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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeUSooner" data-source="post: 4153127" data-attributes="member: 55109">Got into reloading in 2016 (with a Lee1000 turret press, which has been an excellent experience)... when I started coaching my granddaughters and two of their schoolmates on a young girls' competitive pistol team. We easily went through more than 2,000 rounds of practice ammo per month, so cost (over $5,000 per year) became a serious factor. At that time, commercial FMJ was about $0.22 to $0.24 per round (plus either tax or shipping, depending on source), and I could reload for less than $0.09 per round. Significant savings.Side benefit, I taught the girls to reload too. They took the personal responsibility (for the quality of their ammo) quite seriously. They learned well, and became adept at reloading - including custom loading personalized competition-ammo!They're older now (in high school and college) so we don't shoot as much... but I can still go through 400 rounds per month by myself. Reloading is still fun and economical, so I continue.</blockquote>