I reload my own ammo, but i wont be reloading 22lr anytime soon. Its just to time consuming for me. There are other thing one can do with the spent brass. Some people swage .223 bullets out of them. Personally what I do is take the spent 22lr brass along with any other junk brass I might have and take it to the smelter for recycling and use the money of that to buy more 22lr ammo or what ever caliber need replenishing.