i load piles of 9s. i stiil have 6- 5 pound kegs of pr200 (aa2) brass? free or at least cheap and i have THOUSANDS of them. cast bullets cost me nothing so loading them takes between 3.5 and 5 grains of powder and a primer (that i stocked up on before the prices skyrocked) even at todays primer costs i can load them at under (way under) 15 bucks a hundred. now if you are the type that considers 50 round at the range once a month shootin maybe its not worth the bother but im at the range 3 times a week for 8 months of the year and easily go through 500 rounds a week and thats a slow week. ill even say this. i can load 9s so cheap that i rarely bother with 22lr anymore