Budget Ammo Is A Waste

[jsof]

Think about the possible causes and think about doing it right, then clear your head and shoot again om the same target. It's called practicing.

 

[Explorer1]

After shooting a very accurate new rifle for nine months, I have finally come to the conclusion that budget ammo cost more money than it saves. You end up chasing your tail, modifying gear and shooting technique, only to find out it was only the cheap ammo after shooting just a few shots of the good stuff. Interestingly one day I ran a broad tuner sweep with the cheap stuff and found a spot where it shot well. Two days later without touching anything it was back to crap. Laughing at me!

Time to sell off several bricks of the elcheepo, suck it up, and just buy the good stuff for practice.

IMHO Its absolutely great for simple plinking sessions (think old school, you know - tin cans), novice training sessions, and to give to public introduction to shooting days. YMMV.

 

[1Merlin]

IMHO Its absolutely great for simple plinking sessions (think old school, you know - tin cans), novice training sessions, and to give to public introduction to shooting days. YMMV.

This is very true. If you are shooting bench rest or trying out your new $$$$ rifle it might be a waste of your money to buy cheap ammo.... BUT.. If you have a kid at the range with his "whatever" semi auto shooting up steel plates as long as it goes bang you're golden. For every one of us rimfire snobs there are a hundred that shoot to see a can roll or a target clang.

Let the tool fit the job.

 

[dutch14]

I've found that I learn faster using quality ammo. There is the story of the Indian, the bow, and the arrow. Using quality ammo eliminates errors caused by the arrow.

 

[BigBolt]

You get what you pay for, I only shoot large bore and shooting big bore there is no such thing a budget ammo. However, that said the lower cost ammo is ok for target shooting. To shoot for accuracy, better control along with less cost that is why I started reloading 40+ years ago.

 

[mike mccormick]

I, for one, am not teaching kids to shoot with eley tenex or lapua center x ammo. Nor am I using such ammo to pot squirrels or rabbits.

 

[snert]

Nothing wrong with matching the tool to the job. For me, a Sears ratchet and a Craftsman socket handles the spark plugs in my 67 Firebird.

Howeer, my friend at work tells me his dad was a jet mechanic on the SR71. His tools were kept in a special toolbox as all were gold plated.

I shoot squirrels but grew darned tired of crap hits on critters due to Remington Subsonic pffft/pop/crack ammo. I asked (on another thread) for modern alternatives. I settled on Eley subsonic HP after testing. Two bricks will last me the rest of my life. (Maybe...cause it is so addicting to shoot!)


Above shows Eley Target and Club at 25 yards, two groups each.

And Eley Subsonic HP. I waffled the lower group, slapped ye old 541T trigger on that one round to the right.

So if Mr. Squirrel runs off, it is the Indian, not the arrow.

Snert