Anyone else have Rockefeller Syndrome??

I think it was also Rockefeller who said, when asked if it was for sale, (and no I don't remember what "it" was)... "Of course! Everything I own is for sale."

I'd call that focus... or obsession... and maybe that's why he got so rich. But ya know? He's dead anyway.

To need is the condition of all animals.
To want is Human.
To fulfill want, Divine.

To fulfill want with Starline Brass, well that's Heaven!


A Hornady prep station would be nice too!

I'm still using a C-H single stage press that my Grandfather bought before I was born. I look at it as buy good things and my son or Grandson will be using it when I die.

One reloaded round is to many and 100k is never enough.
I tried to stop buy n reloading stuff for a while lasted little over a year the entire time the bench was calling, but was o.k.
Then it happened!! Buddy calls me theirs an auction I'm at and the garage is full of reloading stuff they didn't advertise.
I left with 150 lb of powder $105.00 10s of thousands of new bullets 10s of k of lead bullets 25k primers presses two truck loads of stuff ammo parts. It was the holy grail of auctions. It was at a house where the entire ground floor was a garage shop and being California you would have all the anti gun a holes protesting.
Ended up spending $1125.00 Sold most the powder and bullets $6000.00 in 5 days.
So that' how I got back into it.

One thing about this hobby is that it can be very expensive, but it is an investment right?

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We had a saying in auto racing, “You know how to make a small fortune in car racing? Start with a large one.”

Guns and reloading are cheap, most people don’t have as much money invested in them as what a boat or RV loose when they pull them off the lot after purchase.

As for the investment side I don’t own a Dillon press that I couldn’t sell for more than I paid for it new.

I am in the same boat. I am always checking midway and cabelas online for deals, want a FA wet tumbler, electric case prep center. Don't think my 2500 9mm brass is enough, 1200 223rem cases are enough but the almighty dollar stops me dead in my tracks from buying any of it. I told myself i will not buy powder, primers or bullets until i am completely empty! I finished off a pound of benchmark last night and 2 more to go and once its gone ill buy a pound of it cause its proven itself to me and then a pound of varget instead of 2lbs of benchmark. I used to get in the panic mode when i didn't have supplies or tools but honestly i could care less now. I have 4 different loads for 4 different bullets for my rifle so the fun is gone now its load up ammo when i need it.

Always looking for deals on bullets and primers. I guess I should just try to keep several hundred dollars set aside in case I get an email with a deal I can’t refuse. I like planning my purchases but this hobby doesn’t seem suited to that.

With guns, reloading gear, fishing gear, tools, money, land....

Zendude said:

Always looking for deals on bullets and primers. I guess I should just try to keep several hundred dollars set aside in case I get an email with a deal I can’t refuse. I like planning my purchases but this hobby doesn’t seem suited to that.

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No it doesn't! I fired up Facebook yesterday and midway posted a flash sale for cci 22lr and before i knew it i was making phone calls gathering orders. I purchased 1k rounds of it and ill bet 500rds will last me 3-4yrs.

CKweigand said:

When John D. Rockefeller was asked, “How much money is enough?” He responded with “Just a little bit more...”

It might not be with money for me but as far as my reloading supplies, tools, ammo, guns, and equipment it certainly is.

Just purchased a new Hornady LnL Ap and thought that would subdue me for a while. But I’m already looking at some accessories for said press. Worrying about the “low” quantity of brass I have on hand. Thinking about purchasing a wet tumbler, etc., etc.

One thing about this hobby is that it can be very expensive, but it is an investment right? Am I the only one with this conundrum? What is it that has you eyeing for the next purchase. Or is there something that you gotta simply have more of for the hobby?

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I have mink taste on a muskrat budget....

I've got deep pockets, but short arms.

I don't know what the Hell you are talking about.

its setting in right now. Buy a new barrel, dies, stock for an old savage rifle for something new to reload and shoot or sell both cheap savages and get a good one. Anyone here last name Rockefeller and want to loan a brother some money?

I have a nice bench setup. At some point I will add at least 1 more progressive and possible more to my bench but for now I have enough. One item that I have shown iron will against getting is a wet pin tumbler. I have myself convinced that it wouldn't be a good fit for my exact situation. Not that I wouldn't mind having really nice brass but I get good results with dry tumbling. And that is a true story.

thomas15 said:

I have a nice bench setup. At some point I will add at least 1 more progressive and possible more to my bench but for now I have enough. One item that I have shown iron will against getting is a wet pin tumbler. I have myself convinced that it wouldn't be a good fit for my exact situation. Not that I wouldn't mind having really nice brass but I get good results with dry tumbling. And that is a true story.

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me too. when they put them on sale I could have used amazon point and paid like $90 but I kept saying my corn cob tumble, rinse and dry method works well. It takes a week for the brass to dry outside in the summer sun but it saves me $90.

CKweigand wrote:
It might not be with money for me but as far as my reloading supplies, tools, ammo, guns, and equipment it certainly is.

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Well, to paraphrase Luke 12:15, a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his reloading supplies.

One thing about this hobby is that it can be very expensive, but it is an investment right?

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No. The ammunition and reloading supplies are all expendable. The guns are wasting assets that deteriorate a little with each firing. And the tools and equipment must be maintained or else they too will deteriorate. An asset is an investment if it has intrinsic value that is likely to appreciate or if it will produce or can be used to produce income.

Am I the only one with this conundrum?

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No. Human needs, even in handloading and reloading, are quite modest. Human wants, on the other hand are insatiable. Because we expend them, it is natural to want more components, faster equipment, less tedious processes, greater accuracy, easier recharging magazines, etc.

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What is it that has you eyeing for the next purchase. Or is there something that you gotta simply have more of for the hobby?
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Well, no. Assuming everything goes according to plan, I will retire in 73 days. Since my income will drop, I went ahead and planned for all the reloading components and equipment I anticipate needing for the rest of my life and purchased them so they didn't have to come out of my annuity. So, if I plan to live a long life, then I have to discipline myself as to how fast I load and shoot everything.

I heard a quote supposedly by Rockefeller. When asked what the most important dollar he ever made was he replied, "The next one."

I certainly have the syndrome with firearms and reloading equipment.
There's always something else I'd like to add.

Holy Puppies, @DRAINSMITH! Seeing all that Red has me Green with envy!
That is the kind of set up and organization I aspire to.

Right now I can touch both opposing walls at the same time, but some day!

"He who dies with the most toys wins.."

Just a recreational shooter here as well as a hunter. In some cases I likely have enough brass to outlast me. Other supplies though I'm like an addict. Can never have too much. I have to throttle my needs, and if I have at least a years supply I try not to restock immediately. The last big shortage lasted a long time so I feel the urge to stack it up.

As far as thinkgs I'd like and not need, been looking at a progressive for pistol rounds. A wet tumbler would be nice. Other than that I'm satisfies, unless a great deal comes up

-Jeff

Dear Lord! I've caught it!

While looking to see when my new four fifty Bushmaster upper would arrive, I clicked on the link to new barrels for my bolt action. I then found myself lusting after a six Creedmoor barrel and deciding when to appropriate monies for it!

I don't even have the new "gun" yet!
I got it bad!
I'm sick I tell you!

SICK!

Oh, well. Certainly beats Streptococcus or Stockholm Syndrome.

jmorris said:

We had a saying in auto racing, “You know how to make a small fortune in car racing? Start with a large one.”

Guns and reloading are cheap, most people don’t have as much money invested in them as what a boat or RV loose when they pull them off the lot after purchase.

As for the investment side I don’t own a Dillon press that I couldn’t sell for more than I paid for it new.

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Got that right. I have been reloading for nine years and spent less than I would to build one car less engine.

I must be doing it wrong. I don't have a bunch of equipment or even components compared to most. As soon as I get an order in for a load I already do, I run through it loading. A friend came over and mentioned that he expected to see tons of powder, bullets, and primers. I told him, that does me no good until they are put together, What does this do for me? I end up having to reinforce the attic floor to hold the rounds. Guess I need to shoot more.

CKweigand said:

Worrying about the “low” quantity of brass I have on hand.

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When you buy factory ammo so you can have brass to reload, you'll know you've reached "crazy" level. When I run out of bullets and primers, I get the shakes.