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Cheap can be good
American Handgunner, Nov-Dec, 2005 by Charles E. Petty
The question of "What's the best amino for the buck" is one of those newcomers often ask because they have yet to learn best is a word that should never be associated in the same sentence with anything to do with firearms. To label something as best means you must first have tried everything else and know with absolute objective certainty nothing else will do as well.
The question begs many more. Rifle or handgun, rimfire or centerfire, what caliber, hunting or plinking, defense or bullseye accuracy? And if an absolute answer existed for any of those it would be good for only one of them. If your only goal is to convert money to noise the cheapest thing is obviously best.
In another question--this time about accuracy--one enlightened responder said, "It shoots better than I can." And here's the sticky part: the guy who closes his eyes and jerks the trigger is quite convinced that both his gun and ammo are at fault.
I was visiting S&W and spent some time in the range where guns returned for service were tested. There was a pretty Model 25 revolver in .45 ACP that had come back along with a three-page letter explaining how poorly it shot. The rear sight was screwed as far as it would go to the right. The technician took a screwdriver, centered the sight, and proceeded to fire five shots into the absolute center of the 25-yard target. He handed me the gun and, fortunately, I was able to do the same. Now they will send the gun back and tell the owner it, "Meets factory specifications"--which it does. But unless they find some way to gently explain you really must not jerk the trigger the customer is going to think they just don't want to fix his gun.
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