I remember $0.75 for Curtis and Harvey's in about 1958.
We pay $50.00 for Swiss. Needless to say, I bought none. I expect to be shooting mostly my .36 flinter for a while. It uses only 35gr. 3f GOEX. The GOEX now costs us $30.00 and #32.00 for Old Enysford, so I picked up a few pounds of that one as well.

My Sharps likes 3F OE with 506gr. 457658DV Lyman "Schmitzer".

Just thinking, the Schmitzer bullet, if lubed, then sized down to bore size would be a good 'target' bullet for your new rifle.