Certainly the 17 Hornady Hornet is a sweet little .17 caliber that should be easy to get brass for now that it is a "factory" round. But what about a year ago when the 17 hornet was still a "wildcat?" It was still every bit as cool, but there is definitely something to having a cool little round that nobody else has. (and most people wouldn't even want)
Even with factory rounds there's a similar debate. I remember arguing with a co-worker back in 2004 who told me I'd be crazy to buy a .204 because if I went on a prairie dog trip and I ran out of ammo I couldn't just go to the local hardware store and buy more ammo. I told him that I didn't want to buy a rifle chambered in something that everybody-and-his-ugly-brother already has. (He was trying to sell me on a .22-250 (no offense to the proven .22-250))
I guess there's just something fun about reloading and having something most people don't have, and if you're going to do both of those, you might as well have something that takes a little extra work with resizing brass. Maybe like a lot of things, once you get older and wiser you don't feel compelled to do that anymore..
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Anyway, thanks for the input guys!