Is it even worth it?

[NiMiK]

It's a hobby. If you feel the hobby takes away from more important things in life, it's not for you. Most reloaders will find spare time to do so.
An old scout sniper once told me "if you turn your hobby into a job, you will come to hate it real fast."


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[sghart]

It's a hobby. If you feel the hobby takes away from more important things in life, it's not for you. Most reloaders will find spare time to do so.
An old scout sniper once told me "if you turn your hobby into a job, you will come to hate it real fast."


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That is absolutely true.

When my boys were young we were busy all the time, but I always found a little time to turn out a box or two of 38 spl rounds so I could take them out in the woods and shoot together. They loved it.

Now that my kids are gone I have plenty of free time to reload but I noticed something real quick. I will go to the garage to load some rounds or cast some bullets but if I'm not feeling it, or it starts to seem like a chore, I stop.

I want my hobby to be fun. As soon as it turns into work I go find something else to do.

[TexasJackKin]

It's a hobby!!! If you always buy the cheapest factory ammo you can find, things will change from lot to lot, some will be quite dirty, some won't shoot well in your guns, and some will be fine.

After a bit of load development, all mine are fine, and shoot well in my guns. More accurately than factory loads (at least the ones I've tried) and as a point of pride I have many guns that have never had a factory round though them. It's an irritation that front Sight makes you use factory ammo, or I'd have more guns that never had a factory load though them.

[MountainFF]

You can't put a price on time in your reloading room

[dreyna14]

I love my time alone in the garage reloading. For me, any money saved is money in my pocket. My wife is usually in bed fairly early and I can do a lot in a half hour to an hour, especially on a progressive. Once the initial investment is made you can pay for it in very little time as long as you tailored the investment to your shooting habits. For larger rifles the savings can be staggering. For hunting ammo I can save $25 a box worth. For long range it's $15-20. That means I can just about double my shooting dollar. Plus, if you do long range the investment in equipment is actually less because you will most likely be using a single stage press and doing a lot of prep by hand. However, if you choose not to, that means more supplies for us that do.

[snowdog650]

I'm thinking it will be VERY worth it in the near future ... oh ... I don't know ... 1 JAN 2017, or so.

Just a guess.