Is it worth it or is it cheaper to buy in bulk?

I own nothing but have brass if I want it

I reload lots of 9mm, and the loads I shoot are about twice as accurate as bulk blasting ammo and cost about 1/3 less.

IMO it is worth it.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

Since you have the brass, it is probably cheaper, and definitely better ammo in the end.

But if buying every component (last time I checked) you cannot build 9mm and .223 as cheap as you can buy finished ammo.

If you shoot several thousand rounds a year, I'd say yes. If not, no.

I load all mine. You can buy light plinking FMJs for cheap that shoot great. primers are cheap and 1 lb of powder is good for at least 1200 rounds pending on you load.
the prep is painful, I use a dandy powder drop to load. The Charge master is way to slow for less than 10 grains at a time. it is cheaper to than buying for sure if you don't count your time.

I have loading stuff for it and have loaded most of mine and will continue to, but it is for the enjoyment not the savings. I believe I could have bought 9mm for years and years before I spent more than what it cost me to get the dies etc. over what factory ammo cost.

I load for my 9, a few hundred at a time, but if you don’t have the reloading gear, just buy the cheap ammo. I already had all the reloading gear, so I just added 9mm dies and forged on.

I reload with 115 gr plated. Pretty cheap to use.

I cast all my 9mm so 1000 rounds for me cost about 50 bucks. I do most of my lead casting when I am on my 2 weeks at work.

Always said I wouldn't cast till after we had our kids. We be done with kids now, still don't like the idea of playing with lead that much.

I don't think it is much of an issue. Just don't do it in a confined space and don't drink it, you should be fine. I spent most of my child hood with a mouth full of pellets for my pellet gun.

Last time I added up my cost to load 9mm it was about .1150 cents per round.

I bought Winchester FMJ, 500 round and an ammo can at Academy two weeks ago. Had 5 of the white box 100 rounders in it.

$0.24 per round. End up with a steel ammo can in the end, and I can always use those. I am sure there is equal quality for less money, just one example. Once it is shot up, I will reload it. It is in my head that all my centerfire firearms MUST be loaded with my hand loads.

Agree with JG, BIL

watch Brownell's , they will run free shipping, Blazer Brass, Winchester, Magtech, Seller and Biot, These are perfect for range time.

The Browning 124gr are VERY accurate in my Dan Wesson, you could buy these for match shooting or long range shooting.

Your new gun should shoot EVERYTHING great.

Reloading a 9mm?????? Only if you own a MONSTER DILLON and have someone do it for you.

I only reload for my revolvers,, for accuracy, not volume

I cast (obviously) and load all of my pistol ammo. I actually loaded about 300 last night on the old 550. When you shoot as much as I do, it’s worth it.

I reload 9mm. Many years ago I bought a Browning Hi-Power GP Competition. It's a long slide. Cleaned and lubed, Winchester white box ammo stove piped every other round. Ejection was poor, couldn't hit a can at 20 paces. Tried several brands, improved but still not good. Tried some NATO marked ammo and things got markedly better. Since I had a press I decided to try to reload. Worked up an incredible load that was basically at the top of the charts. ( Today that load shows boarding on +P ). I could also hit a can out to 100 yards occasionally.

A friend ran the load through his Sig 226 and was absolutely surprised at how much improved his accuracy was. Last time Accurate updated their loading manuals I nearly had a heart attack. My pet load I had been shooting for 20 years was way over the max. Contacted them and they responded and I even got the phone number of the guy in the lab doing the testing. He actually told me I was good to go on my Browning and the Sig 226. I have a new 8 pound jug, and I was able to get the same accuracy loading down .2 grains. BTW, I am loading Accurate #7 which is relatively slow compared to most of the powders commonly used for 9mm. I have found it to meter well, wide sweet spot, and useful in 10MM, 357 mag, and 44 mag with light bullets. I load on a Dillon 650.

I'm at 30k or more 9mm loaded in the last few years, first on my Hornady single stage and then on a Hornady LnL progressive. I shoot a lot of competitions so I am highly motivated to load my own both from a quality and a cost-savings standpoint. Here's a breakdown of my savings over a typical year:

125gr Blue Bullets- $0.064
CCI 500- $0.028
CFE Pistol- $0.014

Total- $0.106

So my 125gr reloads cost about 11 cents each using Blue Bullets, vs 16 cents each for factory brass-cased ammo at the cheapest. At only 5 cents per round savings it really doesn't sound like much, but at an average of 12k rounds shot per year that is a savings of $600 per year for me. The time spent reloading is significant, but I'd rather be reloading than sitting on the couch watching TV. I will absolutely never go back to loading pistol ammo on a single stage, and don't feel like that amount of time is ever worth it for a few cents savings.

My time is way to valuable to spend it loading 9mm. I do save the brass but have yet to get serious about getting the dies.

If I had a lot to reload and shot a lot of handgun there would be progressive press setup all the time for it. My handgun shooting is not nearly of the quantity in this post and I buy 9mm and 45 but reload for the revolvers most of the time. Especially for the 32 H&R and 357 Max. Hard to find ammo gets reloaded on a single stage press at the house. Good thing to do on a rainy cold day

I’m probably just going to buy bulk

That's a very good point. For any expensive or hard to find calibers, I think it's worth it to reload. And one fun thing about revolvers is that you can load them hilariously light and not have to worry about cycling the gun.

In all of my years reloading, I have reloaded 9mm twice. I am making a 10,000 round run of 147 grain copper plated bullets to make a certain power factor for a team of shooters. Each time I have reloaded 9mm it has been for something very specific. When you look at the cost of cheap factory 9mm ammo and compare it to the cost of the reloading components plus the equipment, it's hard to justify it. But if you shoot a ton or want something specific in the bullet or speed, it would be worth it.

Impossible unless your primers were acquired in the 1950's. I think you mean .1150 dollars or 11.5 cents but not 1/11th of a penny. Primers are a couple cents each themselves if bought now days.