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For .38 Special plinkers, my costs are under $2 per 50 and may be as low as $1 per fifty. Case life is many times your assumption and I buy range brass at $12 per thousand. My bullets are home cast from WW. Since my .38 Special WCs shoot 1" 50 yard groups from a scoped Handi, I see no need for more expensive components.
I do not load .357 Mag but I do load .357 Max. Brass cost runs about 3 cents a shot. Primer is 1.5 cents. Bullet is a dime when I shoot jacketed. (Bulk Rem. 180) Powder is about 2.5 cents. That would be about $8.50 per 50. Using home cast gas check bullets would bring it down under $5.
Brass cost would be about 1 cent for .223 using military pulldown cases cases five times each. Primer 1.5. Powder 3. Bulk Rem SP bullets 6.5. Total is about $6 per fifty.
Key to keeping loading costs down is buying in bulk. Costs can easily double if you buy minimum quantities. Triple or more if you insist on premium bullets.
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