New to Reloading /.300 Win Mag question..

[mountaindweller]

..I am purchasing a Rem 700 PSS DM 300WM and was curios as to how much reloading will save $. I am new to reloading and was going to buy a reloading kit from Cabeles to start. Is it worth it to reload my 300WM or am I wasting time and better off shooting factory loads?

Another reason I was interested in reloading is to make custom loads to test yardage, accuracy, ect........I am limited on $$ though and wonder if I will really save a lot in the long run. Any thoughts/experience?

[Bug Splat]

Yes. You will save money for sure with the 300wm. Loading for 30-06 or 308 or 223 you will be about even in cost but your loads will be worlds better then the bulk military rejects you can find.

[mountaindweller]

Yes. You will save money for sure with the 300wm. Loading for 30-06 or 308 or 223 you will be about even in cost but your loads will be worlds better then the bulk military rejects you can find.

Awesome...thank you.

[Wink]

I do not reload for .300 wm, but I do for .300 weatherby. I save $2.00 a round easily. Thats not including your start up cost for press etc. Just bullets, brass, powder and primers. As far as accuracy its not even comparable what you can do with hand loads. In short yes you will save money if you shoot enough, and its great to shoot an animal with a round you loaded.

[CooldadE]

I reload for my 300WM and love it. Yes it saves $ but I enjoy the whole "roll your own thing" And once you find a load or loads that work in your gun your set.
For practice I use the Hornady SPs and for hunting I only use Barnes

[popeye4]

If you go on a piece by piece basis, it will be cheaper (much) to handload, but you need to understand there is a startup cost involved. Consider it the cost of entry into a new, lifetime hobby. You'll also be able to make ammo that will work much better in your particular rifle than factory ammo.

[ivanimal]

I will only shoot my reloads through my 300WM I have amassed some impressive one shot kills with it.

[SDJim]

Hummmmmmm
No you have me thinking. I was given about 200 pieces of once fired MIL (FC 07) 300 WM brass.
I was going to clean it up and offer it for trade or sale but I could always order a 300 WM barrel for my Savage . . .

[bigmike82]

You will save a lot of money. Just do it.

[mountaindweller]

Awesome...thanks guys, believe I am going to do it....I'm a little excited now.

[mountaindweller]

Will keep posted on reloading updates, findings, and progress.....any suggestions on a decent start up reload package?

[tat668]

A Life Long Hobby

Go slow and steady, read up all you can find , and ask all questions that you cannot find answers to, you will never look back with the amount of knowledge you gain on you rifle and the cartridge you have chosen.

Do the research on equipment also, so that you don't need to buy twice, or pay more than what you need. I learn from the heap of mistakes I made. When I started Internet was nowhere around and information were hard to come by; words of wisdom from the experienced were even harder to get, unlike this cyber community we have here.

For laughs my very first rifle was a Remington 700BDL in 300 Winchester Magnum. Saved up for all my minimum wage earnings from my part time work and did all my readings from the library and magazine on best ballistic and performance rifle cartriage,then I ran out and placed my special order for the rifle of my dream at the local sporting goods store the very next day after I turned 18. You guys can guess what my experience had been. I was 120 pounds then, that was in December of 1967. It was not fun and games.

Still shooting and still reloading with my sons to this day.

[mountaindweller]

Go slow and steady, read up all you can find , and ask all questions that you cannot find answers to, you will never look back with the amount of knowledge you gain on you rifle and the cartridge you have chosen.

Do the research on equipment also, so that you don't need to buy twice, or pay more than what you need. I learn from the heap of mistakes I made. When I started Internet was nowhere around and information were hard to come by; words of wisdom from the experienced were even harder to get, unlike this cyber community we have here.

For laughs my very first rifle was a Remington 700BDL in 300 Winchester Magnum. Saved up for all my minimum wage earnings from my part time work and did all my readings from the library and magazine on best ballistic and performance rifle cartriage,then I ran out and placed my special order for the rifle of my dream at the local sporting goods store the very next day after I turned 18. You guys can guess what my experience had been. I was 120 pounds then, that was in December of 1967. It was not fun and games.

Still shooting and still reloading with my sons to this day.

Sore shoulder?

Thanks for the advice.....I will head it, I am aware that anything good in this life takes time and hard work....I am pretty sure it is the same with reloading. Will definitely read up (as another long range calgunner told me) and learn everything I can.

[old-trapper]

if you are going to hunt with the gun...try the barnes mrx bullet 165 grain with 4350 powder. most guns seem to like those better than the full 180 grains everyone has shot for years. it seems to be something with the all copper bullets and the blends ...lighter bullet weight seems better for most guys