Who enjoys reloading more or as much as shooting

Machineguntony · July 13, 2013, 05:45 PM

I just got back from the range and shot my first reloads from my newly set up Dillon 650.

I must confess, I think I enjoy the reloading more than the actual shooting. There is something therapeutic about it. I'm listening to the sound of the brass cleaner cleaning the brass, im listening to the auto primer feeder running, the auto brass feeder feeding the brass, I'm in my newly set up reloading room having a beer, listening to music, deciding on a new recipe for 9mm. Sooooo relaxing and enjoyable.

When I was at the range, I kept picking up my brass and getting brass that fell into my area that other people discarded. I almost enjoyed scavenging brass as much as the shooting.

It's a great hobby. And while I figured that I save on ammunition at a rate of about 30% - 50% (my reloads cost about $8 per 50 rounds, versus $15-19 factory), I realize that saving money is only an excuse to justify this great hobby. In the long run, we spend way more on supplies and doodads and knick knacks for this hobby. Ahhhhh, but it's so awesome.

Any one enjoy reloading as much as I do?

g.willikers · July 13, 2013, 05:56 PM

Ok, you load and we'll shoot.
Can't get any happier than that.

Wreck-n-Crew · July 13, 2013, 06:00 PM

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Ok, you load and we'll shoot.
Can't get any happier than that.

X2

BigTex308 · July 13, 2013, 06:11 PM

I'd say they're about equal.

I'll go through phases where I like one just a tad more than the other but it all balances out. I spend way too much on reloading stuff lol

Ike

Gster · July 13, 2013, 06:49 PM

I like them both about equal, although I reload more than I shoot. The stash just keeps growing. There is nothing wrong with relaxing and having a beer, sounds like a good idea. It's not a good idea to mix having a beer with reloading though.

57K · July 13, 2013, 07:01 PM

They go hand in hand!

boondocker385 · July 13, 2013, 08:09 PM

I'd enjoy both more if I could get more supplies....and had more money.

jrobin3360 · July 13, 2013, 08:35 PM

I LOVE to shoot my guns. The smell of burning powder, the feel of the recoil, the sight of holes in my target going where I want them. There's no better stress relief.
Just getting into "rolling my own" & looking forward when I can let my first loads fly.

reynolds357 · July 13, 2013, 09:09 PM

I see reloading as a necessary evil. My dad shot bench rest when I was growing up and I got stuck loading all his match ammo. I hated it then and dont like it much better now.

AL45 · July 13, 2013, 09:46 PM

What I enjoy, is shooting my reloads. There is a feeling of independence to be able to head to the garage anytime I want, load up some ammunition and head to the range. I don't have to go to the store and I save a ton of money. Plus there is a personal satisfaction of producing my own ammunition that functions properly.

Farmland · July 13, 2013, 10:16 PM

I like to reload it is a cool hobby in itself. Though if I didn't like shooting more I doubt I would reload. I'm an equipment and do it yourself person so reloading is a natural fit.

I have tons of things to keep myself busy so finding time to reload gets to be harder. When I am reloading I like to spend some time just hanging out in my reloading building. Having unlimited space is cool.

Crankylove · July 13, 2013, 10:38 PM

I enjoy both.

I like building and testing my own loads, and many days find reloading a way to relax and wind down a bit from daily stresses.

Right now, I reload for all my centerfires (shot shells excluded), and haven't purchased factory ammo in 2-3 years. If I had the money available (gonna get that winning lotto ticket one if theses days, right?), I would still reload for my less common calibers and do some specialty type stuff for the rest, but I would be shooting a whole lot more factory ammo through my more common caliber firearms..............I still prefer shooting to reloading any day.

YunGun · July 13, 2013, 10:59 PM

I'd say it's a 3-way split between casting my own bullets, reloading them and shooting them... Casting is just another facet of the shooting hobby. Now if I could only make powder, primers & brass

g.willikers · July 13, 2013, 11:38 PM

It used to be fun, but now it's more like work.
More necessary than enjoyable.
Must be due to the old, creaky joints complaining.
If I was wealthy, I'd buy all my ammo and pay someone to clean the guns.
But I ain't, so the reloading will continue.

Huskerguy · July 13, 2013, 11:42 PM

I am with you. I go back into reloading because I was stressed in job which was dealing with people, money, and paper all day long. I got the reloading stuff out after nearly 30 years of being boxed up from a couple of moves. I love the math, measuring and just plain old planning and tinkering that has to be done.

Fullthrottle · July 13, 2013, 11:50 PM

I reload because I shoot, and I shoot because I reload! One in the same to me. I do enjoy both parts of the hobby.

There are days that I really want to get out and reload(to get away from the family and be in my own "zen" if you will), almost like therapy!

I unfortunately had to buy ammo off the shelf last year(because I didn't have enough .380acp reloaded) on a last minute shooting trip with a lady I work with......damn I was amazed at the price of boxed ammo.....I hadn't done that in four years!

Forrest68 · July 13, 2013, 11:54 PM

Enjoy it as much, The fun of worken up loads, finden that one that works best for your gun and then the magic of those groups shrinking and shrinking. lol I've only been at it a short time, the first time I went to the range with the finished ammo, and they were shooting in nice little groups, I was like a 5yo again gigglen my head off at what I'd done. I can easily spend hours doing either shooting or loaden. Well and if I spend hours shooting I will need to spend hours loaden works out nicely.

Lost Sheep · July 14, 2013, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 57K

They go hand in hand!

Hand in hand? How about hand in mouth?

I do not load while eating. Loading while drinking is seldom done. I am not much interested in contaminating my food or drink with any primer dust, powder, bullet lube or lead.

Also, loading may or may not be as demanding of your attention as driving, but I would no more load with a beer in hand than drive with one. (I will grant you that while driving, you are not in sole control of events (other drivers, etc) as much as you are when loading, but any alcohol, antihistamines, pain medication, etc that can influence your memory or attention is strictly off limits at my loading bench.

By all means crack open a cold one after you box up the finished product, wash your hands and change clothes. Enjoy the glow of a job well done.

Good luck,

Lost Sheep

zcrenna · July 14, 2013, 02:48 AM

For me, each gives it's own feeling of satisfaction.
Shooting to me is comparable to riding, it's a great way to get some space, clear my head and there's just a proud feeling of accomplishment when you can shoot a great group or hit your mark again and again at a few hundred yards away.

Loading also gives me a feeling of satisfaction, knowing that I'm not completely dependent on stores for ammo and more importantly that I'm mastering a craft that takes a lot of skill and care to do right. And it also clears my head to pull some levers, measure powder, seat bullets, measure OALs... The list goes on.
Kinda like doing your own engine work, your in charge

Both are fun to me... Except trimming and chamferring hundreds of 223 cases for my AR in a sitting

can't wait for my CTS trimmer to arrive..

rebs · July 14, 2013, 05:06 AM

I enjoy both, love the satisfaction of shooting my own reloads and seeing how well I can make my guns shoot. Reloading is a great hobby, when it is cold and snowing or the temperature is over 90 I can stay in the air conditioned house and reload. When the weather is decent I go to the range and shoot.

Kittum · July 14, 2013, 10:05 PM

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I enjoy both, love the satisfaction of shooting my own reloads and seeing how well I can make my guns shoot. Reloading is a great hobby, when it is cold and snowing or the temperature is over 90 I can stay in the air conditioned house and reload. When the weather is decent I go to the range and shoot.

I am the same way.

Geezerbiker · July 15, 2013, 04:47 AM

I find a certain satisfaction from loading ammo tuned to my guns and the way I shoot. I don't think shooting would be anywhere near as much fun if I didn't roll my own...

Tony

Sure Shot Mc Gee · July 15, 2013, 06:38 AM

Can't always shoot when ever I would like. My reloading bench does help occupy my spare time on those occasions. It's actually pretty good therapy in relieving stress too.

S/S

jwrowland77 · July 15, 2013, 06:46 AM

I like both equal amounts. There's just something awesome about making your own round that function perfectly, and making a 5-shot group no bigger than a dime from a 7mm RM to completely give you an adrenaline rush and complete satisfaction in a job well done.

jmorris · July 15, 2013, 06:55 AM

I really enjoy creating things, recreating them, over and over, is no where near as fun.

July 13, 2013, 05:45 PM	#1
Machineguntony Senior Member Join Date: June 22, 2013 Posts: 1,277	Who enjoys reloading more or as much as shooting I just got back from the range and shot my first reloads from my newly set up Dillon 650. I must confess, I think I enjoy the reloading more than the actual shooting. There is something therapeutic about it. I'm listening to the sound of the brass cleaner cleaning the brass, im listening to the auto primer feeder running, the auto brass feeder feeding the brass, I'm in my newly set up reloading room having a beer, listening to music, deciding on a new recipe for 9mm. Sooooo relaxing and enjoyable. When I was at the range, I kept picking up my brass and getting brass that fell into my area that other people discarded. I almost enjoyed scavenging brass as much as the shooting. It's a great hobby. And while I figured that I save on ammunition at a rate of about 30% - 50% (my reloads cost about $8 per 50 rounds, versus $15-19 factory), I realize that saving money is only an excuse to justify this great hobby. In the long run, we spend way more on supplies and doodads and knick knacks for this hobby. Ahhhhh, but it's so awesome. Any one enjoy reloading as much as I do?

July 13, 2013, 05:56 PM	#2
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	Ok, you load and we'll shoot. Can't get any happier than that. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

July 13, 2013, 06:11 PM	#4
BigTex308 Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 259	Re: Who enjoys reloading more or as much as shooting I'd say they're about equal. I'll go through phases where I like one just a tad more than the other but it all balances out. I spend way too much on reloading stuff lol Ike

July 13, 2013, 06:49 PM	#5
Gster Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2012 Location: N.central Pa. Posts: 302	I like them both about equal, although I reload more than I shoot. The stash just keeps growing. There is nothing wrong with relaxing and having a beer, sounds like a good idea. It's not a good idea to mix having a beer with reloading though. __________________ Gun control means: Being able to hit what you are shooting at.

July 13, 2013, 10:38 PM	#12
Crankylove Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2008 Location: 8B ID Posts: 1,753	I enjoy both. I like building and testing my own loads, and many days find reloading a way to relax and wind down a bit from daily stresses. Right now, I reload for all my centerfires (shot shells excluded), and haven't purchased factory ammo in 2-3 years. If I had the money available (gonna get that winning lotto ticket one if theses days, right?), I would still reload for my less common calibers and do some specialty type stuff for the rest, but I would be shooting a whole lot more factory ammo through my more common caliber firearms..............I still prefer shooting to reloading any day. __________________ The answer to 1984 is 1776

July 13, 2013, 07:01 PM	#6
57K Junior member Join Date: March 2, 2013 Location: Heart of Texas Posts: 788	They go hand in hand!

July 13, 2013, 08:09 PM	#7
boondocker385 Senior Member Join Date: March 6, 2013 Posts: 640	I'd enjoy both more if I could get more supplies....and had more money.

July 13, 2013, 08:35 PM	#8
jrobin3360 Senior Member Join Date: June 30, 2013 Location: Kentucky, near Ft Knox Posts: 153	I LOVE to shoot my guns. The smell of burning powder, the feel of the recoil, the sight of holes in my target going where I want them. There's no better stress relief. Just getting into "rolling my own" & looking forward when I can let my first loads fly.

July 13, 2013, 09:09 PM	#9
reynolds357 Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2012 Posts: 6,164	I see reloading as a necessary evil. My dad shot bench rest when I was growing up and I got stuck loading all his match ammo. I hated it then and dont like it much better now.

July 13, 2013, 09:46 PM	#10
AL45 Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2012 Posts: 754	What I enjoy, is shooting my reloads. There is a feeling of independence to be able to head to the garage anytime I want, load up some ammunition and head to the range. I don't have to go to the store and I save a ton of money. Plus there is a personal satisfaction of producing my own ammunition that functions properly.

July 13, 2013, 10:16 PM	#11
Farmland Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2009 Posts: 869	I like to reload it is a cool hobby in itself. Though if I didn't like shooting more I doubt I would reload. I'm an equipment and do it yourself person so reloading is a natural fit. I have tons of things to keep myself busy so finding time to reload gets to be harder. When I am reloading I like to spend some time just hanging out in my reloading building. Having unlimited space is cool.

July 13, 2013, 10:59 PM	#13
YunGun Member Join Date: March 8, 2013 Posts: 22	I'd say it's a 3-way split between casting my own bullets, reloading them and shooting them... Casting is just another facet of the shooting hobby. Now if I could only make powder, primers & brass

July 13, 2013, 11:38 PM	#14
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	It used to be fun, but now it's more like work. More necessary than enjoyable. Must be due to the old, creaky joints complaining. If I was wealthy, I'd buy all my ammo and pay someone to clean the guns. But I ain't, so the reloading will continue. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

July 13, 2013, 11:42 PM	#15
Huskerguy Senior Member Join Date: March 28, 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 348	I am with you. I go back into reloading because I was stressed in job which was dealing with people, money, and paper all day long. I got the reloading stuff out after nearly 30 years of being boxed up from a couple of moves. I love the math, measuring and just plain old planning and tinkering that has to be done.

July 13, 2013, 11:50 PM	#16
Fullthrottle Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2009 Posts: 280	I reload because I shoot, and I shoot because I reload! One in the same to me. I do enjoy both parts of the hobby. There are days that I really want to get out and reload(to get away from the family and be in my own "zen" if you will), almost like therapy! I unfortunately had to buy ammo off the shelf last year(because I didn't have enough .380acp reloaded) on a last minute shooting trip with a lady I work with......damn I was amazed at the price of boxed ammo.....I hadn't done that in four years! __________________ When seconds count, why is help minutes away?

July 13, 2013, 11:54 PM	#17
Forrest68 Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 2013 Posts: 135	Enjoy it as much, The fun of worken up loads, finden that one that works best for your gun and then the magic of those groups shrinking and shrinking. lol I've only been at it a short time, the first time I went to the range with the finished ammo, and they were shooting in nice little groups, I was like a 5yo again gigglen my head off at what I'd done. I can easily spend hours doing either shooting or loaden. Well and if I spend hours shooting I will need to spend hours loaden works out nicely.

July 14, 2013, 02:48 AM	#19
zcrenna Member Join Date: February 3, 2013 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 60	For me, each gives it's own feeling of satisfaction. Shooting to me is comparable to riding, it's a great way to get some space, clear my head and there's just a proud feeling of accomplishment when you can shoot a great group or hit your mark again and again at a few hundred yards away. Loading also gives me a feeling of satisfaction, knowing that I'm not completely dependent on stores for ammo and more importantly that I'm mastering a craft that takes a lot of skill and care to do right. And it also clears my head to pull some levers, measure powder, seat bullets, measure OALs... The list goes on. Kinda like doing your own engine work, your in charge Both are fun to me... Except trimming and chamferring hundreds of 223 cases for my AR in a sitting can't wait for my CTS trimmer to arrive..

July 14, 2013, 05:06 AM	#20
rebs Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2012 Posts: 3,881	I enjoy both, love the satisfaction of shooting my own reloads and seeing how well I can make my guns shoot. Reloading is a great hobby, when it is cold and snowing or the temperature is over 90 I can stay in the air conditioned house and reload. When the weather is decent I go to the range and shoot.

July 15, 2013, 04:47 AM	#22
Geezerbiker Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2011 Location: Willamina, OR Posts: 1,908	I find a certain satisfaction from loading ammo tuned to my guns and the way I shoot. I don't think shooting would be anywhere near as much fun if I didn't roll my own... Tony

July 15, 2013, 06:38 AM	#23
Sure Shot Mc Gee Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,876	Can't always shoot when ever I would like. My reloading bench does help occupy my spare time on those occasions. It's actually pretty good therapy in relieving stress too. S/S

July 15, 2013, 06:46 AM	#24
jwrowland77 Senior Member Join Date: March 23, 2012 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 1,398	Who enjoys reloading more or as much as shooting I like both equal amounts. There's just something awesome about making your own round that function perfectly, and making a 5-shot group no bigger than a dime from a 7mm RM to completely give you an adrenaline rush and complete satisfaction in a job well done.

July 15, 2013, 06:55 AM	#25
jmorris Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2006 Posts: 3,077	I really enjoy creating things, recreating them, over and over, is no where near as fun.

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