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PBratton wrote:...Don't get into reloading to save money, you'll probably never get to that point. ... Nonetheless, enjoy the hobby we all call reloading.

I agree with you and will also say that most people are initially attracted to handloading to save money. Some people end up intrinsically enjoying handloading as a hobby and stick with it. Few people who do not also enjoy handloading, but merely view it as a means to more economically support their shooting habit, continue to handload.

Also, I agree that most people who end up enjoying handloading so not end of saving actual money, but rather they simply shoot much more at a lower cost per round.

I've never purchased .357 SIG ammo, but a quick glance at MidwayUSA shows Winchester White box range ammo at $35 for 50. Similar range/plinking products like Remington UMC and Federal American Eagle where in the #31.50 to $40 range.

If that pricing is typical, then handloading is a no brainer for cost savings. I cast my own bullets so I handload pistol ammo for under $5.00 per 100. Purchasing cast bullets would add about $7.00 per hundred. So you could handload .357 SIG for about $6.00-$7.00 per box of 50.

Conservatively estimating a $25 per box savings, you would pay back your equipment costs in about 8 boxes of ammo. Go for it!