Reloading is expensive, in the same way cars are. If you believe any marketing hype, then you know unless you only buy a Koenigsegg; you probably hate your mother and want to club baby seals.... It's not true of course, but the "need" for that level of magic is mighty compelling in the magazines. Well, the same is true with reloading equipment.
How do I know this? I've been shooting to a mile with a lowly 308 for years, with other forum members; both here and in Arizona.
Here's my secret setup:
Lee pacesetter dies. Now to be fair, I expertly eyeballed a drawer full of random drill bits. Chose one I thought looked close enough, then drilled into the seating stem so it would push on the ogive.
I know I started off a little silly about the cars, but I'm being dead serious. $100 spent on the Lee anniversary kit is absolutely all you need, to load ammo that is beyond the ability of 90% of the shooters on the planet.
Are they a bougie enough brand to be looked at in awe? No.
Are they marketing gimmicks aggressively to people who don't know what they're doing?
No.
Are they able to easily make ammo that can be extremely accurate at extreme distances; without tinkering in the basement for years?
Without any question.
The dirty little secret for accuracy, has nothing to do with micrometer accurate jump to lands, or 0.01gr charge consistencies. It's concentricity.
I haven't weighed a powder charge in decades, and I don't get bent out of shape if my BTO isn't perfect.
I'm not trying to claim I'm an Olympic class shooter, but I do claim I'm a much more accomplished shooter than a great many people. And I do it with very low rent equipment.
If you like the idea of buying that Hornady custom die set, them I say go for it. If you're asking if it's what you need, then no; where you need to do is starting shooting; a lot.
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