The good thing is that once you have perfected the recipe that works the best for you... reloading not only saves money and gives more consistent results... it also gives one a much greater sense of accomplishment. Although I have to admit that once you start collecting reloading tools and materials you can spend a lot of money.
There are reduced load recipes intended for proper operation in the Garand that use a fast powder and a fairly heavy cast bullet. If you cast your own bullets and make your own gas checks... using these reduced load recipes you can reload a 30-06 cartridge for under 15 cents a piece not including the price of the brass. The savings ad up pretty quickly; after a couple hours at the range and you can head home and tell your wife you just saved over a $100 by shooting your Garand. ; ) Hey it is the same kind of logic used by politicians who are “cutting the deficit”!
or the same logic she uses to 'save' $100 on her 19th pair of pumps that she bought for $100 on 'sale'...8^}