I still handload for nearly everything I shoot for centerfire rifles, and for my .454 Casull handgun.

Factory ammo for the Casull is crazy expensive- I can reload and shoot my hunting loads for a fraction of the cost of factory ammo, most of which is loaded hotter than I care to shoot anyway.

I also handload for my .257 and .300 Weatherby rifles, same deal- my handloads are way cheaper than factory stuff, and I get to use the bullets I want, not what the factories choose.

The only rifle I shoot factory ammo in is my .30-06- I use it so infrequently that buying dies and components doesn't make a lot of sense.


I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave....