30-06 for my M1 Garand in the late 70's. I started for reasons of economy to feed the beast. Garage sale kit...Lee handloader, Lee dies, Lee hand primer, Mec powder measure spoons, 3 boxes of 150gr FMJ, IMR 4895, Federal primers, and Lyman manual all packed in a plastic milk crate. Picked it all up for $7. I wouldn't have been able to afford much more than that at the time. I got some instruction from a WW2 Navy Master Chief and I drove out to the Canadian river and loaded rounds on the spot with some WW2 brass and a little WD-40 as lube. The M1 ate them all. It was hook, line, and sinker after that.
These days with acquisitions over the years and some of the best tools that money can buy, I fell like I'm walking in tall cotton and really appreciate them.
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