c.latrans
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As a reloader I can usually duplicate factory velocities, often with a number of different powders, and I can select and tune these loads to an individual rifle to wring some extra accuracy over factory ammo. In my typical bolt guns, for example, 1.5 inch 5 shot groups are about the max I will tolerate, although I may at times give up a little accuracy in order to shoot a more strongly constructed bullet if the situation dictates.
But here is a question I have thought about for years but never asked. Knowing that every rifle is going to behave a little differently, and that one can often shoot a number of factory selections and find one that shoots better than the rest in an individual rifle, how do the big companies, in terms of accuracy, determine that the load they sell....say Winchester Silvertips in a given .30-06 load? How do they determine their accuracy standard given the wide range of firearms such a piece of ammo might be used in? I have no clue
But here is a question I have thought about for years but never asked. Knowing that every rifle is going to behave a little differently, and that one can often shoot a number of factory selections and find one that shoots better than the rest in an individual rifle, how do the big companies, in terms of accuracy, determine that the load they sell....say Winchester Silvertips in a given .30-06 load? How do they determine their accuracy standard given the wide range of firearms such a piece of ammo might be used in? I have no clue