I got into shooting as a hobby. Then I started reloading, and that became my hobby. Then I started wet tumbling my brass, and suddenly my hobby was making dirty brass shine again. I only reload and shoot as a means to that end.
Reload or not?
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I think I pissed off a salesman today at one of the big outdoor box stores. I was just looking around when the guy asked me if I needed some help. I said nope, can't see anything here I need or want. No cheap ammo, no reloading components...nothing. He then replied that if I purchased a firearm he would sell me one box of ammo. He sounded proud to inform me that they allotted one box of ammo for each firearm in stock. It kind of pissed me off or something because I told him you had to be a fool to buy a gun knowing damn well you can only purchase one box of ammo and then pay through the butt for the next box if you can even find it! And the same goes with reloading components. I told him there wasn't a gun in the store that I would give more than $300 for under the present circumstances. Without ammo or the opportunity to reload for it then it is not only worthless but useless. A couple of customers looking at a few handguns nearby heard my rant and laughed and told me that I was speaking the truth. They walked away too. I pity the folks that are looking for ammo or never thought of reloading. I guess I've been bitten by the reloading bug too. The first thing I look at in a firearm is the caliber. Do I have one already? That's a plus because I have the necessary dies and components to shoot the thing. If it's a caliber I do not have the value really drops. I start thinking of bullets, brass, dies, powder and as the price of the components adds up the value of the gun goes down proportionally. Now this happens before I even look at the make, type, history, and condition of the piece.
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Like a lot of you , Ive been reloading for a long time. Now most of my time reloading was for pistol in 45 acp and now in 9 mm and for the most part of that has been boring. I do it because it costs me just a little bit less but most importantly ? If I have a pistol match this weekend, I don't have to go out into the world and buy some. Of course, I'm talking about when we could actually buy ammo but that's another subject. I think the only time I actually enjoyed reloading was when I was competing in IHMSA comps and using a T/C Contender in both 357 and 222 and for that I used a Lee single stage. Now, that was kinda fun trying to make a pistol shoot 200 yards accurately, actually more fun developing loads then shooting in comps so I understand the challenge. But, now a days, Im back to grinding out slugs to throw down range at close distances using my Dillion Square deal . Its like serving time,,No fun and cant wait until its done. If anyone wants to know if its a cost saving to reload? Dillion website has a cost calculator all the way at the bottom where you can imput your reloader of choice cost and then all the reloading components and it will give you a how many years it will pay for itself.
AJoldfart
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"suddenly my hobby was making dirty brass shine again. I only reload and shoot as a means to that end."
I've got no problems with that!
And no we won't be discussing any of my problems in this thread
I've got no problems with that!
And no we won't be discussing any of my problems in this thread
We both have the same cure!!
I've been reloading for over 50 years and have been using the same RCBS rock chucker for over 40 of those years . The other time I was loading on the same type of RCBS press. .I love the quiet time of it. NO DISTRACTIONS at all no TV, radio nothing but quiet. Very relaxing to me .
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@Have gun-will travel my first press in 1975 was a RCBS Jr. and I have been using 2 RCBS Rock Chucker's since around 2000.