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Another part of the equation is a lot of say, relatively new gun owners started out shooting low price (at one time anyway) but popular, widely available ammo such as 9mm, .223, X39 etc, and possibly never even considered reloading, as all they were doing was buying cheap cans of it and blasting away.
On the 'flip side' a lot of us started out shooting bolts, levers, revolvers etc that used somewhat more expensive ammo to begin with.
There is also the aspect many of us started reloading as we saw not only the advantages of it but the ability to load 'specialized' ammo that was NOT available for the particular calibers we shot, such as reduced velocities with lighter bullets.
Bottom line is a lot is us who reload will most likely continue to do so as we shoot in a more refined, traditional manner, and not much will change with us, and possibly those who were indoctrinated on the cheap, high volume ammo may shoot less, or quit entirely due to price and lack of availability.
On the 'flip side' a lot of us started out shooting bolts, levers, revolvers etc that used somewhat more expensive ammo to begin with.
There is also the aspect many of us started reloading as we saw not only the advantages of it but the ability to load 'specialized' ammo that was NOT available for the particular calibers we shot, such as reduced velocities with lighter bullets.
Bottom line is a lot is us who reload will most likely continue to do so as we shoot in a more refined, traditional manner, and not much will change with us, and possibly those who were indoctrinated on the cheap, high volume ammo may shoot less, or quit entirely due to price and lack of availability.