My AR-10 loves federal gold medal match. With them, I can shoot sub moa. I bought some Hornady a-max match in 168 grain thinking that the same weight bullet would be good. Nope - two inch moa. This got me thinking about hand loads.
My experience with loading is limited to 12 gauge shotgun shells 30+ years ago - in other words - zero so bear with me.
Why is hand loading better than factory loads? I would assume an expensive machine would give more precision than what anyone could buy. If I were to hand load, it wouldn't be much - maybe 30 rounds a year, so I really couldn't see justifying anything expensive. Since my rifle likes federal, I'll use them, but I need something for hunting. How cheap could I go and still be able to make a good hunting round?
My experience with loading is limited to 12 gauge shotgun shells 30+ years ago - in other words - zero so bear with me.
Why is hand loading better than factory loads? I would assume an expensive machine would give more precision than what anyone could buy. If I were to hand load, it wouldn't be much - maybe 30 rounds a year, so I really couldn't see justifying anything expensive. Since my rifle likes federal, I'll use them, but I need something for hunting. How cheap could I go and still be able to make a good hunting round?