Why consider the value of your time when casting/reloading?

[popper]

It seems the people that get into reloading just to save money don't stay at it long. Unless they get interested in casting and reloading. If you have to include time into your cost (unless you are commercial) you need to find something else to do.

[fatelk]

I have a friend who's interested in reloading. So interested that I've helped him get set up with good deals on inexpensive used equipment twice over the last 15 years or so. He always talks about how interested he is and how he really wants to find time to reload and eventually cast. The problem is in the 15 years he's been talking about it, he hasn't loaded a single round.

[Three44s]

I handloading for a number of reasons:

1) save money, shoot more

2) make better ammo than I can buy reasonably

3) cheap therapy

I cast to shoot even more reasonably in volume but I think the more important reason to horde lead and cast is in case our world goes gunsack. Primers, powder and lead coupled with the skills to make useful things happen might just save your and your loved one's life!

I really like to handload, cast and shoot but the knowledge that I possess both the skill set, tooling and components to accomplish such an objective should the need arise is an added form of therapy, a form of piece of mind if you will.

Three44s

[mold maker]

I guess time spent sleeping is wasted, but I don't care to be around you when shooting if you haven't.

[dverna]

I used to shoot over 20,000 rounds a year. I reload to save money. Been doing it for over 45 years.

I reload hunting ammo because I can and it is more accurate, but would be good buying commercial ammunition. Sub MOA is not needed for the hunting I do.

I save less than a dollar a box on 12 ga Trap loads. But I can produce about 20 boxes an hour so it still makes financial sense to do it. If it ever gets to about the same cost, I will purchase 100k rounds and stop reloading Trap shells.

I believe most people who love to reload do not shoot competitively or a lot. If you do, it can become a chore.....making sure you have enough of the right loads for the next match.