I enjoy reloading. Not necessarily the physical manufacturing of the shells. But the mental exercise of trying new recipes, using different components, changing parameters like velocity or pressure. Fitting loads to specific guns.
Those days are gone. How many times have you heard, “I used to have this favorite recipe, but the powder is unavailable.?” “ I want to try this recipe, but I can’t find these primers.” “Can’t do that one. Those wads haven’t been available for years.” “Not worth paying $300 dollars for that powder.” Now it’s just a scramble just to load anything. Many have given up in frustration. I still reload, but now it’s just manual labor—assuming I have the necessary components.
Those days are gone. How many times have you heard, “I used to have this favorite recipe, but the powder is unavailable.?” “ I want to try this recipe, but I can’t find these primers.” “Can’t do that one. Those wads haven’t been available for years.” “Not worth paying $300 dollars for that powder.” Now it’s just a scramble just to load anything. Many have given up in frustration. I still reload, but now it’s just manual labor—assuming I have the necessary components.
