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When and how did relaoding become a "thing" for you? For me it was back in the early 90s. Still an undergratuate Anthropology student at University of New Mexico, I used to practice shooting my 1st self-bought 38 Special (a Spanish Ruby revolver= a S&W Model 10 with adjustable sights) in my Mother's old timey corral. I knew about reloading back then, from a couple of flicks, like Tremors for example, and an Uncle on the Navajo rez who had a single stage press for his 30-30 leverguns. So it didn't seem logical to just throw away brass. Ammo was cheap then too. A box of fifty 38 Sepcials was about $5-$7 bucks. But I kept the brass anyway. Then I got a 9mm, then a AR-15 even though the college lifestyle didn't leave a lot of room for money. But I always managed to work while in college and would save and/or put something on lay-away. By the late 90's I had quite a stash of 38-Spec/357 Mag, 9mm and 223 brass and decided to get a RCBS single stage reloading kit.
Now, 30 years later, I'm glad I made the jump. I've reloaded through all the ammo shortages since then, reloaded through other trying times like a divorce and near homelessness and have guns that have never fired factory ammo. Not to mention that I have a comfortable stash of ammo and still get to shoot at the very least once a month when I busy with work/family stuff. Pretty boring story, but I'd like to hear how others went about it.
Now, 30 years later, I'm glad I made the jump. I've reloaded through all the ammo shortages since then, reloaded through other trying times like a divorce and near homelessness and have guns that have never fired factory ammo. Not to mention that I have a comfortable stash of ammo and still get to shoot at the very least once a month when I busy with work/family stuff. Pretty boring story, but I'd like to hear how others went about it.