Sierra, Hornady,....Speer?

Jager

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I'm about to embark into the world of reloading and wanted to start with some economical bullets until I get the process all figured out. It seems that Sierra and Hornady bullets can be found more commonly than the Speer....I'm going on what is stocked locally and by what i see in the mailorder catalogs. Can anybody tell me why Speer seems more 'rare'? Also, if anyone can point me in a direction on which to use it would be appreciated. I'll be loading for a .270win in a Remington 700 BDL w/ 22" barrel.

thanks
 
I think you are about to get educated in the realities of reloading and the economics involved with it.

Economics are usually a starting motivation, but truth be known you will spend to your budgets maximum in your shooting. What reloading allows on the economic front is for you to shoot more for the same amount of money. Which is a good thing.

Ultimatley it will involve you and your rifle deciding which bullet will shoot the best for you. So buy a box of each and try them out.
 
thanks for the quick response. I know I'll end up spending more$$$$ but because it is all new to me I was thinking economics untill things become 2nd nature. I was leaning towards Speer for no other reason than I have a cousin working for them in Idaho.
 
Jager said:
thanks for the quick response. I know I'll end up spending more$$$$ but because it is all new to me I was thinking economics untill things become 2nd nature. I was leaning towards Speer for no other reason than I have a cousin working for them in Idaho.
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I load a lot of Speer, and I don't know anyone that works for them. I have found that magic combination that gives me the 1/2" @ 100 meters in my T3 300WM, T3 .270WIN and Rem 700SPS .243WN. I am still looking for the combo in Sierra and Hornady.
 
Jager said:
I'm about to embark into the world of reloading and wanted to start with some economical bullets until I get the process all figured out. It seems that Sierra and Hornady bullets can be found more commonly than the Speer....I'm going on what is stocked locally and by what i see in the mailorder catalogs. Can anybody tell me why Speer seems more 'rare'? Also, if anyone can point me in a direction on which to use it would be appreciated. I'll be loading for a .270win in a Remington 700 BDL w/ 22" barrel.

thanks
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Find out what shoots most accurately out of your rifle and stay with that. I'm sure there will be the local cgn wise guy that says you can only kill big game with the expensive stuff like TSX ,Barnes, blah ,blah blah.
 
Hornady Interlocks are working quite well for me this year. Like mentioned tho, it is what your rifle will like. In my Brno I started off with the typical 139gr but it would not shoot very well, same with 140,145gr they sucked. Then I tried 154's and holy cow did it wake up after that! Was using the Interbonds for two years but then tried the standard Interlocks just for fun.
My rifle loves all three of the 154gr Hornady on top of the same charge, just the bullet seated to one dimension for specific clearance to the lands and bingo very nice groups.

Try them all.
 
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I use the 140 grain Hornady in the 270 weatherby magnum with excellent results. In the 25 06, its the Speer 120 grain. They both perform excellent.
 
You should also consider Remington and Winchester bulk bullets. I load Remingtons in my light caliber rifles while the Hornadys are my standby for inexpensive .375 bullets. If you can afford to buy a large number at a time to reduce the pain of postage, Higginson Powder sells Horndays at an attractive price, but probably the bulk bullets will work out cheaper based on your location. You might even decide that either the Hornadys or the bulk bullets are good enough that you don't need the designer bullets.

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Another price minded option is the Nosler BT and AB seconds that have been mentioned from time to time. Perhaps someone can comment on availability.
 
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I think you'll find that different bullets work in different guns and loads. I've been reloading nearly 40 years now and have used ALL of the common bullets. I use Speer and Hornady nearly excluseively. I've killed a lot of game with Sierras because they worked best in some guns but I never could get them to stay together. Even Remington factory bullets work well, my 260 loves them.
 
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You should also consider Remington and Winchester bulk bullets. I load Remingtons in my light caliber rifles while the Hornadys are my standby for inexpensive .375 bullets. If you can afford to buy a large number at a time to reduce the pain of postage, Higginson Powder sells Horndays at an attractive price, but probably the bulk bullets will work out cheaper based on your location. You might even decide that either the Hornadys or the bulk bullets are good enough that you don't need the designer bullets.

Edited to add . . .
Another price minded option is the Nosler BT and AB seconds that have been mentioned from time to time. Perhaps someone can comment on availability.
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Nosler Seconds are now available at www.reloadinginternational.com. These bullets have cosmetic blemishes, which you can not readily detect. They perform like firsts but are a lot cheaper.

Mike
www.reloadinginternational.com
 
Bulk is a good way to go, my hunting guns use either, Horns by the box because they have always performed well & shot well & because it's easy to find them! The other either is Rem Core Lock bulk, I purchased from Wholesale yrs ago, they to have brought down a lot of game & have proven very accurate in any hunting rifle I use them in.

PS you will not save any $$ reloading because you will tend to shoot a lot more, as a side note shooting more is a VERY good thing too :)
 
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