a) do you reload?
b) do you have a farm or a range close?
c) plinking vs competition?
Reloading is basically mandatory. Some of the creedmoor shooters do alright with factory, but it’s expensive. If you don’t, and decide to add a new reloading setup in, the price obviously goes up
You have to get enough trigger time to make the investment worth while, and that means having someplace close to shoot. Driving 1.5-3 hrs or more, at >$1.20 L, is going to eat up the recreation time allowance and budget real quick (for most of us). Thus why you see lots of range toys for sale with only a couple hundred rounds down the barrel.
Those who own rugers and savages are typically plinking, and most seem to enjoy them. Competition guns are a different level.
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