As a whole, you're right. Primers, in particular, are probably beyond all but the most dedicated hobbyist's ability to produce at home. Still, lots of people cast their own bullets. People reuse shell casings, although there's a limit to how many times they can be reused. Smokeless powder is probably marginally easier to make than primers.
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As a whole, you're right. Primers, in particular, are probably beyond all but the most dedicated hobbyist's ability to produce at home. Still, lots of people cast their own bullets. People reuse shell casings, although there's a limit to how many times they can be reused. Smokeless powder is probably marginally easier to make than primers.
Manufacturing nitrocellulose, that is, smokeless powder, amounts to soaking cotton balls in concentrated nitric acid.
Not quite, you also need hydrochloric or sulphuric acid as a catalyst.