the buddy who says powder is expensive is not being truthful. imr, hodgedon, and rl series powders are rarely over $30 a lb which will be enough for plenty of reloads. my handloads are just under $1 per bullet for a 300wsm. this is using rl17 or rl19. 17 being slightly faster and 19 just gave me a .40" group last week. if you plan to shoot 10 rds a yr I wouldn't bother. but if you want to squeeze every bit of performance out of your rifle, handloading is the way to do it. good luck whatever you choose.