Welcome to the forum.Originally Posted by crector
You may want to consider a way to work your way into reloading. The cost benefit is fine and all but the true attraction is tailoring a load to the weapon. Inevitably you'll probably get "it". It being the desire to have as much influence on the success of each shot as you possibly can. Factory loads are great and in some circumstances they're the only way to go; but, save your brass. I'm guessing you got the FCP-K because you want to shoot precisely and factory ammunition can only take you so far. There is a lot to be said for trigger time and you can chuck a LOT more .308's at $.52/round than at $2.00 each for premium match stuff.
I have no experience with the optics you've mentioned. I'll offer this advice though: look not only at the initial cost but at the resale. I have several friends that have purchased scopes only to want for something up-market. When they tried to sell them they didn't do so well on resale. If you spend about twice what you mentioned, you probably won't want for better and if you decide to try a different hobby and sell your stuff you'll recover a significant portion of what you spent. I have one friend who decided shooting wasn't for him and sold his Nightforce for $100 less than it cost him. This may not always be the case; but' it's something to consider. (at least it works with my wife :) )
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