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I can shoot .45 auto for less than most can shoot .22 rimfire. A lot depends upon component selection, with bullets being the biggest cost driver. Powder, primers, and cases are a "fixed" cost, although buying in big lots helps. Once you have cases, they last a long, long time if properly cared for - dozens and dozens of reloads.
So, if you are clever, once you have cases, powder and primers can be the most significant cost, depending on your bullet costs. My bullets are essentially free to me; I cast them from wheel weights given to me by local tire shops eager to dispose of them. Commercially cast or swaged lead bullets are the next step up in cost and convenience, and can be had remarkably cheap. Jacketed bullets get more expensive from there, with even "plinker" grade bullets significantly more expensive than cast.
So, in essence, savings are directly proportionate to effort expended, and/or willingness to use cast bullets.
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Jeff
'72 911T 3.0 MFI
'93 Ducati 900 Super Sport
"God invented whiskey so the Irish wouldn't rule the world"
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