I am reading them but you need to put in information rather than just saying things like "the same performance from other manufacturers". Who are these other manufacturers? Where is the data on the performance of their ammunition? Simply saying you can get as good from someone else cheaper without telling us who and where is a non-supported argument.
Bullets are quite often a proprietary design. Just because another company makes bullet in the same weight and the same general design such as a 158gr SWC HC does not mean the bullets are of equal quality. That would be akin to saying a mass produced knife is equal in quality to a custom made knife by an accredited smith.
Buffalo Bore does make high pressure hunting ammunition and they make standard pressure ammunition as well. What is the difference between the two? A few pennies worth of powder. Everything else is basically the same. The cost of R&D for the standard pressure ammunition is the same as is the cost of manufacturing and the cost of insurance. This is why the rounds are similar in cost, the addition a few grains of powder don't really make a difference. Again to compare to knives again...if a one knife was an 1/4 inch shorter than an identical model from the same custom maker should it cost half the price? Of course not, that extra 1/4 inch did not cost that much more to make.
As I stated before there are no magic bullets but there are bullets custom designed to work better in specific firearms. The extremely soft lead in the 20C/20 load was designed to perform well at the lower velocities you get from the snub nosed (2") firearms. Most companies don't cater to specific small markets, most use the same bullet for all barrel lengths regardless of the firearm it will be shot in. Yes custom or semi-custom does cost, if ,through testing, the increase in price seems justified there is no reason not to pay if when you are talking about the welfare of yourself and loved ones.
