A few years ago I had the C&R bug pretty badly. I bought all kinds of cool vintage firearms that mostly took somewhat to very obscure rounds, stuff that they didn't have at WalMart or my local gun store. So it became a matter of necessity if I even wanted to shoot certain guns. Then I began to see that reloading
is an entire art and science unto itself. I became an NRA Certified Metallic Cartridge Reloading Instructor, took up the mantle of running a local reloading club and over the years we were doing that, I taught about 300 others how to reload.
Sadly, I am in a state that punishes free citizens for wanting to exercise their civil and God given rights so between pressure from the ATF to become an FFL06 and the passage of the horrifically bad ammo laws that my state has passed in their goal of civilian disarmament, we had to shut down the reloading club. But I still really enjoy reloading because it's fun, it gives you a bit more control over your "ammo destiny" when living in a state that is doing it's best to completely disarm us and it's an interesting process to work up and refine loads for your firearms. I don't shoot competition, I don't hunt, mostly just plink but even at that level, reloading gives you a sense of confidence about what you are able to achieve with your firearms addiction.
I look forward to exiting soon to a free state where I will likely start up another reloading club. I can think of no better way to empower firearms owners to be in control of their own ammo needs and therefore their 2A rights than to reload. Sorry but when I meet shooters who "don't reload", it reminds
me of meeting a driver who "doesn't know how to change a flat tire." Just my opinion, and yes, reloading is time consuming and takes considerable patience to even become safe and functional at it, but in 2021 America, if you are at all serious about being a responsible, skilled gun owner, it feels as if you REALLY need to be a reloader.
Shot from the good old days of our club...