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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Factory rifle vs custom build
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<blockquote data-quote="judgebill" data-source="post: 2168221" data-attributes="member: 101611"><p>Wow! Great advice all over the place. Remember that before guns came along people were killing all these critters with bows and arrows. Okay, not as efficient as a gun. But when guns came along, they did pretty well. Beginning in the 20th Century there were plenty of guns available that, without any hand loading, would kill anything on the planet. Anything. Yes, if you wanted to shoot something over a couple hundred yards away you had a problem because the sights weren't that good. But today you can get excellent optics that allow people to hit targets a mile away. So first consider what you will be hunting. If you're going hunting as opposed to target shooting, consider "factory" rifles that shoot regular commercially available ammo, put on a good scope and you're set. You can get 1 MOA with many factory rifles and Fierce (and others) guarantees .5 MOA with factory ammo and sends along a target to prove it. That's without reloading. Now, if you want to improve upon that you just about have to get into reloading. Once you go down that slippery slope you wind up getting custom-made guns, spending money on reloading equpment and becoming invested with time and money in a whole different ball game. So consider what you want to do. If it's shoot brown bears at 100 yards your choices are plentiful. But think about what you plan on doing and how far you want to push the envelope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="judgebill, post: 2168221, member: 101611"] Wow! Great advice all over the place. Remember that before guns came along people were killing all these critters with bows and arrows. Okay, not as efficient as a gun. But when guns came along, they did pretty well. Beginning in the 20th Century there were plenty of guns available that, without any hand loading, would kill anything on the planet. Anything. Yes, if you wanted to shoot something over a couple hundred yards away you had a problem because the sights weren't that good. But today you can get excellent optics that allow people to hit targets a mile away. So first consider what you will be hunting. If you're going hunting as opposed to target shooting, consider "factory" rifles that shoot regular commercially available ammo, put on a good scope and you're set. You can get 1 MOA with many factory rifles and Fierce (and others) guarantees .5 MOA with factory ammo and sends along a target to prove it. That's without reloading. Now, if you want to improve upon that you just about have to get into reloading. Once you go down that slippery slope you wind up getting custom-made guns, spending money on reloading equpment and becoming invested with time and money in a whole different ball game. So consider what you want to do. If it's shoot brown bears at 100 yards your choices are plentiful. But think about what you plan on doing and how far you want to push the envelope. [/QUOTE]
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