Still haven't convinced myself that reloading is worth my time or effort. While I shoot over one thousand rounds of 9mm and 223 and 308 per year between what components cost plus equipment plus time plus space in the house it just doesn't work for me. For giggles, I just went to midway and put enough components to load 2k rounds of 5.56 with factory second 55gr bullets. $512, call that 25c/ round. I can get 1k Federal to my door WITH a handful of P-mags for $300 from PSA, that's 30c/round plus free mags. Or if I didn't really care and fed my rifles steel case crap that stuff is still ~250ish per case, same price.
One day I'll be able to afford the different guns I want, and then reloading will make sense because the only "cheap" calibers are for semi-autos of the tactitype variety. 38 special is almost 2x the cost of 9mm at walmart.
In the mean time, knock yourself out, I'll spend my time loading magazines
