As I said, in the early stages there was no brass and no dies. COW and a 41 mag die was the route to shooting my rifle.
I'm on the other end of the spectrum from you though. I love reloading. And have been doing for 46 years. I have it quiet in my gun room. No radio, no TV. Just quiet. After my careers with all the ambient noise, escaping to the gun room helps me relax. Even though I'm retired and out of the noise, there's only so much TV noise I can take. It feels like an intrusion. Just the opposite of my wife. She has to have it on all day. I don't love all aspects of it. Trimming brass is a pain. Swaging primer pockets on 5.56 brass ain't the funnest thing in the world either.
Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.
