>Just ordered a Remington 700AWR in
>338RUM. Anyone have an opinion
>on factory ammo? I like
>the specs of Barnes VOR-TX
>LR 250gr. What about Nosler?
>
>PB
My opinion on factory ammo: It's for suckers! If you are going to be serious about shooting, reloading is mandatory. It isn't about saving money, if you have to rely on manufacturer's and dealers for a particular load, sooner or later you will find a time that you can't find it.
This goes double for non-vanilla chamberings. The .338 rum falls into that category. Manufacturers will do a run for a particular load and then may not do another run for a couple years. Once the supply chain has has been exhausted, it takes some hard scrounging to round it up. I have seen this scenario play out more times than I can count.