That's a shame. Do you shoot rimfire? Or reload? You've offered some sound advice on this board over the years, some of which I've benefited and profited from, so I'll offer you this in thanks: If you don't do either of the above, you should do both. Soon as possible, and often as possible!
I've also given some bad advice too
I reload (lots) AND shoot rimfire. Thing is, I only shoot enough to maintain my level of skill or to experiment (see this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOtKC3ZWZng). I don't do as many competitions as I used too, and even when I do, I don't care for score - just that I'm getting valuable practice and making sure my kit is in order.
I try to never shoot factory ammo. Factory ammo I think is (and will be) the easiest stuff to trade/sell, especially if TS doesn't HTF.