I've lurked about here for a few years, and was active at glocktalk for years before that, not to mention getting into small talk at the range ... and for the most part what I've usually heard from 'seasoned' (i.e. geezer) shooters is that 9mm is cheap enough that it just isn't cost-effective to reload it for just range ammo. Perhaps if you're already set-up to reload for various calibers, yes .. but if 9mm is what you shoot and its the only caliber you would be reloading, I've pretty much always heard 'don't bother.'
I would assume that reloading materials prices (powder, primers, etc) have increased along with the increase in commercial ammo prices we've seen recently, so that may mean there's been no real change in the cost/benefit analysis to reloading 9mm, but it's got me wondering. The other day I ran 150 rds of WWB through my M&P and the guy next to me was snatching up my brass almost before it hit the ground (he did ask first, at least). I've seen plenty of brass scroungers for .45, but usually not 9mm.
SO was my neighbor just a nice guy with a 9mm reloading fetish, or should I be hoarding my brass and saving up for a press? How many rds of FMJ 9mm would I need to reload before the investment paid for itself?
I would assume that reloading materials prices (powder, primers, etc) have increased along with the increase in commercial ammo prices we've seen recently, so that may mean there's been no real change in the cost/benefit analysis to reloading 9mm, but it's got me wondering. The other day I ran 150 rds of WWB through my M&P and the guy next to me was snatching up my brass almost before it hit the ground (he did ask first, at least). I've seen plenty of brass scroungers for .45, but usually not 9mm.
SO was my neighbor just a nice guy with a 9mm reloading fetish, or should I be hoarding my brass and saving up for a press? How many rds of FMJ 9mm would I need to reload before the investment paid for itself?