[masterdrago]

I reloaded in the 60s & 70s. 300 Win mag and 30-06. With a lot of work, rebedding, resizing the box to load against the lands, and working up loads, I managed to get 3/4moa all day long. Many, many years have gone by. I recently bought a low end Savage .223 w/3-9 Leupold. I replaced trigger with a Timney for the Axis/Edge. After break-in, it now shoots 3/4moa 5 shot groups using V-Max 40gr Hornady ammo. At age 65+, I cannot imagine dropping a groundhog @1000yd. I practice with a suppressed Sig 10" AR to just stay frosty. Maybe 300 rounds every range session twice a month. 7,200 rounds of practice ammo cost ~$2500/yr. And I could spend less but want decent ammo. I have a sneaking suspicion that if I hand loaded, I might save a small bit of coin but then no time to spend at the range. I can buy reloaded 9mm practice ammo at the gun show from the same bunch that reloads for the sheriff dept but only use factory SD ammo for EDC. I shoot the expensive ammo enough to know that it runs.