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You need to cast your own if you want to drop your costs. You can get lead ingots for $1/lb and 1000 bullets will cost you $28.50. The lee 200gr swc tl is a good accurate bullet and you can cast them fast with the six cavity mold.

Last time I bought once fired 45 acp brass I paid $100 for 2000 cases shipped. Check the castoolits website classified section. Lots of guys selling brass and lead and good prices.

If your sick and tired of loosing brass, make up a brass catcher that attaches to a camera tripod and take it to the range.

If you really want to cut your shooting costs, shoot a 38 special. You'll burn 1/2 the powder and nearly 1/2 the lead. Lee's 125 gr rf or the 120 gr tc for the 9mm are both great bullets in the 38. And 38 special brass is really cheap.