E^Pii,

Why don't you invest in your own reloading setup? There are a few guys who run small time custom ammo businesses that people who don't have the time or desire to load their own, but still want the benefits of handloads worked up for their gun can buy ammo from. I believe the cost of working up a load and then loading the ammo for you works out to $50+ per box in the end. Hardly worth the cost when you can buy Black Hills .223 ammo for $20 a box. The problem you run into is not the cost of components, but the time (labor costs) it takes to work up a load for you and then load the finished product is the costly part.

Consider investing in your own handloading setup. My handloading setup is the best investment in this hobby/sport I've ever made, and I wish now I'd gotten into doing it sooner. Handloading also opens a lot of doors to cartridges and custom guns not accessable to those who don't handload. I'm looking forward to having my first custom rifle built in the wildcat of my choice, knowing that I can make all the ammo I want for it.

Mike