OK, answers are about what I expected. Less than 10 to at least 50 or more. Some many, many more.
My reason for asking is I'm now thinking I need to revise expectations and mindset. Especially the latter. I'm loading for one gun.....a 270....that is only used for hunting.....and light target practice to be proficient at hunting and to verify scope is still sighted in........but hunting is almost exclusively MO whitetail deer or the occasional coyote that turns up in the wrong place at the wrong time. And in nearly 40 years it has been around......I doubt any deer have been taken.....or even shot at.....past 200 yards. Most 100 yards or less. Yearlings, does and the occasional larger buck when they screw up and present themselves. So if we can get this shooting 1 MOA groups or close, that far exceeds the abilities of the shooters that will be using it.....or need to get an accurate bullet placement to anchor them on the spot.
Shopping for bullets, what I found available was Nosler partitions. But those are running upwards of $1.10 per bullet. We gnash our teeth at the prospect of primers at 20 cents plus each, but cost of a round is the total cost of a round.....and I'm thinking there equally effective, yet far less expensive options that will serve my purpose. Point being don't worry about a 15 cent primer if you are shooting a $1 bullet you don't really need, when a less expensive bullet will do just as well.
Going by Midway prices, even Hornady and Sierra hunting bullets are running 40 cents each. Then there are the Speer Hot-Cor bullets which are priced at 20 cents each. The Hot-Cor is flat based bullet that performs well at lower velocities....but ought to be more than effective on our fat little deer.
But you can load and shoot those well enough for a novice shooter (I have several) to get the practice needed to be proficient and find a load that will work.......if the gun will accept it.
I gotta buck my instincts, which is to go big, bold and expensive........when good enough will do just fine. Maybe better.