I got into reloading when I was 12, 'cause I couldn't buy factory ammo that suited my needs for the 219 Zipper, 250-3000, 7x57, and 30-40 Krag rifles that I wanted to shoot. My friends with 222s, 22-250s, 243s, 30-30s, and 30-06s didn't share that problem and, probably because of the easy availability of factory ammo, never became reloaders or "Rifle Looneys".
The "Chicken/egg" or "Egg/chicken" thing has killed many a good cartridge. If you can't buy either, or both, in a high volume retail outlet, the chances of reaching a self-sustaining critical mass of enough rifles in circulation to sell enough factory ammo is slim. See the 260 as a prime example.
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Last edited by 260Remguy; 06/26/11. Reason: Added comment
