Load better ammunition that commercial?

"...better rounds yourself than you can buy..." Yep. Factory ammo is not only expensive, it's generic too. Every rifle or handgun will prefer a particular load. Reloading lets you tailor the ammo for your rifle or handgun. In the case of a .303, the barrels vary in diameter. They can be as large as .315" and still be considered ok. Factory ammo uses .311" or .312" diameter bullets. Not good accuracy out of a .314" barrel.
"...had to use that dipper..." No you didn't. You could and should have bought a scale. The dippers can vary the powder charge plus or minus a full grain. A scale fixes that.
"...so I buy off them..." Selling reloads without a licence is illegal.
 
Or for instance you are shooting a Springfield trapdoor ,and you buy some rounds you

think are made the Black rifle ! And what if they are just a little bit stouter than

what you want (you have big problems) the lever guys just shoot on.

You have an old Trapdoor or old 1873 you should reload cause they thank you for it latter!

Bob
 
DOUGLAS D said:
Thousands will likely dissagree with me but I've found that seating bullets just off the lands is the most over rated bit of folklore ever.

Try seating a 30 caliber 180 grain bullet just off the lands of a .300 Weatherby Mk V.............:stirthepot2:
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My CZ 527 Varmint in .223 is a 0.6 MOA rifle with Sierra 40 grain HPs. If I tried to seat these bullets off the lands, there wouldn't be enough bearing surface inside the case neck to hold the bullet in place. I have had much better results with these bullets than any of the 55 grain bullets I have tried that can be seated just off the lands.
 
tjhaile said:
My CZ 527 Varmint in .223 is a 0.6 MOA rifle with Sierra 40 grain HPs. If I tried to seat these bullets off the lands, there wouldn't be enough bearing surface inside the case neck to hold the bullet in place. I have had much better results with these bullets than any of the 55 grain bullets I have tried that can be seated just off the lands.
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It all depends on the rifle...I think the point that the reloader can adjust seating lenght to find out where his rifle shoots best. One example is that my 22-250 shoots best with a bullet closer to the lands (or slightly jammed into)......Factory ammo leaves quite a bit more jump does not produce a very good group (for me anyways).
 
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