I just got an e-mail that might have made the decision more justifiable. Sometimes we have to rationalize our way around things.
To reload 100 rounds for the .300WM there will have to be new dies at $40, a can of powder @ $25 and a box of bullets @ $28. .300WM brass is $1 per case so 100 empties to work with will be another $100. Counting primers that will be right at $190.
Thompson Center has just extended their $75 rebate offer until April, which makes the cost of a TC Compass rifle $197.
He can buy a .308 for $5-$10 more than just the supplies to reload a .300WM.
On top of that surplus .308 ammo is going for $0.37 cents per round at the moment, so 100 rounds of .308 is only $37 and it is already loaded.
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