RJ...you have struck the nail squarely on the head.Most peoplego into reloading with the notion of "saving money," which of course they CAN do. But as you point out, what all of us ultimately doing is simply shooting a lot more for the same budget. The good news is the quality of our ammo and our shooting sport enjoyment skyrockets. The simple fact that a person CAN reload their ammunition cheaper than they can buy everything but a very few varieties of mil-surp stuff really has nothing to do with it. Hell, reloading is fun!