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<blockquote data-quote="gyrfalcon" data-source="post: 2370907" data-attributes="member: 120244">For people that hunt and shoot 2-3 boxes of commercial ammo per year ( a majority) and restrict their shooting to 300-400 yards max, it is imho not worth to hand load. To purchase all the paraphernalia to hand load, it will cost you a couple of thousand bucks. I am intentionally excluding all the &quot;cheap&quot; starter kits and similar junk. Buy once, get it right with quality equipment, cry only once. Not counting the time spend. Nowadays there is some high quality hunting ammo on the market to fully satisfy the needs of those who hunt their game within 3-4 hundred yards max., that is the fast majority of hunters.For those who like to shoot a lot it is worth it to hand load, the more you shoot the cheaper the cost compared to factory fodder. When loading and pursuing that perfect load is your big hobby, you don&#039;t worry too much of the cost and are inclined to go for the pricey but high quality equipment like upscale presses, electronic scales, trickles, dies etc etc. I started loading in the early 1970&#039;s. Finding high quality and accurate hunting ammo was a rare thing. If you wanted any accuracy for that 2-4 hundred yard shot you had to roll your own. Moreover I bought in 1978 a custom build 35 Whelan, I had to reload, no choice, so besides my .257 roberts dies, I expanded onto35 Whelan .270 and 3006 dies, gradually adding more and more to my hobby,</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gyrfalcon, post: 2370907, member: 120244"] For people that hunt and shoot 2-3 boxes of commercial ammo per year ( a majority) and restrict their shooting to 300-400 yards max, it is imho not worth to hand load. To purchase all the paraphernalia to hand load, it will cost you a couple of thousand bucks. I am intentionally excluding all the “cheap” starter kits and similar junk. Buy once, get it right with quality equipment, cry only once. Not counting the time spend. Nowadays there is some high quality hunting ammo on the market to fully satisfy the needs of those who hunt their game within 3-4 hundred yards max., that is the fast majority of hunters. For those who like to shoot a lot it is worth it to hand load, the more you shoot the cheaper the cost compared to factory fodder. When loading and pursuing that perfect load is your big hobby, you don’t worry too much of the cost and are inclined to go for the pricey but high quality equipment like upscale presses, electronic scales, trickles, dies etc etc. I started loading in the early 1970’s. Finding high quality and accurate hunting ammo was a rare thing. If you wanted any accuracy for that 2-4 hundred yard shot you had to roll your own. Moreover I bought in 1978 a custom build 35 Whelan, I had to reload, no choice, so besides my .257 roberts dies, I expanded onto35 Whelan .270 and 3006 dies, gradually adding more and more to my hobby, [/QUOTE]

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