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Why factory ammo still shoots pretty accurately after time and handloads seem to diminish accuracy over time
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<blockquote data-quote="cantfixstupid" data-source="post: 2563664" data-attributes="member: 115328"><p>I have some really old hand loads, that I had forgotten about for my old 225 Winchester, 1979 model, found them last year before deer season. Took em to the range to make sure the old girl was still Zero'd, I shot 3 of my new loads at 100 and 3 at 200 and she was where it needed to be, head shots at either distance would be no issue. I did the same thing with the vintage loads and they shot just as good as the new ones. I have some factory ammo that's older than the handloads mostly pistol but do have some 22 Hornet and 30-06 and they seem to shoot just fine the last time I used any of them. </p><p>The 225 is not one of my long-range cartridges, its for taking little White Tail and annoying hogs at my blind so I don't run the Crono, they may be crazy from an SD standpoint but 3 in a row at .5 MOA is all I need from them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cantfixstupid, post: 2563664, member: 115328"] I have some really old hand loads, that I had forgotten about for my old 225 Winchester, 1979 model, found them last year before deer season. Took em to the range to make sure the old girl was still Zero'd, I shot 3 of my new loads at 100 and 3 at 200 and she was where it needed to be, head shots at either distance would be no issue. I did the same thing with the vintage loads and they shot just as good as the new ones. I have some factory ammo that's older than the handloads mostly pistol but do have some 22 Hornet and 30-06 and they seem to shoot just fine the last time I used any of them. The 225 is not one of my long-range cartridges, its for taking little White Tail and annoying hogs at my blind so I don't run the Crono, they may be crazy from an SD standpoint but 3 in a row at .5 MOA is all I need from them. [/QUOTE]
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