Once again Don (Dverna) is spot on, imho! The THREE major (again, imho) factors include: 1/ "Recreation of (re)loading" -- Hey -- compare the time spent versus one, say, sitting at a bar, in front of a television, or other free-time activity; 2/ OP did not mention calbre(s) -- e.g., simple to load hand-gun (e.g., .38 S&W Special, 9mm L&P, etc.) versus, say, wildcat rifle calibres; and 3/ (A big one for me) Are calibres NOT on the shelves of local stores (e.g., .38WCF, .25-20, etc.) the ones needed? I have a few firearms -- e.g., a .30-30 Remington rifle -- for which ONLY reloads enable it being shot!
Some thoughts on query.....
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