I am utterly confounded as to why more people don't reload.
The cost argument used to be "I can buy 9mm as cheap as making it." That isn't true....assuming you can actually buy it. 9mm costs roughly $100/thou, 45 about $150.
Especially with all the QC issues abound.
I'm also perplexed as to why more commercial reloaders haven't sprung up.
And what I really don't get is why there are no competitors for primers and brass beyond what we have. Those aren't difficult to make, to be honest. ATK doesn't have a lock on engineers willing to work with explosives, and there must be a dozen local shops that could make cartridge cases around Dayton...well, used to be
Seems like a wonderful business/investment opportunity to me....