Just wanted to post this graphic in here as it’s something Garrett and I discussed in the podcast coming out today.
Short story is a 1 MOA rifle with really tight control of velocity differences between shots (typical of handloaded ammo) will shoot a much better group than a 1/4 MOA rifle that shoots 15 fps standard deviation (typical of factory ammo) at 1000 yards.
I thought that graphic had a logo on it, but I see now that it doesn’t so I want to give a huge shout out to Bryan Litz for this genius graphic to illustrate the point.
Why can’t factory ammo get the SD to the same level as hand loaders? I’m assuming the major bullet makers have invested millions of dollars in their manufacturing processes, have top tier scales, dispensers, etc.
Machining has also improved and is able to support the new cartridges coming out requiring tighter tolerances than ever before, so why is there so much variance from lot to lot, let alone in comparison to what hand loaders are capable of achieving?
