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<blockquote data-quote="L.Sherm" data-source="post: 1363828" data-attributes="member: 102083"><p>I suggest if your not a reloader get a mentor and start. Even though factory ammo is alot better these days it's still not as good for long range as good handloads. Example I had a guy come to my shop with his gun convinced there was something wrong with it. He tried 3 different scopes before he came up I took a look at it couldn't find anything I told him o.k. shoot it (can shoot 100 at my shop) group was about 2". 300 win mag. 180 gr factory ammo first one over the crono 3175 wow fast for factory, second one 3074 ***. Then he tells me he had a couple lately that had hard bolt lift. He showed me on his phone were the exact same ammo shot 3 you could cover with a penny I told him this is not a gun issue it's a ammo issue so I went into my shop grabbed 3 other factory rounds different manufacturer and pretty cheap by the way and they shot about 5/8-3/4. I told him what changed was the ammo even though it was same manufacturer, same bullet. I guess what I'm getting at is you need consistent ammo even to shoot way less than 1,000. Doesn't matter what caliber or gun if the ammo isn't capable the gun or shooter never will.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="L.Sherm, post: 1363828, member: 102083"] I suggest if your not a reloader get a mentor and start. Even though factory ammo is alot better these days it's still not as good for long range as good handloads. Example I had a guy come to my shop with his gun convinced there was something wrong with it. He tried 3 different scopes before he came up I took a look at it couldn't find anything I told him o.k. shoot it (can shoot 100 at my shop) group was about 2". 300 win mag. 180 gr factory ammo first one over the crono 3175 wow fast for factory, second one 3074 ***. Then he tells me he had a couple lately that had hard bolt lift. He showed me on his phone were the exact same ammo shot 3 you could cover with a penny I told him this is not a gun issue it's a ammo issue so I went into my shop grabbed 3 other factory rounds different manufacturer and pretty cheap by the way and they shot about 5/8-3/4. I told him what changed was the ammo even though it was same manufacturer, same bullet. I guess what I'm getting at is you need consistent ammo even to shoot way less than 1,000. Doesn't matter what caliber or gun if the ammo isn't capable the gun or shooter never will. [/QUOTE]
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