I am still learning. It still is fun as I started with realistic expectations.
Some buddies try to cut ammo cost. They chose to reload .38 Special which is a very poor choice in Germany. They use the cheapest components they can get (and still don´t beat the price per round of factory ammo). The result is a failure to fire rate at about 3% due to the quality of the primers. That´s no fun as they are guaranteed to have at least one shot not go off in every match or practice session.