As for your 'precision' reloading being key.... again.. bulls**t. In the BR world, yes... it's important. But the VAST majority of people who view this forum don't compete, and have no intentions of doing so. You can still sit down with a box of bought ammo, decent rifle, a boxa' beer, and blast away. And still achieve MOA, or vary close too...
Precision doesn't always mean formal competition with top dollar having to be spent.
I am about to purchase the Stevens 200 XS7 .223 caliber for around $400.00 This ugly rifle can fire 1" groups at 100 yards plus it can be accurized on a budget. The trigger pull can be modified a bit on the rifle also. I may get tighter groups being that I reload my own cartridges with 69gr. Matchking bullets.
WTF? Stevens = Savage, XS7 = Marlin
Where do you get your stuff? (bullet/dies/etc?)
That, my friend, is a good question to ask.
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Grab them when you can.