Reloading for self-defense

Here’s a question for you. It seems to be common knowledge that one shouldn’t use reloads for self-defense purposes. As I was cooking up some reloads this evening, I started thinking about that. I bet 9/10 reloaders don’t use reloads for self defense, but I’d like to break down their reasoning.

Do you all use reloads for self defense? If not, why not? At first glance one would think handloading would increase quality, not decrease it. I have no idea on what quality control procedures are implemented by large ammo companies, but we are literally trusting our lives to an automated process that puts thousands of cartridges together per day. The more I think about it, I’m leaning toward using my own loads at levels of quality control I have 100% control of.

Are there certain inherent procedural steps or access to components that make reloaders shy away from using their own loads for SD? Like do manufacturers have access to better primers, or do they store their powder in certain ways that the average home reloaders don’t do, thereby decreasing the quality of our stored primer. I mean its weird that we admit we can build a more consistent load for long range or accuracy purposes because we can build “better” loads—more accurately controlling for every variable from case length to powder weight to crimp pressure, etc.

I guess I just have accepted the conventional wisdom for so long without thinking about it, and now I’m looking for solid reasons/data for this common belief. What does purchased ammo do for self defense that we can’t do at home?

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Reloading for self-defense