It always puts a smile on my face when I see discussions about cheap factory ammo. I use BE Mike ammo. It is of higher quality, has a huge variety of loads, is always available and is a LOT cheaper than ammo at WalMart.

And it never fails to put a smirk on my face when the reloaders condescendengly lecture the rest of us about how wonderful reloading is.
You know, some folks don't have the spare bucks to get started with the whole endeavor, or don't have the space to set up a reloading operation, or don't really shoot enough to justify it, or just don't want to deal with the headache of learning the whole process, and don't mind hunting the deals on perfectly fine factory ammo.
Also, I have a couple freinds that reload, and I've seen them go completely bone dry when the components dry up (yeah, I know, the "solution" is to simply fill a couple closets with a lifetime supply of primers and stuff!! )
Don't misunderstand, sure, reloading is great, I grasp the obvious advantages, and so does everyone else, but we also get real tired of this endless, self-congratulatory gloating we get from reloaders, on every single gun forum, going back as far as I can remember. Get over yourselves already.

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Three sentences? Must be the shortest "lecture" in history.
Wound a little tight today maybe?

Yeah, prolly so.

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In 1974, I bought a Lee Loader, 100 primers, and 100 bullets so I could reload a couple of boxes of hunting loads per year. I kept it in the top drawer of my dresser and did the actual loading on the basement floor.

I found that I could squeeze in enough time to load them between classes, studying, a part time job, and everything else that poor college students do including chasing the opposite sex. It was cheap enough that I could actually shoot a couple of extra boxes a year, but one thing lead to another and I ended up shooting enough that I needed a RockChucker press to keep my reloading time the same. I kept everything in a large tool chest in a corner of the basement. My reloading and shooting has spiraled out of control until today I need a 8x12ft room for the equipment and components.

It's fine with me if you don't wish to reload, but there are more arguments for reloading than against. I have found over the years that factory ammunition dries up before components. You will have enough time to pick up a few primers, bullets, and some powder if you choose to without filling up a closet if you pay attention to supply and demand. Bottom line is if you snooze you lose. Works for both ammunition and components.

Look, I'm not critical of reloading, nor do I underestimate it's value, not at all. Me and virtually everyone are well aware of the benefit and practicality. OK??
My point is that I get sick and tired of reloaders always chiming in to threads that were asking about factory ammo, and that had ZERO to do with reloading, and using it as a platform to condescendingly give themselves a big pat on the back for being so clever and thrifty.
So what! Who cares! We all get it !! You guys pay a fraction per round that over-the-counter buyers do, and you've earned it, no dispute whatsoever there.
But why are the reloaders (on every gun forum I've ever been on, going back years) so compelled to inject their smug, chortling, self-congratulatory statements of the obvious, especially in unrelated threads where nobody asked you?

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I think the answer is that we want to encourage others to give it a try and join us in the hobby. Just like sharing our pleasure of firearms and shooting with those who don't own or shoot guns.

Nothing smug or condescending about it. Just extolling the benefits to encourage others to give it a try.

You may know and recognize the benefits, but not everyone does. So since you recognize all the reasons and benefits of reloading, instead of assuming the worst about us reloaders and chastising us for what you perceive as an attitude issue, join us instead.

Once you enjoy the benefits of it yourself firsthand you may find yourself trying to encourage others to try it too....