If you get into casting your own, then you really can get by cheap, or shoot a heck of a lot more for the same price. I'm getting by with maybe $2.50-$3.25/100 in 9mm and $3.00-$3.75/100 in .40. I get 5gal buckets of indoor range lead for $30(130# average)plus ww for .40/lb( I get to pick my own out of a bin so very few zn or steel). Electricity and propane costs more than bullets.
The one other thing is if you reload 1 other caliber, adding another is easy, then another. The more caliber you reload the quicker the equipment pays for itself. Another nice thing about reloading your own is being able to run reduced loads. For some calibers(like the .40S&W or 357Sig) they have a snappy recoil and that stops people from shooting a gun very often. By downloading your plinking ammo(or cast ),you can taylor the recoil down so it is more enjoyable to shoot. For me,with a messed up wrist from younger "activities" it has made pistol shooting fun,otherwise I probably would maybe only own 1 gun and just plink around only once in a while.
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