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Answer for the question: "What is reloading like?"

davidkachel

This is intended as humor, but I think it applies...
It occurred to me today, while reloading, that I had hit upon the perfect analogy for anyone unfamiliar with reloading:
This only works if you have seen at least one WW II movie about submarines, or perhaps a runaway train movie, etc.
What is reloading like?
Picture the submarine or train engineer, covered in black soot and sweat, feverishly pulling levers, adjusting dials, oiling this and that, taking a wrench to an array of bolts, and constantly rushing to and fro, unceasingly adjusting anything and everything to keep the engine running smoothly! THAT is reloading!!

Inspired by my Lee progressive press.
 
After reloading for about 50 years now, for me reloading is an unpleasant but necessary task because I desire precision and, at least in the past, I wanted to save money, the latter no longer applying since factory ammo is becoming cheaper than reloads. It has also become frustrating because I can't get the components that I want not to mention the ridiculous prices.

For me, I'd rather be shooting and / or hunting than reloading but that's just me. I'm afraid the golden age of the shooting sports is evaporating.
 
I love handloading. I shoot many non-standard chamberings that it goes hand in hand with the challenge. Shooting factory ammo is fine but ho-humm. They furnished my ammonat work for my precision rifles that was fine but I knew I could do better with custom loading. In that position you see to stack the deck for success. We couldn't do that.

Shooting 6.5 Grendel and 6.8 SPC wildcats has kept my retirement overflowing with fun. Both benches are a joy to be at.

Greg
 
Love shooting and reloading. I seem to forget about life when I'm reloading. Bread you purchase at the store is OK but could never beat mom's home made bread baked in the oven of her wood stove, or the produce that your own garden produces. I feel same applies to factory ammo vs reloads
 
Reloading to me is more like a top fuel drag race team. All the time in work is at the bench. Measuring, testing, measuring more, refining the process for just a short amount of use. My entire goal is to load ammo in less time than it takes to shoot a match with that ammo. Testing processes and results, determines the outcome.
 
Fast14riot said:
Reloading to me is more like a top fuel drag race team. All the time in work is at the bench. Measuring, testing, measuring more, refining the process for just a short amount of use. My entire goal is to load ammo in less time than it takes to shoot a match with that ammo. Testing processes and results, determines the outcome.
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^^^^
This sums it up perfectly for me!
 
Reloading is like settling for a 6 then finding out for a few thousand more you could make the 6 into an 8, then a little more time and money you can make her into a 10, then you spend the rest of your money and time trying to find the right stuff to make that 10 an 11.
 
Maybe the cost per round depends on the discipline and caliber.
I reload 223 for XTC - cost is ~ 37c/round - using current costs for primers, powder, bullets and brass. I assume 8 reloads on the brass.
 
K22 said:
After reloading for about 50 years now, for me reloading is an unpleasant but necessary task because I desire precision and, at least in the past, I wanted to save money, the latter no longer applying since factory ammo is becoming cheaper than reloads. It has also become frustrating because I can't get the components that I want not to mention the ridiculous prices.

For me, I'd rather be shooting and / or hunting than reloading but that's just me. I'm afraid the golden age of the shooting sports is evaporating.
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How did you know? You just wrote my post. Thanks.
 
Reloading ...is an emotional
Psychotic Rollercoaster ride...like the hottest unfaithful woman you ever married, but she preforms so well, most of the time, ya can't give her up, expensive, frustrating, and fulfilling....but sometimes mundane, like weeding a large cornfield, row after row, after row...until the task is completed.
 
For me reloading is hobby, it just happens to feed another hobby. I don't shoot a lot so when I do load it's in batches. With the exception of .264 bullets and one powder I was well stocked before this mess started. Fortunately, I traded some bullets that I'd never use for some that I would. From time-to-time Hodgdon sells directly to the public and I picked up the powder I needed. At the time I thought the price was high, but a couple months later it looked like a bargain.

I've had just about all of my equipment for many, many years, did splurge on a FA priming tool that was on sale last year. My press is an ancient Rockchucker that I bought used and the Lee 1000 that I load pistol ammo on was given to me by its frustrated owner. I only load two rifle calibers, 260 and 22-250, both rifles shoot my reloads more accurately than any factory ammo I've tried.

So yes, I enjoy reloading. It's a good way to spend an afternoon when the weather is uncooperative.
 
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