Hi Mark, Yes, it seems a bit expensive... to me too... One of the problems is that scrap material isn't the best choice when swaging... If not clean, pure, soft virgin metal, it wears dies and such faster.. worse on long range costs... and you have to figure in the added time of scrounging for scrap, salvage, etc, etc... It's definitly a dog fight on whether it's worth it or not??.... looks like about a "K" to start up, and more added on as you go.... (not including time) You can buy a lot of bullets for a thousand bucks!!...
..... and not ever have to pull a handle!
Best to all, til...lat'r.....GT