accuracy ?

[madarcher427]

reload or manfactured ,iam trying to settle a debate between my buddies .ones saying msame lot manufactured & me & my other buddy are saying reload

[ellis4538]

It's hard to beat factory but relaods can be good too.  If your talking accurate think about why bench rest shooters reload!

JMHO

Richard

[tombogan03884]

Manufactured ammo is pumped out by the 10's of thousands, reloads can be individually crafted one at a time to meet your specific needs.

[dj454]

In my experience my reloads are more accurate than factory ammo.

[TAB]

It really depends on the ammo and the gun.  you can take two guns made one right before the the other, take ammo from the same box and get groups that are drasticly diffrent.

The main reason why hand loads tend to be better then manufactored, is you can tailor them to fit the gun.  where as manufactors have to make them safe to shoot in all guns. 

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[m25operator]

Reloaded ammo with the right circumstances, same rifle  or pistol,  using the same spent casings have an advantage, as everything fits perfectly, the spent casings are sized perfectly to the chamber, and only the neck is resized to hold the projectile firmly. But load developement begins there, Modern day match loads have a lot of history behind them, and do quite well, in a given caliber, but handloads rule supreme. It is nice to know how off the shelf ammo performs, it may do well enough, to not want to reload, but at today's prices, a good option to explore.

[fightingquaker13]

You also have to take into account the reloader. Reloading is very fussy business. Evrything needs to cleaned, perfectly measured crimped exactly etc. If not not, its mediocre at best unsafe at worst. Reloading is not just an add on to shooting, its a whole new hobby.
Me, I like to flyfish. I could save money by flyting. The problem is that I suck at it, (fine motor skills not being my strong point) and I don't particularly enjoy it either. I gave it a try, bought books, took lessons, bought supplies and wound up giving my stuff away to friend about 18 mos. later. He, on the other hand used to tie great flys and loved it.
I would advise that you think long and hard about whether the actual reloading or just the idea of reloading is for you before you drop the bucks on the gear and components. Just my .02.
FQ13