Who reloads for their harder to find ammo?

I reload for everything I own mainly to save money, but also for quality control and as a good hobby. My biggest money saver is my 45-70. I dont own anything wild and crazy (not from lack of desire) so cant answer the question about lack of availability.everything I own is available in stores. Different bullet profiles is a different matter. Finding a full power load in 45-70 in stores can be difficult considering most ammo manufacturers load to trapdoor pressures. Or finding a lead hollowpoint load in 45-70,38 special, or 357 magnum can be fun too.it is much easier to load those yourself than it is to try to find it in store or even online in some cases.
 
I handload everything except 7.62x39 and .22LR/short

Even 7.62x54R is expensive nowadays and not every batch is reliable!


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noticed some familiar ones, 221 Fireball, 220 Swift.. yep reload for them
then 30 / 357 Herrett, 256 WM, 9mm WM, 45 WM, JDJ rounds, 22 Hornet,
218 Bee, with all the Contender barrels it adds up. other rounds cheaper
to reload than factory ie: 338 LM, 375 H&H, 458 WM.
 
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