This is a discussion on reloading enjoyment within the Reloading forums, part of the Defensive Ammunition & Ballistics category; Stupid question. Is it a natural progression to enjoy reloading ammunition more than actually Shooting. I still shoot close to 1500-2000 rounds a month but ...
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Stupid question. Is it a natural progression to enjoy reloading ammunition more than actually Shooting. I still shoot close to 1500-2000 rounds a month but I enjoy making ammo now more than shooting it
Is this normal?
I mean I still train and stay proficient in my drills etc... but I find myself desiring more to make ammunition.
You do not fight like you train nor will you rise to the occasion, but rather default to the highest level you have mastered....Officer B. Harnish.
I am not responsible for any mispelngs or gramcraker mistakes caused by auto correct!
Its not about guns..........Its about Freedom!
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Great hobby... I must be a little loose in the mainspring also.. Still reload ammo in calibers I no longer have handguns for.. Never know when might I spot a bargain 1911 or a .44 magnum or a .380 or a.........
I have the bullets and the brass so I sit down and roll a few hundred when ever I need therapy. Hate to see those plastic boxes sitting around empty..Oh yeah, I have to buy some more boxes
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Yep.
It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb...
AR. CHL Instr. 07/02 FFL
Maker of cool things to shoot
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can y'all reload for me? I spend more time shooting then reloading.
There is something about firing 4,200 thirty millimeter rounds/min that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
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I like reloading and shooting both, but think I like shooting a bit more.
What I don't like is having to buy new supplies, like bullets, powder, primers. So I find myself not wanting to shoot because that means I'll need to reload and use my supplies and then need to buy more.
This is probably only a problem for me becuase I'm so damn broke all the time.
I fired 250 rounds this week and have reloaded 150 so far, still 100 to go. I feel guilty when I shoot. Like I'm wasting supplies. Crazy I know. I mean, that is why I bought the stuff to begin with. I guess it's part of my packrat syndrome or something. lol.
I still do it though by rationalizing the fact that I am making ammo for way less than I can buy it, if I cold find any. And by reminding myself that vigilance is necessary to remain proficient, thus I must be both.
When you've got 'em by the balls, their hearts & minds will follow. Semper Fi.
I still use my old Herters single-stage press for my reloading. I find it ... therapeutic!
But, it's a bit like buying cigarettes--spending hard-earned money just to watch it go up in smoke!
Retired USAF E-8. Avatar is OldVet from days long gone - 1978. Oh, to be young again...
Paranoia strikes deep, into your heart it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... "For What It's Worth" Buffalo Springfield
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Hi! My name is Lon and I'm a reloader.Originally Posted by Rob99VMI04
Caution!!! You have just admitted to a subtle addiction!!! You know you are a reloading junkie when you go shooting solely to empty cases so you'll have more to reload.
The only known treatment (there is NO cure!!!) is to buy large quantities of once-fired brass or scrounge everything you can get your hands on at the range.
An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. - Robert A. Heinlein
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I gotta admit that melting down wheel weights then casting bullets then lubing each bullet then sorting brass then cleaning brass then loading brass has become almost like having a J.O.B. I enjoy it more when I got music playing,only problem is If I turn to my left the computers there and I just gotta check DC then 2 hours later I ain't loaded nothing
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC .
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It's a great addiction or disease to have I think I might be a carrier.
I reject your reality, and insert my own.
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Just about covers it for me as well. Started when I was 12...59 in 2 weeks. I find I enjoy reloading more and more each year. The problem is cleaning the guns after you shoot everything up to get the empties. I hate cleaning the guns.It's a great addiction or disease to have I think I might be a carrier.
Who is John Galt?
Sometimes there's justice, sometimes there's just us---
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I know a few people that consider shooting a neccessary evil to continue their reloading.
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We need to meet!
I just pulled my m1a and it has never been cleaned. Thank God i mostly shoot pistol and the are mostly glock whichil I clean maybe once a year.
You do not fight like you train nor will you rise to the occasion, but rather default to the highest level you have mastered....Officer B. Harnish.
I am not responsible for any mispelngs or gramcraker mistakes caused by auto correct!
Its not about guns..........Its about Freedom!
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Not if a reloader got there first"You may find me one day dead in a ditch somewhere. But by God, you'll find me in a pile of brass." - Trooper M. Padgett
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC .
Amen to that! I scoop up brass faster than a scourge of locus can clean up a field of crops.
Paranoia strikes deep, into your heart it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... "For What It's Worth" Buffalo Springfield
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I shoot my Glocks most of the time as well for the same reason. I never shoot my wheel guns anymore because of scrubbing out all those darn holes the next day (or week).
Who is John Galt?
Sometimes there's justice, sometimes there's just us---
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