all i have to do is buy empty shells, primers, powder, wadds, and shot?
If you have to buy hulls you might even lose.....you can get wal-mart shells 12 and 20 Ga for $2.98/box in the fall.....buy several cases.....even now they're only $3.27.
I have MEC 9000G loaders in 12 and 20 Ga and they haven't loaded a shell in several years except the 20 Ga press has loaded some hunting rounds in the last couple years.