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I want to load my own PD and match grade. I'd like to buy the bulk target ammo and reload it with HP and 77gr. Im sick of throwing away brass.Really depends upon what you shoot and what your goals are. For standard "bulk" 9mm and 223 (55gr FMJ) you are ahead to just buy it when it's on sale online and save the time and hassle.
If you plan to reload specific rounds for your rifles/pistols or you shoot odd calibers, that's where you start to save money. as others mention, anything with Magnum in it's designation, or anything else that's $15/box or more. 9mm 147gr might be worth while.
In order to do any kind of bulk reloading for the standard calibers, you would need some sort of progressive press or a Dillon 550. This will start to get you into bulk reloading and the only way to get close to or save compared to buying 1k rounds when it's on sale online.
Just an example:
1k 55gr FMJ bullets, usually $70-100
1k small rifle primers $30
powder 3.5 pounds $95 (roughly $28/pound)
free brass. If you don't have it already budget $45/k
You may be able to find deals, but that's around $210 for just the parts if you have free brass. Could be $250 while you can buy 1k rounds already made for less than $300 and it's in nice boxes and delivered to your door.
Costs of machines and tools to get started from scratch, maybe $500 on the low end, $1k on the middle of the scale (Dillon 550, tumbler, trim tool, primer pocket swager if you are using mil spec brass, dies, chamfer/debur tool, measuring devices, etc)
Not saying to get into it, I love reloading, but when friends ask me about 9mm and 223, I tell them to just buy when it's on sale. Unless they want subsonic 9mm or shooting 77gr HPBT match 223 or want to load other calibers it's not worth the money to save the money unless they have lots of free time on their hands. If you shoot something that's $20-50/box it can for sure save you lots. 44 mag, 218 bee, 22 hornet, 35 remington, 32-20, 348 win, etc. etc. etc.