45/70 Govt.

My question is, my friend has thrown up the idea of reloading for my .300 Win Mag, however, I do not want to, because I have found a cheap factory load that shoots well in my gun, what do I tell him? Am I crazy for not reloading?

spencer0071

It depends on what you want and how much time you want to save. If you want to have one ragged hole at 100 yards, you will have to reload. If shooting a 3 inch group at 100 yards is good enough for you then keep buying the cheap stuff. Do youshoot enough to justify reloading equipment? Reloading allows you to control all of the variables powder type and quantity, bullet type, overall length and many other factors.Reloading also takes alot of time. Gettingyour equipment set upandfinding the perfect load does not happen overnight. All of this is well worth it if you are an accuracy freak or have exotic caliber rifle.

bigcountry

I reload for over a dozen rifles and bunch of pistols. But recently found factory 204's shoot awesome in my encore. So I am not bothering for now.

If they shoot good, and you don't have that much spare time on your hands, buy factory.

BrutalAttack

No you're not. There is beginning to be very little performance gain from handloads. Factory loads are highly sophisticatednow, with manufactures layering powders, shaping powders, chopping powder grains and then layering, and all sorts of techniques that aren't available to the handloader at home.

These advanced techniques result in large performance gains that handloaders simply can't duplicate.

longrifle1000

Personally, I would never shoot someone else's handloads. If it is my face next to the receiver, it will be my hands making the rounds. That is just my preference. I would politely decline the offer.

Pawildman

If you are satisfied with the groups that the factory ammo shoots, if you don't shoot that often, and don't want to invest the time and money that handloading requires to personalize and refine your ammo, you probably would be better off to stick to the "store-bought" stuff.
If, however, at some point in time you should wish to make the plunge, I'm sure you will find it a sometimes frustrating but usually always rewarding way to spend your time and money.

Rebel Hog

10-4!

By the way, Welcome .45/70.

45/70 Govt.

After heavily weighing both arguements for and against taking the plunge into reloading, I have decided not to, the reason being, why try to fix what ain't broken? I can get MOA and sometimes sub MOA out of the cheap factory stuff. Oh sure, maybe if I had a 30-378 then I would have to reload, but like some of you said, we live in a time where some of the factory stuff can't even be duplicated by a reloader. Plus I haven't seen any of my friends who reload get any richer by saving money. If a guy likes and is having good results, stick with it, but if you are having success with a factory cartridge that doesn't cost 40-50$ for a box, then just keep what works.

Doe Dumper

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45/70 Govt.

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