I think the increased cost of RF ammo has made reloading for small caliber handguns (and rifles) cheaper than purchasing RF ammo.

Reloading for the Hornet has always been pretty price comptetitive with rimfire, especially if comparing to WMR ammo. And I was just doing some quick numbers for the 327 mags which my g-kids are shooting My reloads are costing me around 7 to 8 cents a round.

I scrounged about 100 lbs of lead for practically nothing, and purchased tin and antimony from Rotometals to add to the mix. I get 2000 rds from a can of powder. So I am figuring about 3 cents per primer, 2 cents for powder, and maybe 2 cents each for bullets.

So, I am feeling pretty good about keeping the kids supplied with quality CF ammo for the cost of 22 lr. Just don't be raining on my parade with discussion of mould purchases, lube sizer and dies, reloading tools and replacing lost brass. grin

People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.