Handloaded match ammo

[Blobbie1]

A friend handed me his precision build and a box of his handloads and told me to shoot a group. I did not expect much. The group came back under a quarter MOA. I just stared at it for a moment...that was the first time I really understood that a lot of accuracy problems are actually load problems or shooter problems, not rifle problems. The rifle is just the machine that repeats what you feed it. Anyone else remember the first time a rifle just completely outshot your expectations?

 

[Alan]

That moment hits hard. One tiny group and suddenly you’re pricing reloading presses at midnight

 

[Fjold]

Investing $200 in a reloading setup will be the best $1,000 that you've ever spent!

 

[Blobbie1]

Investing $200 in a reloading setup will be the best $1,000 that you've ever spent!

The math on reloading equipment never makes sense until you look at how much more you end up shooting.

 

[Riffleprince]

 Shooting my first custom rifle completely reset my expectations for factory ammo. At 100 yards, it was just this tiny, ragged hole and all my excuses for bad groups just vanished. That's when I truly understood how much precision relies on both consistent ammunition and a disciplined shooter.

 

[Shibadog]

Precision means just that-precise and consistent. Serious shooters are extremely careful with powder charges, bullet weights, primers, etc. When I was doing a LOT of varmint and high power target shooting I measure EACH powder charge and sorted “identical” buckets by weight. 168 gr boattail hollow point “match” bullets ranged from 167.6 to 168.7 and that WILL affect performance at long range. No brand of bullet I have ever checked was truly consistent or “exact” in weight. Good ones are “close”, cheap ones may vary substantially. Shooting a short range/plinking who cares. For serious work though you need serious ammo