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Factory rifle vs custom build
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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Wright" data-source="post: 2167986" data-attributes="member: 108611"><p>I can't speak to the PRC choice as it is not a caliber I have/use. In hunting calibers I have go from 220 Swift. 6.5 Creedmore, .280 REM, 7mm-08, 7mm REM, 300 WM and 375H&H. If you keep to 400 yards+/~ any one of these non custom jobs with factory ammo have gotten the job done on everything from steenbok to kudu, eland and 600+# black bear. Most folks when they get a new gun don't buy 6 boxes of ammo from different manufacturers to see which one/ones are the "sweet spot" for the barrel.</p><p></p><p>I reloaded for years, but don't any more as QUALITY factory ammo is now so good. Now if you're intent on shooting animals over 500 yards, then hand loading makes sense to me. My personal experience with Barnes and Swift has me using them to put down animals I hunt, whether in North America, Europe or Southern Africa. </p><p></p><p>Two weeks ago I was in Texas hunting nilgai and scimitar oryx with a 300 WM and 180gr Swift AFrame. Both animals were hit dead-on at around 250-275 yards. They each went less than 40 yards, with lung tissue destroyed in both lungs—quick humane kills. I've spent ten plus years hunting with this rifle on three continents—it's second nature to me now. And terminal performance is ONLY affected by my ability to put the scope on target while maintaining trigger control.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Wright, post: 2167986, member: 108611"] I can’t speak to the PRC choice as it is not a caliber I have/use. In hunting calibers I have go from 220 Swift. 6.5 Creedmore, .280 REM, 7mm-08, 7mm REM, 300 WM and 375H&H. If you keep to 400 yards+/~ any one of these non custom jobs with factory ammo have gotten the job done on everything from steenbok to kudu, eland and 600+# black bear. Most folks when they get a new gun don’t buy 6 boxes of ammo from different manufacturers to see which one/ones are the “sweet spot” for the barrel. I reloaded for years, but don’t any more as QUALITY factory ammo is now so good. Now if you’re intent on shooting animals over 500 yards, then hand loading makes sense to me. My personal experience with Barnes and Swift has me using them to put down animals I hunt, whether in North America, Europe or Southern Africa. Two weeks ago I was in Texas hunting nilgai and scimitar oryx with a 300 WM and 180gr Swift AFrame. Both animals were hit dead-on at around 250-275 yards. They each went less than 40 yards, with lung tissue destroyed in both lungs—quick humane kills. I’ve spent ten plus years hunting with this rifle on three continents—it’s second nature to me now. And terminal performance is ONLY affected by my ability to put the scope on target while maintaining trigger control. [/QUOTE]
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