Definitely bigger, but I wouldn't call it cheap. .338 Win reloads are going to be kicking at the heels of .308 or 30-06 factory core-lokts as far as price is concerned.
I was tossing cases after 3 or so reloads of my .300 Win Mag. Case life was pretty short in my experience.
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I don't think that a 338 is that much more expensive when you look at similar quality components. The brass will be the most significant investment and that's about $35 per 50. I averaged 5 loads per case on my last 338 Win. I doubt that this rifle is going to be shot a whole lot anyways. Probably less than 100 times per year. So figure 50 pieces of brass will last two, maybe three years. Add bullets at 30-50 cents each, primers at about 4 cents each, and then about 25 cents for powder. I would say you can load up ammo for less than $.90 a shot. More or less depending on components. Seems pretty reasonable to me.
Andrew
Expensive is relative in the end
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I don't know anyone that uses Ramshot powders, but I've seen them mentioned favorably in the gun rags. If it works stick with it. I believe they are fairly temp stable, if it's true that's a good thing though.
I prefer the Hodgdon's stick powders myself, and H-4895 is one of my favorites. Even with big cases it has always done me well. Once I've gotten near top end loads it's given me consistent velocities, just not top end velocities. Plus it is endorsed by Hodgdon for reduced loads as well if you want to go that route for practice.
I'm using it with 120 barnes bullets in the wifes 7mm-08, 175 interloks in my 7mm Mauser, 69 SMK's in 223 and 168 AMAX's in 308 Win as well. I used it with 165's in the 300 WM also.
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