aushunter1
Well-Known Member
Cost saving primarily although that's a bit of a myth really, cost of all the gear to do it right, shooting more as well .
Back in about 2008 when I got back into shooting after a long spell the factory ammo my new .22-250 liked was $2.50 a round so that's what prompted turning to the dark arts.
Then I bought a 260Rem, next to no factory ammo here in Aus, what was here was $3+ per round. That rifle has never seen a single factory round in it.
Then just turned into more of a hobby within a hobby, enjoying the challenge of squeezing all the accuracy out of a round that you can.
Now reload for.222, .22-250, 260Rem, 270W, 300Wsm.
I was lucky to get a lot of my gear from the USA when the $AU was on parity with the $US, saved me heaps which helps to break even in the long run.
Everything is so much more here in Australia as its got to come so far.
Back in about 2008 when I got back into shooting after a long spell the factory ammo my new .22-250 liked was $2.50 a round so that's what prompted turning to the dark arts.
Then I bought a 260Rem, next to no factory ammo here in Aus, what was here was $3+ per round. That rifle has never seen a single factory round in it.
Then just turned into more of a hobby within a hobby, enjoying the challenge of squeezing all the accuracy out of a round that you can.
Now reload for.222, .22-250, 260Rem, 270W, 300Wsm.
I was lucky to get a lot of my gear from the USA when the $AU was on parity with the $US, saved me heaps which helps to break even in the long run.
Everything is so much more here in Australia as its got to come so far.