What ever happened to the days when the writers used a half dozen handloads in their test when they wrote their reports?
I remember when reading of new cartridges, or old ones for that matter Elmer, Maj Nonte(?) Milek, Skeeter, ect all gave load data and reported on bullet preformance along with how they felt about the firearm. Today unless you look at Handloader or Precision shooting you see nothing but factory ammo being tested and only 1 or 2 loadings at that.
Have the lawyers got to the magazines? Are we getting to be that small a majority? Are the writers takeing the eaiser road to riches today, and finding no one is noticeing? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
I kind of liked knowing what the writer thought was a proper bullet, or what type loads he found worked best for him. I admit to reading that a failsafe in Win ammo is a great bullet and the Nosler BT is accurate but, what about the Grand Slam? Interloc? Is a Failsafe needed in a 300 mag on `lope or is a Sierra or Hot Core a better choice?The NRA even seems to only use factory ammo in its evaluations.
Just the ramblings of a old reminiscer..............
