What I've done to combat prices is that if you shoot a bit during the summer for practice, I'll buy a jug of surplus powder. It usually works super. I load up a bunch of ammo with that and bulk bullets. Use it to shoot with. Then I go back to my full out hunting load and X bullets and check the zero in the fall.

It doesn't work so great for practicing hold overs. But I try not to use holdovers. IF I'm shooting a distance I click it in.

Works well for me. And its the only way I can afford to practice for matches.

If Viht didn't go up in price then Hogdon may be in their realm of prices now. But I want the best performance with hunting ammo and in important matches..