I think my Uncle would love to chat to you two blokes, he does all his own homeloading etc. I never really got into it.
Competition shooting in the Army was as close as I got. I was only ever good with the L1A1 SLR 7.62 rifle. I came second in my battalion. I didn't really get on with the F88 Austeyr 5.56 - felt too plastic'y' and lightweight.
At least with the SLR there was more carnage