One of my older hunting buddies when I was in my 20s was probably the only handloader I've known who actually saved money. He had a simple RCBS press mounted on board across the back of one of his small house's closets, where he did all the loading for his two rifles, a sporterized South American Mauser .30-06, and a Savage 99 .250-3000. He ONLY used IMR4320, with the "middle" charge listed in the Speer Manual with 100-grain bullets in the .250 and 180-grain bullets in the .30-06. He also bought whatever bullets were cheapest at the local store, regardless of brand--except for Winchester Silvertips, which he hated because the shot up too much meat.
He fed his family with deer, antelope and elk meat for many years with those loads. Oh, and he used the open sights on both rifles, because he also hated scopes, having seen too many fog or break.
