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<blockquote data-quote="marksman1941" data-source="post: 2889619" data-attributes="member: 68542"><p>I appreciate (and agree with) this perspective. I see a lot of blame dumped on the younger generation for being too busy, too distracted, too (insert other insult here). There is absolutely a trend in US society to be more and more focused on instant gratification, and I've seen that span every generation. My dad has the worst phone addiction I've ever seen! It's not just a generational issue but a societal change. The world feels like it's going faster every day and people adapt to it. </p><p></p><p>Reloading is a hell of a skill to have, and one I'm proud and happy to have learned over the years (I'm 31, started loading at 18 on an old Herters press). And I also have zero dislike for the person who prefers to buy factory ammo, instead of devoting a whole spare room and thousands of dollars to equipment and supplies, let alone the time sink. </p><p></p><p>Folks will gravitate to loading for 3 reasons. 1) they want utter control over the load</p><p>2) they want to build big magnum or hard to find ammo for cheaper</p><p>3) they shoot volume and think reloading will be a benefit at said volume</p><p></p><p>I've yet to see someone become interested in loading, and stick with it, if they don't fall into one of those categories. Even my long range buddy who regularly shoots 1500+ with me has refused to get into loading. Factory Hornady ammo shoots .5 moa in his rifle, and he would save about $15 per box of shells to reload depending on which components were used. At $15 per box saved, the loading hardware would pay itself off after a bit over 2 years, and that doesn't include the time spent on the process. I can't blame him for not wanting to dive in feet first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marksman1941, post: 2889619, member: 68542"] I appreciate (and agree with) this perspective. I see a lot of blame dumped on the younger generation for being too busy, too distracted, too (insert other insult here). There is absolutely a trend in US society to be more and more focused on instant gratification, and I’ve seen that span every generation. My dad has the worst phone addiction I’ve ever seen! It’s not just a generational issue but a societal change. The world feels like it’s going faster every day and people adapt to it. Reloading is a hell of a skill to have, and one I’m proud and happy to have learned over the years (I’m 31, started loading at 18 on an old Herters press). And I also have zero dislike for the person who prefers to buy factory ammo, instead of devoting a whole spare room and thousands of dollars to equipment and supplies, let alone the time sink. Folks will gravitate to loading for 3 reasons. 1) they want utter control over the load 2) they want to build big magnum or hard to find ammo for cheaper 3) they shoot volume and think reloading will be a benefit at said volume I’ve yet to see someone become interested in loading, and stick with it, if they don’t fall into one of those categories. Even my long range buddy who regularly shoots 1500+ with me has refused to get into loading. Factory Hornady ammo shoots .5 moa in his rifle, and he would save about $15 per box of shells to reload depending on which components were used. At $15 per box saved, the loading hardware would pay itself off after a bit over 2 years, and that doesn’t include the time spent on the process. I can’t blame him for not wanting to dive in feet first. [/QUOTE]
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