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pathdoc · October 30, 2013, 06:18 PM

I guess I should do the math and see if reloading for my 303's is cost effective.

The other reason is variety. Factory loads are pretty much 150gn and 180gn softpoints and that's just about it if you hunt (Kynoch in the UK resurrected their 215gn load a short while back IIRC, but damned if I know where I can get any). Handloading lets you go down to 123gn for small deer, feral goats etc., while at the other end Woodleigh makes two varieties of 215gn pill as well as a 130 and a 174gn softnose Spitzer.

October 30, 2013, 06:18 PM	#13
pathdoc Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2013 Posts: 669	I guess I should do the math and see if reloading for my 303's is cost effective. The other reason is variety. Factory loads are pretty much 150gn and 180gn softpoints and that's just about it if you hunt (Kynoch in the UK resurrected their 215gn load a short while back IIRC, but damned if I know where I can get any). Handloading lets you go down to 123gn for small deer, feral goats etc., while at the other end Woodleigh makes two varieties of 215gn pill as well as a 130 and a 174gn softnose Spitzer.