Are handloaders better shots

[Mark_Mark]

Wait ... ALL good shooters are gun owners ...

Wait Wait… All Guns are good door stops…

 

[Mark_Mark]

Let's just say I reload better than I shoot.

I’m bad at reloading and shooting! but I’m good at commenting online

 

[FROGO207]

I’m bad at reloading and shooting! but I’m good at commenting online

Careful or you'll break your arm.

 

[.308 Norma]

I’m bad at reloading and shooting! but I’m good at commenting online

Careful or you'll break your arm.

Hey Mark_Mark, carpal tunnel syndrome is real, you know. And unlike when Workman's Comp paid for the operation on my wife's wrist (she was a secretary for the county and spent a lot of time on a keyboard), I doubt Workman's Comp would cover us just because we spend a lot of time "commenting online" on THR.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Hey Mark_Mark, carpal tunnel syndrome is real, you know. And unlike when Workman's Comp paid for the operation on my wife's wrist (she was a secretary for the county and spent a lot of time on a keyboard), I doubt Workman's Comp would cover us just because we spend a lot of time "commenting online" on THR.

let’s file a worker’s comp with THR!

 

[Seedy Character]

I shoot a whole lot more, because I reload.
I shoot with a guy who has never reloaded, buys only top tier ammo, shoots 500+ rounds per week, is fast and dead on accurate.

Amount of trigger time will improve skill
Natural ability cannot be faked
Reloading affects costs

 

[Mark_Mark]

I shoot a whole lot more, because I reload.
I shoot with a guy who has never reloaded, buys only top tier ammo, shoots 500+ rounds per week, is fast and dead on accurate.

Amount of trigger time will improve skill
Natural ability cannot be faked
Reloading affects costs

I shot low quality ammo and with low tier guys… think Sausage belly and diabetes

 

[AJC1]

Reloaders try harder because they spent a lot of effort on that box of ammunition. Does that translate to better results, maybe. Does that extra attention on ammunition crafted for that exact weapon matter? I would believe on the average it does. Ergo reloaders are just awesome.

 

[Walkalong]

There are some great shooters who don't reload, and some poor ones that do. On the average are reloaders better shooters? I'd wager a cold drink yes.

Reloaders do tend to like to shoot more, and practice never hurts.

 

[Mark_Mark]

There are some great shooters who don't reload, and some poor ones that do. On the average are reloaders better shooters? I'd wager a cold drink yes.

Reloaders do tend to like to shoot more, and practice never hurts.

bad practice hurts, I shot with 8 guys at the deer lease and 8of10 could not hit a metal Siluette at 10 yards with a Taurus G2, yes the sights were off.

 

[LiveLife]

8 of 10 could not hit ... at 10 yards with a Taurus G2, yes the sights were off.

Getting back to OP, how many of them were "handloaders"?

 

[Seedy Character]

I wonder more about the 2 that were hitting, using bent sights.

 

[LiveLife]

I wonder more about the 2 that were hitting, using bent sights.

Maybe they were "point shooting"

 

[AJC1]

Maybe they were "point shooting"

What the natural point of aim are you talking about.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Getting back to OP, how many of them were "handloaders"?

2

 

[entropy]

In my observations, yes. Since we put so much more into them, we tend to make them count. Having more rounds to fire, and being able to adjust them to get the results we want helps, too.

 

[Mark_Mark]

In my observations, yes. Since we put so much more into them, we tend to make them count. Having more rounds to fire, and being able to adjust them to get the results we want helps, too.

I think the measurements should be from ourselves, ZEN Shooting. Yes, I’ve shot better than I did before I handloaded. Once you go down the rabbit hole of GUNS then you puck up stuff like How To Shoot a Handgun and Dremel Stuff too

 

[Mark_Mark]

And Flizt

 

[LiveLife]

What the natural point of aim are you talking about.

"Natural point of aim" demonstrated with eyes closed on multiple videos on this point shooting thread - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...hose-with-vision-issues.891558/#post-11996959

 

[Mark_Mark]

"Natural point of aim" demonstrated with eyes closed on multiple videos on this point shooting thread - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...hose-with-vision-issues.891558/#post-11996959

I use natural shooting when I’m behind the Shotgun, start from low ready, move my body with the clay, mount, and shoot

 

[LiveLife]

I use natural shooting when I’m behind the Shotgun, start from low ready, move my body with the clay, mount, and shoot

Similar to shooting shotgun, establishing "natural point of aim" with pistol is to produce holes/point of impact (POI) at point of aim (POA), repeatedly even with eyes closed at multiple targets.

And with eyes open focused past the front sight on target, being able to absolutely and knowingly consistently produce fast double taps (Shooting two POA superimposed on top of each other) anywhere on multiple targets, even while moving, AT WILL where you already visualized the entire stage and simply chasing a visualized ghost of yourself engaging the targets ... essentially competing with yourself to constantly improve is the "Zen" of shooting.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Similar to shooting shotgun, establishing "natural point of aim" with pistol is to produce holes/point of impact (POI) at point of aim (POA), repeatedly even with eyes closed at multiple targets.

And with eyes open focused past the front sight on target, being able to absolutely and knowingly consistently produce fast double taps (Shooting two POA superimposed on top of each other) anywhere on multiple targets, even while moving, AT WILL where you already visualized the entire stage and simply chasing a visualized ghost of yourself engaging the targets ... essentially competing with yourself to constantly improve is the "Zen" of shooting.

who needs a front sight, Red Dot got it covered

 

[twarr1]

As much time and effort I put into each round, I try to make each one count.
Plus it doesn’t take a whole lot of effort for a reloader to build more consistent ammo than the average commercial stuff.

 

[Walkalong]

could not hit a metal Siluette at 10 yards with a Taurus G2

I have shot with those guys, but I have also shot with some folks who were incredible shots.

 

[Mark_Mark]

I have shot with those guys, but I have also shot with some folks who were incredible shots.

here the funny thing. 2 city cops, 1 state tropper, and about 4-5 hunters. Only 2 people (reloaders) shot the Tauras G2 to see were it was hitting. Everyone else just trusted the gun!