using factory Nosler ABLR bullets is the best shooting rifle I have out of a large stash of rifles that shoot pretty dang good...Doh, did not see that coming:-). So I'm just suggesting you don't have to spend a wad of cash for a rig or be an experienced reloader (and all the money that entails--I save very little reloading any more due to the obsessively hard addiction to my hobby---I have ALL the toys, but I have a lot of fun). So now days, and what I've observed recently, is you can get into a decent rifle that'll do the job day in and day out with OTS and factory ammo--if you're lucky. I have an open mind and pretty results driven kind of guy so I wont fall on my sword defending that the way I do it is the right way. I'm just trying to encourage the guys who are dedicated outdoorsman/hunters who don't have a wad of cash for a custom rifle and high-end optics or interest in reloading that there are credible alternatives to our obsession with high end rigs and finely tuned loads (guilty)...like me:-)! [/QUOTE]
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