There's another point to remember, the more you reload, the more you'll shoot. I use to shoot maybe a total of 100 rounds when I went to the range, now I bring 500 rounds of each caliber and don't bring much home.
Yes, the initial cost is steep, but after that, with the exception of consumables, adding a new caliber is simply the cost of the dies and time to learn that caliber. I started with 9MM and 5.56, then added .40S&W, then added .308 to the mix. I can also do .38, .357 and .45ACP.
Plan on not adding your labor to the mix and the ROI isn't that bad. Getting someone else willing to share the expense also helps.
I usually stockpile shells and process them at.one time, and load a new batch when the surplus drops to around 1K per caliber. Lastly, once you start down the path to the dark side, you'll never be able to look at store bought ammo the same.
Yes, the initial cost is steep, but after that, with the exception of consumables, adding a new caliber is simply the cost of the dies and time to learn that caliber. I started with 9MM and 5.56, then added .40S&W, then added .308 to the mix. I can also do .38, .357 and .45ACP.
Plan on not adding your labor to the mix and the ROI isn't that bad. Getting someone else willing to share the expense also helps.
I usually stockpile shells and process them at.one time, and load a new batch when the surplus drops to around 1K per caliber. Lastly, once you start down the path to the dark side, you'll never be able to look at store bought ammo the same.