# Does anyone actually reload?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-actually-reload/2498>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [August 1, 2013, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-actually-reload/2498 "2013-08-01T11:37:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Zaweri\_Runewright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/5e9695/32.png) [@Zaweri\_Runewright](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zaweri_Runewright)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-actually-reload/2498/1 "2013-08-01T11:37:30Z")

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The thread name is pretty self-explanatory. And no, I don’t mean loading ammo in your gun, I mean restoring ammo from casings, primers etc… Am I the only one who does it?

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**Author:** ![Inquisitor\_Dust](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/inquisitor_dust/32/119_2.png) [@Inquisitor\_Dust](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Inquisitor_Dust)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 11:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-actually-reload/2498/2 "2013-08-01T11:40:52Z")

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I personally don’t as I tend to use melee characters, but I’m like 22% percent sure that that’s a thing that people do. People talk about it as least.

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**Author:** ![g\_sawn-off\_shotgun\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f07891/32.png) [@g\_sawn-off\_shotgun\_2](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/g_sawn-off_shotgun_2)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 12:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-actually-reload/2498/3 "2013-08-01T12:20:04Z")

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I guess. Personally, I never have done it, but the auto pick-up feature seems to be aimed to the ammo craft, just as the brass collector.

Hum… gonna make a gunslinger character, see ya 😃

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**Author:** ![HeadWar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/headwar/32/2685_2.png) [@HeadWar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HeadWar)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-actually-reload/2498/4 "2013-08-01T13:08:11Z")

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Auto-pickup is also extremely handy for archers. (And when collecting rocks for a fireplace.)

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**Author:** ![Ander\_Hammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@Ander\_Hammer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ander_Hammer)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-actually-reload/2498/5 "2013-08-01T16:10:39Z")

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I would reload if ammo components were actually common enough. As it is, I don’t come across the need before dying (or, more likely, restarting when a new version hits.)

I usually switch calibers a lot, saving heavier ordinance until I’m a better shot and using .22 pistols or something to train. If I run out, I switch to another ammo type. That’s as far as I’ll admit the usefulness of having 8000 different types of bullet.

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-actually-reload/2498/6 "2013-08-01T22:47:06Z")

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if i could actually ever find lead and gunpowder i would definitely reload. casings and primers aren’t usually a problem for me in most of my games. maybe gunpowder should become a craftable item, and copper wire could be used to craft bullets?

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**Author:** ![i2amroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/i2amroy/32/909_2.png) [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-actually-reload/2498/7 "2013-08-01T23:24:00Z")

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From the impression that I get reloading is usually used to turn bullets that you can’t shoot into bullets that you can.

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**Author:** ![drake1storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@drake1storm](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/drake1storm)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-actually-reload/2498/8 "2013-08-01T23:37:47Z")

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Not really. I rarely use guns, and, when I do, it is usually just for setting up traps for clearing out a town.

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**Author:** ![Rexels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Rexels](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rexels)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-actually-reload/2498/9 "2013-08-02T01:37:07Z")

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Kind of funny how making a gun it’s easier than making bullets. There’s a joke in there somewhere.

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**Author:** ![drake1storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@drake1storm](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/drake1storm)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-actually-reload/2498/10 "2013-08-02T01:47:21Z")

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> [@Rexels](#):
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> Kind of funny how making a gun it’s easier than making bullets. There’s a joke in there somewhere.

In real life, earlier guns were easier to make than modern bullets.

The pipe rifles are literally a pipe that is attached to a board with, possibly (this isn’t technically necessary and likely would not be added) a simple hammer and spring, which is pretty much all personal smoothbores were back in the day.

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**Author:** ![asdfzxc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/asdfzxc/32/862_2.png) [@asdfzxc](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/asdfzxc)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-actually-reload/2498/11 "2013-08-02T02:43:08Z")

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> [@Rexels](#):
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> Kind of funny how making a gun it’s easier than making bullets. There’s a joke in there somewhere.

The pipe rifles are probably something similar to [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1wV3lmbSv4), but with a crude grip and a longer barrel. The SMGs are basically just a refinement of that design.