searcher
Gold $$ Contributor
If there is a caliber that doesn't make sense (purely from a financial standpoint), 9mm is it. With the higher cost of components (especially primers), one just doesn't save much, whether using fired or new brass. Casting one's own bullets and re-using the brass does keep costs way down - but still not enough to justify the labor for most folks. I keep my big bucket of fired brass, my bullet molds and sizers on hand in case the day should come I need them. Until then, I'll likely be buying my plinking ammo and loading my performance ammo for the 9mm.