RE: Would it even pay to reload?
For 16 yard trap, the cheap loads work perfectly well. I haven't had any problems breakig 25 or 50 straight with the winchester or federal value packs. The Cheap winchester shells have fallen out of my favor though for shooting sporting clays- the cheap thin base tends to stick out a bit from the hull, along with the hull being very thin and flimsy, causing me a few jams recently.