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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rez Exelon" data-source="post: 4153285" data-attributes="member: 5800">The return on time is an important calculus too. This is the example I give people. If I put my 550c in single stage mode and work for about an hour, let's say I conservatively make 50 rounds. If I am making 375 H&H my cost is about $1.25 each versus about $5 at the store. So that means I spend $63 instead of $272 for a savings of $210. That is a pretty darn good hourly rate. But that same 50 rounds, if made as 9mm, at my cost is only saving me 10 cents each, for a savings of $5. That's less than minimum wage for crying out loud. Now, if I pop the press into progressive mode and I'm making 250 round of 9mm I'm saving $25/hour which is better. But for the most part I concentrate my loading on stuff that gives a better time value.</blockquote>