Have you ever thought about getting out of reloading???

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No.

I stock very few rounds. I prefer to load up what I intend to shoot with a little extra in case I decide to shoot more ;-)
 
Another vote for No.
For me, I started back in the late 80s, loading for my 9mm on the Rock Chucker. Bought some more dies, got a Hornady Projector and Hurricane Andrew hit in 92 before I got a chance to set it up. Moved, put all the reloading things into storage. Got back into it in 2005 after some "life issues", cleaned everything up, started again -- uncle Sugar sent me overseas, put everything away; got back and started loading again. It was on/off until 2008 when I really started again. Since then a used LNL AP joined the mix and I haven't looked back.
Given the ammo shortages in 2008/9 and this latest worse one, I'm glad to have my press running. And like many others, if it wasn't for reloads I wouldn't be able to feed/afford some of my rifles and even handguns. 300 Blackout comes to mind; one of my buddies has paid upwards of $1 per round to feed his.
So, short answer NO.
 
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I load 31 different calibers, so there's no way I could even consider quitting. Some of the calibers I load and shoot can only be found by handloading. It's just something I do, and as long as I'm able, I'll continue. After all, it was a good idea when I started in 1963, and I've seen nothing that would change my mind. Besides, while everyone else is crying the blues about not being able to find ammunition, I'm merrily cranking out new ammo for myself and my wife.

Besides, today's TV has nothing to offer, so what else would I do, besides read books?

Hope this helps.

Fred
 
cfullgraf said:
Take a break from reloading but do not get rid of your equipment. It won't be long before you will want to do some more reloading and that $3000 worth of stuff will cost $5000 to replace.
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^^^ This.
I did stop reloading for many years. After I got divorced in the early '90s, I just didn't have the time nor the money to shoot much anymore. Once I did again, several years later, I had to replace much of what I'd sold. Equipment prices do not go down, I can tell you.

If you love shooting, there's a fairly good chance you'll get the urge to load again.
 
I've had to quit twice due to moving. For some reason it wasn't allowed in a college dorm or prison :D. I will suggest finding a way to do both in the same room. You might have to make some accommodations such as making your press easily removable.
 
floydster said:
How can you get out of shooting if you reload:)
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Doubt I'll quit either one but I think I may enjoy reloading more. The act of shooting is great but it's such a pain to pack up everything and go to a place to shoot. My gaggle of gear is gettin bigger every trip.
 
WOW!!
Tons of options and advise.
Now I don't reload to save money yeah I save per round but we shoot a whole lot more rounds.
Yeah making a quantity quality ammo was my goal and have met that.
What I have found to be the best part of reloading is going out in the woods shooting with my son his and my buddys un zip a dozen guns open a dozen ammo cans full to the brim see their eyes light up. I mostly sit back and watch make sure all my ammo goes bang and it dose.
Then I pick up every case and do it all again.
So I think just packing it away for two or three years I should be ok if I keep it down to 400 rounds a month and I only shoot 1 pistol oh yeah all done on a single stage press. What really kills me is the trimming and the sorting and both tumblers humming away. I used to neetly box every round lable I still do a lil of that but now 50cal ammo cans full of loose ammo 1 can 1 caliber 1 load. And when you got 6 or 7 cans full of ammo for bolt action rifles you start to think.
So for now gonna finish up pack it away and go look for some wood.
Thanx
 
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I have way more tied up in the equipment than just money. I have all my pops stuff that he and I loaded on together. To me it is more than just a hobby it is more or less in my blood.

We very seldom if ever purchased ammo as I grew up yet we always had ammo to shoot that we loaded.

We spent a weekend here and there doing the sorting and trimming on one then the priming and loading on another. It was just the way it was. When we practiced we brought the empties home and loaded them back up the following week or weekend.

Nowadays I keep enough loaded rounds to do anything I want sitting ready and on the shelf. I also am always piddling with this or that load or powder just to see what if. I also got into casting my own bullets and have been having a huge ball with that as well. I haven't gotten to casting rifle bullets just yet but they are in the works, but the revolver hunting bullets and target bullets for my ACP and 10mm are going strong.

Thee simply isn't a bone in my body that would settle if I quite it all together. I take breaks here and there simply due to life in general, but quick as I can get back to doing something I am all over it.
 
Yes, I think about it from time to time. I have made more rounds for my guns than I can use in my lifetime. When you get to that point if you didn't think of getting out of reloading there is something wrong with you.

I also have 2 progressive presses. I think about scaling back and selling one of them. Certainly don't use them much with all the ammo I have. Between a Dillon 650 and an older 1050 which do you sell off?

Good luck on the decision, you may help me decide.
 
If I had one million loaded rounds, I would sell off my equipment if I could use the space and money.
 
I boxed my stuff up because no matter how expensive components are,I buy them.Kind of an "outa sight,outa mind"thing,I bought several footlockers and neatly packed it all up until,hopefully,the madness we all know so well will subside.
 
I have stopped for a couple of years at a time more than once. This was sometimes due to job changes and relocations, sometimes due to waning interest. I do always seem to come back though. Now I am afraid to stop, what the heck would I do with all this stuff then? Way too many gadgets and gizmos piled up here and there. I don't even want to think about the next time I have to move.
 
I've only been reloading for about four years now and looking back at my reloading log, I took approximately nine months off each in 2010 and 2011 from early spring to mid-fall. I do think the thought of exiting very briefly crossed my mind in 2011 but that hasn't happened since, and in retrospect I am most glad it was nothing more than a fleeting thought.
 
I take breaks from it, sometimes a year. Had a friend get out totally, he gave me press, dies, bullets, powder, primers, and tools, I sold some, gave some away, and now I think he wishes he had it back.
 
Nope, I enjoy it too much.

I started because I could loads LOTS more ammo than I could buy, for the same amount of $$$.

Then I realized how much more accurate I could make it.
 
I started reloading for my 12 gauge in about 1965, Dad insisted and it was the only way I could afford to shoot and shoot I did 100's if not a 1000 rounds a month here and there for a few years.

Over the years I've had ebbs and flows due to work and family obligations and back in the day when ammo was affordable it was a trade off of time.

Today, it's not only a financial consideration, but the fact that my home made ammo is far superior to anything off the shelf.

So....no I won't quit reloading any time soon.
 
I used to shoot every weekend and load in my spare time 30 years ago. Life got too busy and I only got to the range maybe 3X a year between 1983 and July of 2013...then I started shooting again (a lot) in preparation for my upcoming CCW and decided to dig out the old press and started reloading again. I'm all stoked because now I have pet loads for a bunch of guns I own and shoot...the Wife has joined me and we are having a blast and not buying any ammunition. Which is another thing: I like having the supplies and ability to make/trade ammunition if the economy dies and we devolve into a barter economy again or it's load yer own or do without like it has been for some time.

No, I don't see myself getting out of it again. I can't believe it's been on the back burner for 30 years and the fire is still hot and bright. Unless/until I die I'll be at this for a long time yet as I'm only 58. Lot's of guns to own and load for yet.

VooDoo
 
Yours is a pretty straight forward business decision. You bought the gear, got what you needed out of it, and now could sell it to fund the next venture.

You just said you created more ammo than you can shoot, you don't like spending the time doing it (nor need to at this point) and could use the money and space for something else. Sell it. Use the funds for the next project.
 
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