Good point eldequello. I just picked up 200 pieces of once fired .308 Win brass for $20. I figured that I scored pretty good since the stuff goes for $25 for a bag of 100 around my area. Honestly, for getting started with a 45 auto I would just buy a few boxes of factory ammo and then reload that stuff once emptied. Buying 1000 rounds for $175 just doesnt seem very cost effective to me. You will have a hard time using that much ammo in a day anyways.