+1practice for sure, you spending decent money on a buff hunt, why risk it, buy a few boxes of good quality ammo, nothing compared to cost of the hunt, or a wounded buff
Has anything changed in 30 years with components? Are powders and primers all the same? Any increase in reliability with modern ammo/components? I have someone who hand loads for me and will also use factory ammo, but I’m too young to know what was normal 30 years ago. I’ve only had 1 round not fire that I can remember, a 223 round with a strong dent on the primer.Too old? Nope. Dont know what the specific ammo's are and what bullets they use. May be better choices today, but the age sure wouldnt worry me.
30 years is nothing.