I used to buy Lake City Match 7.62 for around 13.00 a box and shoot around 40 rounds every other weekend (when I was not shooting pistol matches) and I was giving the brass away to the "serious" shooters. Had the SSG PIIK with the 10 Power Hensoldt ZF 500 scope several years ago. What a machine! Loved that rifle, but got married, bought a house, had a child, and felt like I "needed" a second bike one day.
On my "off" weeks from the rifle I'd lay down 400-500 rounds of various pistol caliber at the range shooting tactical matches or plate matches to work on speed. I placed top 20 one year and top 10 (8th) the next at the Dallas GSSF matches in the novice class at my peak of form.