I absolutely would handload for it.

Not only will you get a lot more trigger time (more rounds for the same amount of cash), you'll also be able to work up a "pet load" specifically suited to your rifle.), it also allows you to have a couple different loads for different purposes (range/plinking, a deer load and perhaps an elk/moose load as well.

My next rifle will be either a 7mm or .300 WSM, but I haven't decided which. It's a tough call because both have performance plusses I like. The .300WSM has better bullet selection and has a slight downrange advantage, but the 7mm isn't far behind and can shoot lighter bullets with awesome BC's with a little less recoil. It's a tough choice. Fortunately I'm not in a big hurry to make it.

As for handloading, I handload for all my centerfire calibers and wouldn't have it any other way. The only factory loads I use now are for my shotguns and my .22LR. A set of dies costs $30-75 unless you go ultra-premium (which isn't really necessary), and with a little care will last a lifetime and load countless thousand rounds for half or less the cost of store bought ammo.

If the situation were a little different and you didn't have the gear already, and you didn't shoot much except a few shots before and during deer season, I'd say dont bother handloading. But if you have the reloading equipment already there's no good reason NOT to handload.

Good luck,

Mike