Depends on what you are shooting and the intended purpose. The equipment is the big expense, but reloading covers more bases than just producing ammo. If I buy Hornady 223 with a 55gr v-max bullet I’ll spend a little over a dollar per round. I can produce a better, more accurate round for roughly .38-.42 cents per round. There are 7,000 grains in a pound of powder, with my recipe I can reload 294 rounds. A pound of power alone is $28.00. It would cost me $314.00 to buy that many hornady rounds. I know this isn’t the complete break down but just trying to give you an idea. I reload everything for maximum accuracy. If you are just burning cheap ammo up close it’s probably not worth it, but if sh#% hits the fan and you are sitting on 30lbs of power and have plenty of primers and bullets...you have a better chance than most. Not saying anyone’s ideas are wrong, this is just my two cents.