I bought the LNL AP also. I chose the 1,000 .40 S&W XTP HP bullets. A factory box of 20 retails around here for 17.99. That would cost about $900 for 1,000 rounds of factory hornady XTP HP. I figure the first run will make up the cost of all my hardware and supplies.
Don't forget you also get 100 free bullets for each die set you buy too. So far I have purchase 10mm/.40, 45acp, and .270win die sets. Had 2 buy 2 shell plates (.270 and .45 use same one). I did purchase powder through expanders for .40 and .45. And the Powder cop die. I will handload the powder for the .270.
Anyway a box of 20 Hornady 130 gr .270 rounds cost over a dollar a round. So the cost of the die will be covered in the first run of 100. And 100 .270 rounds will last me a while.
Same can be said for just about any caliber. The shipping on the 1,000 was 21.95, and 6.95 on the 100. I plan on getting any die I may need this year.
Oh and I love my Hornady hardware so far. the only thing is alot of Hornady stuff is sold out at the major online retailers due to the bullet rebate. I had to order my stuff from 5 or 6 different sites.