Due to covid haven't shot much and didn't need to reload.
But today I had to dust the old press out, I think the first time in 2 year! I must have checked everything 3 times, double checked and triple checked the powder thrower. Slowly made my first round, measured the COL twice..
And then got into it! 100 .357mag rounds later.
Why am I writing this?
I had forgotten how cathartic it was, how much I enjoyed the process and how it feels life returning back to normal. And later I get to make a big bang!
I normal post stuff like this on facebook (obviously not firearm stuff), but not sure "they" would understand! I am hoping you guys do!
email...... stephenbarrow@ntlworld.com
Nothing beats the moment a shiny new(ly) assembled round appears 😊
Gun control means using both hands.
Similar feeling to growing your own food.
I'm with the op, I enjoy what bit of reloading I do and I find it therapeutic.... Great to clear your head of day to day life!!
I reload a couple of hundred rounds a month and am pleased to hear that other's enjoy it. I don't.
My lad got the Autotrickler v3 and the fancy FX120 scales https://i.imgur.com/0ZZPwCx.png a few months ago and that had speeded everything up nicely but I still find it a real chore.
yep love it as well and another bonus is I get a bit trigger happy a lot of the time and I don't worry about the cost of rounds
cheers del
Glad to see others like it too!
I now just need to up my range/shooting ground outings!
I haven't shot much over the summer, but visiting relatives over the last few weeks have meant trips to the range and many hundreds of rounds being thrown around. I have a few hundred .357 and maybe 1000 9mm to replenish.
Time to find some good music for the gun room
I rediscovered .44 Remington Mag during this COVID debacle.
The ammo prices were so crazy that I bought the dies and started reloading. (prior to that it was mostly 9mm)
I've had a chance to do lots of experimentation with several different powders and bullets - it's been great. Settled on a decent 240gn LSWC using Alliant Sport Pistol. Now I even have a couple of thousand rounds for steel plates, gongs, and pins at the range.
"Pulling the handle" was very therapeutic (and lots of enjoyment) during the lock downs.