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Old 08-22-2019 | 09:48 AM
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It is my opinion you need to buy multiple boxes of ammunition and test each with each rifle. Hand loading should be a big improvement over factory loads. But, hand loading is a deep rabbit hole not for the "faint of heart" i.e. wallet.

For example, I recently bought a new to me Tikka T3X in 6.5 Creedmoor. I bought two boxes of Hornady ammunition. One Precision Hunter and one Precision Match (I believe). Both were in the 143 to 147 grain bullet range. Going from memory, so may not be 100% accurate. One shot less than 1-MOA at 100 yards. The other bullet shot over 2-MOA at 100 yards. Same gun, same conditions, same shooter. Guess which one I would take to the woods no matter how the ammo shot out of any other firearm I own.?.?.? Fortunately, I reload. Hopefully 1-MOA moves towards 1/2-MOA.
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