It's a good thing but I still hate it.

If you were going to pick some ammo for brass, you did well. Hornady brass is good stuff, as you probably knew already.
If you were going to pick a box of factory ammo for accuracy, it'd be hard to beat the one you picked.
What's to hate?
Yeah, I know, we like to think our handloads are always better than factory, but when a factory concentrates on accuracy, they can get good results. Black Hills and Hornady excel at this.

LiveLife, I am 2c. But I know why. Nostalgia, and percieved (not entire, since I am somewhat at the mercy of the component supplires particularly for primers) self-sufficiency.

 

In all honesty, I "belong to" both groups and several subgroups.

 

Depending on the day?

For me, it is heavily dependent on which foot wife steps off the bed first. Regardless, it's ALWAYS a great range day and I ALWAYS come back with a smile on my face.

 

Reloading is therapeutic for me. I’m not sure which group I fit in. I probably have more reloads and components than I’ll ever shoot, but I keep loading.

 

Yes sir, AND the time of year.
Hunting seasons are obviously times of the year when which "subgroup" I fall into usually changes. However, another probably not quite so obvious time of year when my "subgroup" changes is the dead of winter. Our usual shooting "range" is a county gravel pit about 2 miles south of the house. In January and February, that pit is often full of snow. And if I drove my truck down into it, my truck would probably be there until spring. So January is usually a real good month for me to spend a lot of time at my handloading bench in our nice, warm basement.

 

Oh, yeah! I can certainly relate to that.
Luckily, I have a wife who likes guns, hunting and shooting as much as I do. So she helps burn up my surplus handloads.

 

If I ever run out of.32acp, 7.62Tok, .25acp, or 9Mak, I’ll dig out my Lee dies and get some brass and reload a few boxes of each. Or maybe if it’s cheaper I’ll just buy some more; heck I may just sell those guns. But the odds of me running out of what I have already are pretty slim. Other than those caliber and rimfire I hand load every thing else I shoot. I even load for some friends and neighbors during shortages. There’s nothing wrong with factory 9mm or factory .223 but I don’t shoot those much. Factory .45auto is fine but my handloads are as good or better for half the price. Same with .38Spl and .357; factory ammunition is good for concealed carry and target but hunting ammo in .357 is pricey and hard to come by. Don’t bother with .38S&W or .32S&W box ammo. Useless garbage unless you just want to make noise. Most rifle ammo is good but the selection is limited. I guess if you’re a paper hunter in Austin or DFW, or a fall whitetailer in PA, factory rifle ammo is perfect. That’s why I load my own.

 

A bad day at the range is always better than a good day working. - Author Unknown

 

I have a G17G4 that has never seen a factory round. Voided the warranty the first time I went to the range.

And yes, I also reload for a friend - mostly personal-defense clones, and he graciously pays for components and the occasional bottle of fine Scotch whisky.

 

Hate buying ammo. Love making my own, except trimming brass. Don't like trimming brass.

 

I loaded up 50 .32H&R mags today with 85gr. XTP’s and 3,5gr of Red Dot. Total of 60cents each. If commercial ammunition using that bullet were available - it’s not - I would be paying closer to $2 each. And the commercial ammo isn’t nearly as good in a snubby as mine - seems Hornady uses a slow powder, probably for long barrels. I don’t handload to save money. It just usually works out that way. To the point I very rarely bother checking or keeping track of my supplies. The XTP’s and brass I could check since I got them from Midway and it’s in my purchase history.

 

I never thought of breaking it down that way, but I fit in all the groups and several of the subgroups. I buy ammo, reload and hand load, depending on needs. For range ammo I reload most of it, along with using factory ammo for defensive drills. I use factory ammo in most hunting situations, but also have a few hand loads that perform better than factory ammo. As a shooter and hunter, it is important for me to utilize all avenues to achieve the best results.