Thread: New Sako 85 .308 load needed please

Ive used superformance in a few different rifles and found its accuracy well, not there. By all means use it if it works but to compare your experiences with factory ammo to reloading without having done any may be a bit like watering the garden in the rain

Originally Posted by Gibo

Ive used superformance in a few different rifles and found its accuracy well, not there. By all means use it if it works but to compare your experiences with factory ammo to reloading without having done any may be a bit like watering the garden in the rain

This is true Gibo, i dont reload, and what you saying is quite correct. At the same time purely for a hunting round for normal situations without extreme long range etc factory will do the job just as good as any reload will it not (if your rifle likes it and shoots .5-.9 which is very possible)
Super perforance with its extra MV(edge over reloads) in 150 and 165sst in my rifle the first two shots are both under .6 and the 3rd generally opens the group out to something which is still very good for a hunting round, something which is quite common when measuring groups is it not.. Considering its the first shot that counts most of the time theres nothing in it between the two for general hunting which is the norm for the average hunter. Just saying reloading is a choice, a hobby, personal prefence not a must for general hunting, even thou many are always saying so the fact is most good rifles these days will shoot factory under a inch, its just a case of trying a few to see which ones.
Think thats a fair statement but if you do reloading, you will at least be able to get consistent perforance time and time again out of your rifle and you have a choice of better projectiles not offered in factory(big plus)
You may not always get that out of factory esp if it doesnt love the load so i would think reloading is better but certainly not a must and the way factory is developing it wont be long before theres no need togo down the re loading path in the future