should I??
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Fork Horn
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From: New Goucester Maine
will the balistics of a bullet made by winchester(or whaterver company) be the same as a bulllet that has been hand-loaded?? same grain and pouder.
is it better to hand-load or buy bulk/surpluss ammo?
is it better to hand-load or buy bulk/surpluss ammo?
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will the balistics of a bullet made by winchester(or whaterver company) be the same as a bulllet that has been hand-loaded??
Most of the factory loaded projectiles are available to the reloader, or are made available when the novelty wears off the latest offering. So, to answer your question simply, if you load the same projectile to the same velocity as the factory, they will be ballistic equals. The factories usually don't give out their commercial load data, and identifying powder by sight can be tricky. To duplicate factory offerings, it is best to work up your own loads using a chronograph.
is it better to hand-load or buy bulk/surpluss ammo?
I can tell you this. Milsurp ammo is at best plinking ammo. A skilled reloader can custom load for his rifle(s), and make better ammo than the factory. But, it doesn't happen overnight.
If you are interested in reloading, you should get a comprehensive manual and read up on it. I would suggest Lyman's 47th or the 48th edition.
Good luck!



