I’ll agree, reloads are for target practice, but if I found myself under siege and by some extreme stretch of the imagination I ran out of defensive loads, I’d start sending any live ammo at hand toward the threat.
That being said, I’ve successfully deer and pig hunted with hand loads for about 40 years. My first hand load kill was with a mag fed Savage Springfield bolt action 30-30 that I wanted a better bullet for, but it did not exist. After finding a nice pointed soft tip and testing some loads, I got to prove it in the field with the added reach and a clean kill.
How about another scenario, You only have the choice of your hand loaded HP ammo or factory ball handgun ammo in a firefight? No explanation necessary for your answers. I know what I’d grab. Factory FMJ FTW!
That being said, I’ve successfully deer and pig hunted with hand loads for about 40 years. My first hand load kill was with a mag fed Savage Springfield bolt action 30-30 that I wanted a better bullet for, but it did not exist. After finding a nice pointed soft tip and testing some loads, I got to prove it in the field with the added reach and a clean kill.
How about another scenario, You only have the choice of your hand loaded HP ammo or factory ball handgun ammo in a firefight? No explanation necessary for your answers. I know what I’d grab. Factory FMJ FTW!
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