Reloading for hunting ,my reasons
I do all my hunting with reloads & Cast Bullets for most of my largest cals .303brit ,30-30 ,45-70 & the dimutive .310 cadet ! By seer volume I have as a Pro Shooter always had to reload,with the exception of many moons ago when I first started shooting Water Buff (WE used .303 Brit exmil 215 rn solids supplied by our Boss ) Even now that I'm semi retired I still like the thought of having control over what is going to happen when I squeeze the trigger !Rather than rely on a automated machine pumping out millions of rounds a week !There is also the advantage of tailoring your loads to suit a given situation ie settled areas or wide open spaces !
Dave
factory ammo is getting cheaper in Australia, but it still hurts!
Aprt from a 100 3006 rounds that I bought in my 20s (I'm 58 now) I can't remember buying any factory stuff since. I have picked up a bit here and there in trades, but the rest I reloaded.
As far as the quality goes, you would be hard pressed to improve on it, but it is more satisfying, thats for sure.
I picked up a Weatherby 240 Mag recently with a lot of factory ammo, that dates back to 1972 when the rifle was first bought. I have shot a bit of it and it is excellent stuff, but it occurs to me that I probably should sell it as collectible and use the 100 odd brass that I also got with it.