I applaud you self-limiting your cartridges.
While I don't discount your exhaustive time commitments, reloading is not as time consuming as one might think.
Once you have scaled the steepest part of the learning curve, you are able to produce superb ammo without much effort, and save considerable money over retail ammo costs in a short period of time.
For example, I load for twenty different rifle cartridges, nine pistol, and two shotgun gauges.
My guns are like a harem, and I will favor a few different ones for a few months, then move on to another group.
Time is my most precious commodity, but I do still find moments that I can escape to the serenity of my man cave and crank out some rounds.
If I had to buy my ammo, Lord knows I would have far fewer guns.
With time being so scarce and making my own ammo, I still manage to shoot several thousand pistol rounds, close to one thousand rifle, and over five hundred shotgun rounds per year.
While I don't discount your exhaustive time commitments, reloading is not as time consuming as one might think.
Once you have scaled the steepest part of the learning curve, you are able to produce superb ammo without much effort, and save considerable money over retail ammo costs in a short period of time.
For example, I load for twenty different rifle cartridges, nine pistol, and two shotgun gauges.
My guns are like a harem, and I will favor a few different ones for a few months, then move on to another group.
Time is my most precious commodity, but I do still find moments that I can escape to the serenity of my man cave and crank out some rounds.
If I had to buy my ammo, Lord knows I would have far fewer guns.
With time being so scarce and making my own ammo, I still manage to shoot several thousand pistol rounds, close to one thousand rifle, and over five hundred shotgun rounds per year.