This seems a pretty good stopping point.
My compliments to
Larryect for at least the last half of his recent response. It is worth repeating:
It just doesn't cost that much to carry factory loads and change them out once in a while. Practice with reloads that act similarly to the carry loads and you are good to go IMHO.
If you don't think Mas has a point, or you don't trust factory loads - fine - do it your way.
Without regard to the validity of the cases referenced, I'm comfortable that no one can say that the pros and cons of the original topic haven't been thoroughly vented. Pretty much everyone has had his or her say. I'm about evenly split on my thoughts about this thread. Some have made their point and stopped. Others have become so invested in forcing the opposition to admit to the One True Faith that egos have overcome the value of the rhetoric.
This is one of the very longest threads ever on
Handloading & Reloading forum. While I agree that the original phrasing of the poll was not a masterpiece of objectivity, it was stated with a certain underlying humor. I don't blame anyone for not voting on a poll of dubious value. (No, I didn't vote on this one, myself, for my own reasons.) At the same time, after due consideration, I'll NOT remove the poll from public view, and I'll live with this decision. If this is reversed by any administrator or
Oleg Volk,
el jefe maximo. I'd not argue the decision, but I'll bet he'll grant my reasoning. See, folks, persons of good will CAN disagree without acrimony.
Here endeth the lesson. Anyone needing a Parthian shot may handle it by PM or e-mail, either to another participant or to - -
Yours truly,
Johnny
Late edit: I apologize to Oleg for putting in a couple of wrong names above. I serve as H&R moderator on two different boards, and I confused the two sets of bosses. Thanks to Byron Quick for pointing this out to me.
Johnny
