So you say you like the Lee Enfield action?

[Badgersmilk]

Buying components in bulk provides better quality than factory loads could ever achieve (if you use more than 3 brain cells while shopping & loading), and costs arent even compareable. 

Look at just the differance between buying (50) Hornady XTP .44 bullets @ an average price of $19.99, and a (100) box of the same thing is $29.99.  Start multiplying that savings over 1,000 rounds.  Then add savings of re-used brass.  PERFECTLY SAFE by any standards (again, 3 brain cell rule applies).

People who care about their accuracy at all and dont hand load.

[CJS3]

People who care about their accuracy at all and dont hand load.

That's not entirely true. I buy in bulk to load in bulk, but I also have the equipment to load for accuracy. I just don't have a reason to do it that often.

When shooting competitively, it takes a lot of ammo to work out what your rifle/pistol is most accurate with. When you hand load for accuracy, you can make the subtle changes needed to improve that accuracy.

I have components and powder that I only use for hunting (accuracy) loads. When I make 20 rounds of high quality ammo, I go out to verify accuracy, then the rest last for 2 or 3 years.

I could go out and buy factory, but except for something unique like the "Leverevolution" ammo from Hornady, there is no real reason for me to do so.