Is there ANY part of reloading that is NOT relaxing to you?

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I have been doing this for more than 30years now and I can't find any part of the sequence that is not relaxing and often zen-like. So many steps require total focus and concentration that it literally forces me to relax. From cleaning to shooting...
Anybody else get this way?
 
For me, everything very chill/zen like with the huge exception of trimming brass. For me that is a colossal pain in the rear end - .223/.308. I'm using the handheld lee trimmer so that probably explains why. Also swaging primer pockets on crimped brass is also disrupts my tranquility :) I didn't used to have to worry about crimped pistol brass but now I discovered that the 600 cases of .45acp WinClean NT brass happens to be also crimped.

Regardless, I'm with you. When I sit in front of the press and start crankin, I get very relaxed. Add the right background music and all is right in the world.
 
Reloading adds another dimension to owning and shooting firearms. It is very relaxing. Some steps are not the highlight of the experience but need to be done. For hunting rifles I have loads that I use year after year, but enjoy playing especially with handgun loads. Have known handgun loads that work great but enjoy trying new powders and bullets. Pretty boring going to the range with the same load and punching holes in paper. New loads can be great, so-so or crap, but always interesting to try .
There were ads for sample packs, mostly rifle , of various bullets to let you try them before buying large amounts. I'd like to see powder companies do like wise, say 1/4# containers.
 
Only think that bugs me once in a while is availability. I guess it is just part of the hobby. The process is very relaxing and extremely satisfying.
 
I enjoy it all except for removing crimps. I have a decent setup for everything but that. (I currently use a reamer with a case prep trio). At least it only needs to be done once / life of the brass, but one of these days I'll get a swager.
 
I don't like trimming brass either. Right now I have a buddy who just started shooting at the range, and he caught the bug bad, and he is giving me all his new, clean, once fired 270 brass, boxes and boxes of them, so I will not have to trim any 270 brass for a while!
 
The only part of reloading that I enjoy, is seating. Everything else is a neccasarry evil.

Oh, the results. I enjoy seeing the results. That's when I relax.
 
I go shooting so I can reload so I can see how many reloads I can get out of my brass. It's an awful cycle I'm trapped in. I have 2 lots of brass one is 6x fired and the other is x9 times. The only thing that bothered me was case lube. I was using lee case lube until I found about using liquid lanoline. That changed my life forever. I love reloading and shooting
 
Very satisfying cranking out a pocket full of rounds walking out the door and smacking the gong at 600 yards...Bring the brass back to the ballistic lab and do it again and again...Wife thinks I'm simple...By the way, you can get 11 reloads outta Norc lot #33 brass before 1 in 4 necks will split with full house loads, no annealing, full length sized with the primer pockets still tight.
 
Annealing would be my most disliked step for me I guess. Thankfully I only do it every 5-ish firings. Use a drill with a Lee case trimmer holder and a propane torch.
 
Leaving the little spout open on a Chargemaster when pouring powder into it isn't very relaxing. Turning necks or chamfering cases has lost its appeal. Weighing much more than 50 of something at a time has turned to druggery. Maybe its just the shooting that I like now.
 
I love everything except case trimming, now that I mainly shoot pistol it's a rare job on a few rifle calibers. I've reloaded for 40 years and still get both relaxation and excitement (about trying a new load) out of it. The shortages have resulted in trying a whole lot of powders and bullets I never would have used before and I've discovered some great alternative loads to my old standbys.
 
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