Brent, congratulations on your 5,000th posting!
Try the comparison I suggested with Fed paper's and equally loaded promotional plastics... you notice the difference.
In addition to what BigJim said:
Some reloaders select their components because they are trying to duplicate the factory load performance, irrespective of recoil, as close as is possible with the available components. They want no perceivable difference between their reloads and factory shells.
You ask what is a perceivable difference, it depends on you skill level. There are shooters out there who are almost human chronographs. With an extreme crossing shot, like Skeet's High Two or Low Six, they can tell by where they hit the target the velocity of the shot with surprising accuracy.
On the opposite end of the scale, there are reloaders who select their components entirely based on cost. The cheapest powder, the cheapest primers... They're after the biggest bang for their buck. For 12-ga trap and skeet they'll claim there is no difference between new shot and field cleaned reclaimed shot. I knew one couple who'd walk the drop zone collecting one-piece plastic wads. They ran them through the laundry, then sorted them and culled those with damaged gas seals.
Try the comparison I suggested with Fed paper's and equally loaded promotional plastics... you notice the difference.
In addition to what BigJim said:
Some reloaders select their components because they are trying to duplicate the factory load performance, irrespective of recoil, as close as is possible with the available components. They want no perceivable difference between their reloads and factory shells.
You ask what is a perceivable difference, it depends on you skill level. There are shooters out there who are almost human chronographs. With an extreme crossing shot, like Skeet's High Two or Low Six, they can tell by where they hit the target the velocity of the shot with surprising accuracy.
On the opposite end of the scale, there are reloaders who select their components entirely based on cost. The cheapest powder, the cheapest primers... They're after the biggest bang for their buck. For 12-ga trap and skeet they'll claim there is no difference between new shot and field cleaned reclaimed shot. I knew one couple who'd walk the drop zone collecting one-piece plastic wads. They ran them through the laundry, then sorted them and culled those with damaged gas seals.
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