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Reloading will definitely save you money on a per round basis, but you will probably find yourself shooting more because there is less guilt with the cheap ammo. Overall you will probably spend more.
Of course this is after the cost of the equipment is amortized.
The ammo I purchased commercially was $11 at discount. Reloads for an equivalent from a local FFL were $7.75 for 50. My reloads are $4.00 per 50 and with larger quantities that may go to $3.50 per 50.
However, I went from shooting 500 rounds per month due to costs to 200-300 rounds at a sitting. I would like to ramp up to 1500 to 2000 rounds per month.
Figure this way. I use West Coast Bullets' 158 gr. .38 spl. copper plated RN, 4.6 to 4.8 gr Accurate Arms #2 powder and Winchester WSP primers. The bullets are $52 per 1000 with shipping included and could be as low as $36 per 1000 in larger quantity. The powder is under $18 and I can get at least 1400 rounds per pound. The primers are usually $12 per 1000 at gun shows, but I bought 5000 at $10 per 1000.
This gives us 5.2 cents per bullet, less than 1.5 cents for powder and less than 1.2 cents for primer for a total of less than 8 cents per round or 4.00 for a box of 50. Actually less than 7.9 cents per round or less than 3.95 per box of 50.
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