Right now I can still load 20 gauge for less than I can buy them but in the near future that will change as my older components will run out. If you have to buy shot and primers at todays prices I can't see loading standard 2 3/4" shells being cheaper than buying them. I will continue to load my short 16 and 12 gauge shells because it cost a lot more to buy them mail order and they are impossible to find where I live.