We shoot a hell of a lot more.
And... the pressure is on the ammo and component makers to keep prices down.
We have been handloading since the beginning over here. Handloaded ammo was all we had at first, our gunmakers did not supply cartridges. It's a tradition here, and it's not going to change.
What has changed is the near universal use of progressive loaders, in the search for speed and economy. And... the huge selection of powders and components in more normal times which we hope return soon.
Undoubtedly, some accidents have been caused by incorrectly assembled handloads... but... this current trend of chamber blown QUALITY guns seems to point to something more sinister.
Personally, I'd like to see a sample of primers large enough to be statistically significant subjected to independent testing.
