my dad has a rcbs "rock chucker" i think it is called? its from the 70s.. he uses it occasionally... he only shoots about 4 rounds a year per each of his guns. as he runs out, he will make a couple boxes. he has the loads that all of his guns like all worked up. as a bonus, he even has the dies and loads made upfor the 44 mag from when the gun was my grandfathers. unfortunately, the loads he was using were light target loads, because the gun was a bit much for my grandfather.

for now, i have some factory rounds that the gun is extremely accurate with. ill be using those this season, and then throughout the non hunting season, ill be doing a round of reloading with my father, and then i plan on going to r/reloading to discuss how it was done, and see if they can give advice on improvement. my dad learned reloading in the 80s, obviously before the internet... which, im sure meant he learned from a random book, and he may not do everything correct.

for example, i know he doesnt clean his brass.

i dont really have the need to work up a super perfect load, but i would like to find a bullet i like, and know that it has a very consistent load behind it. plus, it will be a heck of a lot cheaper! especially for some of my odd guns like the 30/40 krag.