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Yes, after pulling one or two and checking what they are made of.
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So you know what ALL powders look like? I'm seriously impressed, Sir.I might weigh them all if the brass was all the same and pull a couple to see if you can ID the powder.
NO!Hey Folks,
I purchased a Type 99 Arisaka from a respectable member of this forum awhile ago. He purchased the rifle from an old timer that used to reload... along with the rifle came two boxes of hand reloads for 7.7 Jap from the long deceased collector. Obviously, for legal reasons, these reloads were included as "components".
It is very difficult and expensive to find 7.7 Jap (yes, I know in the long run reloading is the best option but lets shelve that at the moment). It took me 9 months to get 7.7 Jap from Steinel at nearly $1.50 a round.
As a hypothetical: would you risk shooting the unknown reloads OR be cautious, pull the bullets, and reload the components?
Hello Frank,From all the horror-stories I've seen, I'll never shoot reloads.
Even at a couple bucks or more per round, not worth the POTENTIAL savings IMO.
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I trust the mfg more than I do myself or the average hobbyist I guess.
I trust myself more where I can meticulously control every step, rather than mass production.I trust the mfg more than I do myself or the average hobbyist I guess.
yup, but i didn't build that car and neither did my buddy. and no, i wouldn't drink anyone's backyard distilled cup of death."I trust the mfg more than I do myself or the average hobbyist I guess. "
WOW !
Do you drive a car? Do you eat at restaurants? Do you cross RXR Tracks?
The .22lr is supposed to be the safest "Factory" round to shoot, but since I started shooting, over 75 years ago, a few of those and a 12ga. round that blew out the rim are the only cartridge failures I've ever experienced.
It's all a matter of where you place your trust. Would you drink your neighbors homemade whiskey? Would you drink a strangers homemade whiskey?
Your choice. The world's a crap shoot.