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Message: <blockquote data-quote="joegrizzy" data-source="post: 3912242" data-attributes="member: 45524">yeah for me with all the resources being constantly in/out of stock, fluctuating heavily in price, i made the decision reloading wasn't even worth it for anything other than a centerfire bolt platform. i reload .30-06 and....that's it. pistol ammo? shoot too much, not worth the time imo.semi auto rifle ammo like .308 or .223? again, all the reloading to just dump means it isn't worth it for me. i get it; i understand it's cost effective. i understand it's enjoyable. i used to work with a guy that would dig in the berm at outdoor ranges, sift the dirt thru a homemade sifter, melt the lead, cast his own bullets, reload, he really liked it. he'd get cheap wheel weights, any source he could find. i don't have the dedication, nor the investment for the setup. i use my old school mallet and punch style lee hand loader that i can legit take with me and reload at the range if i wanted to, never had a primer det on me but i'm sure it'll happen some day lol. but it just becomes too much of a hassle to keep up with all the components as they become harder to find. instead of just trying to find ammo (one thing), you end up trying to source multiple components that can be just as challenging, just as subject to price fluctuations, just as likely to have things like random bans/laws/restrictions/purchasing flags etc etc. if/when 9mm gets back to around .15-.17 cents per round, i just don't see how reloading for say .10-.13 cents per round is worth it when i tend to shoot a lot when i go out to shoot because i have a gorillion guns in 9mm and i want to shoot a mag thru at least SOME of them.</blockquote>

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