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Bullet Penetration Question
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Nope, I can't see wasting the time. My practice ammo is the same as my hunting ammo. As far as shooting at birds with my rifle while hunting, that is something that I'd never do so i don't have to waste the time making up those rounds either.
Time is time, money is money. The bullets that I'm hunting with in my .416 are right around $80 for 50. The 350 grain Speers that I use for practice cost $35 for 50. I shot 1000 rounds of practice loads through that particular rifle last spring and early summer getting ready for my buffalo hunt. The $900 that I saved buys a lot of gunpowder, and wouldn't have had any benefit whatsoever for the offhand practice that I did. None, nada, zeeeeeeerrrrrooo. Did I mention nothing?
Calculate the savings on shooting out a .375 barrel with Hornadys instead of Barnes. The difference will build a custom rifle on my old action. In that particular case I didn't care that the zeros didn't match, sighting-in just isn't that hard. Would shooting expensive TSX or A-Frames at paper, rapid fire have bestoyed some magical skill that is worth more than a free custom rifle? Not for my money. Do, or don't do what you want with yours.Exactly and for my money I shoot the real thing everytime.
Apparently so, depending on what you think the "real thing" is. 'Course when you are already shooting and hunting with the cheap bullets there is no money saving option, except for cast.
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Cost has always been a poor predictor of quality. All the same I shoot a lot of TBBC, Swift and A-Frame, you should check out those prices for cheap shooters to save on your TSX.
Can't say that I'm the biggest TSX fan that ever lived, but will take them over the 220 gr. .375 Hornadys you seem to hold in high regard. Just the same, it makes more sense to blow away welfare bullets for position and offhand practice than any of the premium priced bullets. Now if a shooter didn't practice, or considers sighting in practice then he would probably be better off staying with one load.
Oh, and by the way, Swift makes the A-Frame which you would know if you made it past the Hornady section. They go through paper about the same as the cheap bullets, no better, no worse.Can't say that I'm the biggest TSX fan that ever lived, but will take them over the 220 gr. .375 Hornadys you seem to hold in high regard. Just the same, it makes more sense to blow away welfare bullets for position and offhand practice than any of the premium priced bullets. Now if a shooter didn't practice, or considers sighting in practice then he would probably be better off staying with one load.
Swift Sirroco and A-Frame, is that better for you? It really galls you that someone might disagree with you don't it? Get used to it.
Swift Sirroco and A-Frame, is that better for you? It really galls you that someone might disagree with you don't it? Get used to it.
Nothing galls me about you. I find your little attempts at pot stirring, and stubborn refusal to answer direct questions by changing the subject amusing. Having had my laughs, I'm done with you. Now to add to that short list.
Snicker.
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