Yes it is much cheaper if you reload......just don't use it for self defense if you have the option of using commercially manufactured ammo. Just imagine getting to court and the defense attorney presenting you as the "psycopathic survivalist" who just could use 'ordinary' ammo but had to go out and manufacture his own 'super deadly ammo'
I keep hearing that but I have yet to see any evidence that this is occuring at all, much less on a widespread basis. It so happens that I mostly use factory ammo in my .45 ACP, but when I carry my Mtn Gun I load my own hard cast Keith-style bullet. If I'm confronted with a threat I'll happily unload the cylinders with a clear conscience. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />