jmorris Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 My hobby is making things better,faster and cheaper, one can find that in almost every place in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwsnowbum Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I really enjoy reloading. My job is very stressful, so when I'm not shooting this is a nice getaway. Building my man cave/reloading room has been a fun hobby too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I think that it's just another facet of shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 pain in the ass chore.......been shooting same load for 6 years, found one that works and that is good enough for me....If I had enough money to buy or pay somone to load my ammo I would!! Yeah, me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torogi Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I am forced to reload because of ammo prices. And i have bought what is available to make my reloading time as short as possible, except automation (ponsness, etc). Funny that any reloading material ill buy it in a heartbeat if i want/need it but not with my shooting gear/gun. I guess its both a hobby and a chore. Its like cooking food.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrawandDuck Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 ---it takes patience and focus and I like that There's the problem right there, I have very little of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prebaned Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Necessary evil that can be entertaining and gratifying like a hobby if all conditions are right. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onagoth Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 no...I reload to save money and that's the only reason. I hate doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Heading to the basement reloading room in a bit to pursue my hobby. I'm running low on Open ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I've still got about 3 gallons of .38 Specials to deprime - guess I'll go work on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobS761 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Lee Loadmaster-not hobby, Dillion 550-fun hobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) A hobby is something you do becuase you want to not becuase you have to ....so all you out there who said reloading is a hobby would continue to do so even if you were to get a shooting sponsor who provided you 25,000 rds/ Yr to your specs? Reloading is nothing more to me than a necessary evil ... When I used to offshore fish I'd have to spend hours rigging dead baits in prep for a trip, not a hobby either, just required ... Edited March 2, 2014 by Nimitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 .so all you out there who said reloading is a hobby would continue to do so even if you were to get a shooting sponsor who provided you 25,000 rds/ Yr to your specs? I honestly think I would still want to reload my own ammo. If an ammo company said here is 25k rounds for the year of course I would use it and probably just buy a different gun to reload for with the ammo savings. I would actually prefer a sponsor to give me components to make my own ammo. Of course this is all just pipe dreams as I will never get that type of sponsorship. Kind of like when I say ,"If I won the lottery......" I have never bought a lottery ticket and never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Remember what the Good Lord said in the joke, "Help me out a little, buy a ticket" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSH Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 A hobby is something you do because you want to not because you have to ....so all you out there who said reloading is a hobby would continue to do so even if you were to get a shooting sponsor who provided you 25,000 rds/ Yr to your specs? If i had 25,000 rounds a year to shoot, I would not have time to reload. I'd be making once fired brass instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropsitos Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Means to an end. If I didn't reload I couldn't shoot as much. Buying parts looks like less money than just buying finished rounds. $85-$30-$25(bullets primers powder for 1k) spread out looks better than $280 all at once and it's genuinely cheaper. Of course I've spent enough money on reloading equipment that I suppose I'd feel a lot better if i i considered it as a hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I'd have to say that if I didn't shoot at all I would not reload as it would be totally meaningless. If that were the case I'd find a different hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Definately an enjoyable hobby for me, I do enjoying shooting more but I also enjoy tinkering around with different loads to see what my guns like the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonman16 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I just have to keep reloading TO SAVE SAVE SAVE $$$$$$ and SAVE some more $$$$$. I just save like crazy, but I seem to BUY BUY BUY, and Buy some more reloading stuff so I can SAVE EVEN MORE $$$$$. My Hobbies become more of an addiction, and you still have to go to the range and shoot up all those savings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooldylocks Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 I just have to keep reloading TO SAVE SAVE SAVE $$$$$$ and SAVE some more $$$$$. I just save like crazy, but I seem to BUY BUY BUY, and Buy some more reloading stuff so I can SAVE EVEN MORE $$$$$. My Hobbies become more of an addiction, and you still have to go to the range and shoot up all those savings. When I was first starting to reload one of my dad's friends that was helping me out said, "Reloading will NEVER save you any money. All it does is make you shoot more." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorfish Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I hand load over 30,000 pistol rounds a year for myself and my two sons... Although my boys help me reload when they can, I do the bulk of the "work". More of a chore than a hobby for me, but I don't "hate" it. I think of myself of more of an "un-loader" than a re-loader. The part I don't like is "picking up" brass. I don't mind sorting, cleaning it and loading it, but I really hate scooping it off the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RammerJammer Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Rifle= fun hobby trying to dial in a perfect load and taking great care in ever step of the process Pistol= crank out as much as possible because I want to shoot as much as I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 It would be a hobby if I had more time. For now, it's a necessity to keep me shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDA Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 The part I don't like is "picking up" brass. I don't mind sorting, cleaning it and loading it, but I really hate scooping it off the ground. This I agree with 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropsitos Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Funny I like picking it up off the ground. I find it relaxing...like picking up nickels or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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