Why Reload? Handloads beat PRVI M193

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Shrinkmd

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I was a bit tired that day, so maybe it wasn't the best test, but my handloads with Hornady 55 gr FMJBT grouped much better than the PRVI M193. Different day at the range, however, but I just put in the Wilson 2 stage TTU over my crappy original trigger, and yet I shot better the last time out with my own loads vs the factory M193. I will have to replicate this again on the same day, with the same conditions. But I think that this rifle just showed me that "saving money" (hah! reloaders spend more) is not what rifle reloading is about at all. I want those groups from the other day!

I also shot some PRVI 75 gr match which I bought a while back. The groups weren't that great, but I did shoot a 5 shot group where four were almost touching, and the other was an inch or so off. This is a stock Bushmaster 20" with a 4X acog, and now the wonderful Wilson trigger. Gotta try that again off a better front rest.
 
When I really want to see how my hunting loads are grouping I shoot 3 rounds at the same target on 3 different days. If it's still a good group, then I know I wasn't just having a lucky day where conditions happened to be right.
Try it. It can be very enlightening. LOL
 
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