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Hello my name is Ohihunter and I have an addiction.

I have about 120 reloads under my belt and have to say this is getting addicting.

I started loading 223rem from min hornady charge with h335 and got mediocur results. I then took the advice from the great people at THR and went up in charge and almost had 5 shots touching at 100yards with crappy bags.

well I'm off tomorrow and spent the last few hours cleaning primer pockets, de bur and chamfer cases and loaded 5 at 22.8gr, 5 at 23gr, 5 at 23.2gr.

23.2gr is hornady max but at 22.8 last week everything seemed fine as far as pressure signs. going to see what it does after this up into hodgdons data.

now I have to save up for my lee auto drum and start loading 9mm, then off to 45-70 and 38spl.

yep I'm screwed. this is probably the most expensive hobby I have ever gotten into but I'm enjoying it cause its something I made with my own hands and skill and sure beats giving someone else money when I got my reload 223 to shoot better and cheaper than 55gr v max from the store.

once I got my lee classic turret-most expensive reloading purchase I said well there I no going back when I finally get this ill be in too deep. I am now.

thanks to all the guys for the help and feeding my new addiction.
 
this is probably the most expensive hobby I have ever gotten into
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The up-front costs of a press, dies, powder measure, scales, and other accessories may run several hundred dollars, but after that you're loading ammunition that you would have bought anyway.

And if you think that I've been reloading since I was seventeen, my total investment in reloading equipment has translated into less than a nickel per day which I regard as pretty cheap considering how much enjoyment and satisfaction I have gotten out of it.
 
I'm sitting on 30,000 primers, 40 lbs of powder and about 15,000 bullets between 9mm, 40 S&W, and 223. Yeah, its an addiction......a REALLY damn fun one!
 
Addiction or affliction, I never could tell the difference. Lotta great advice on this website, though. Still learning something about reloading every time I go to the range
 
Trust me, the addiction gets worse. :D And while there is that initial outlay for the gear, it is usually a one time cost. I still use my first press, a Lee turret press factory second I bought for half price, over thirty years ago. A lot of my dies are as old or bought used. With minimal care they will last for generations. Buying components in bulk, scrounging brass, and so forth saves money. I can usually load ammo for a fraction of commercial costs.

You mentioned the satisfaction of making accurate ammo and that is a good part of the hobby. I enjoy learning the techniques and performing the mechanical aspects. Plus, all that shiny ammo you made just looks neat.

Jeff
 
My vote...addiction.
I was standing at my loading bench last night....thinking about loading...something. Problem was, I don't NEED to load anything! But I wanted to start a batch of brass and I think it just felt like I was falling behind. I just felt like I should be loading...even though there are boxes on top of boxes of reloads.
So, its an addiction for me. Thats ok "cause i like it. And it keeps me out of trouble!

Mark
 
You know you're addicted when you go to the range on a beautiful Spring day and spend more time scrounging brass and talking "reloading" with your shooting buddies than you do shooting. I got it bad!
 
When you have 7 presses, 11 powder measures, 4 scales, 3 case trimers, 3 sets of dies for each caliber you reload, 2 casting furnaces, several molds for each caliber, 2 lube sizers, and 30k rounds already loaded. Then you are addicted.
 
I'm in the same position as hardtarget, I have shelves full of loaded ammo, but I just keep on loading, because I really enjoy it.

At the end of my shooting sessions, when I have 250 peices of brass in a zip-lock, all I can think of is.....time to load!
 
I prefer "pass time", but addiction can be appropriate. Since I have waaaay more time to reload than I have to shoot (rains a lot in So. Oregon), I accumulate a bunch of "try me next" loads. I have a lot of time to think on my hobby and often wind up with supplies, tools, toys that just fill up my shop. So, like addiction, it's constantly on my mind...

I refuse to consider what any of this costs because it's my hobby, my time, my money, and by golly I worked over 50 years to get where I am today and I deserve it! :D
 
I love the quiet and solitude of reloading. Just me, the stuff and my thoughts. I don't know about addiction. I think it's a good way to relax. Yes, I have ammo cans full and still reloading. I guess I like to relax.
 
well it got me again!

I broke my lee hand primer and jumped into the safety prime today as well as lee auto drum.

now my tools are complete and all money will be spent on brass, powder and bullets.
 
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