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The 30-06 and 357 are the two I think my son would reload, as those are the expensive ones. 9mm and 45 ACP? Maybe... once he has the equipment and mastered the art of reloading.
357 cost just a little more than 9mm as the magnum primers are a dollar a box more expensive. If he doesn't go for the mag primers and goes the higher velocity powder route like I did it works out about the same as I used more powder. A soft 357mag load that is above the 38spl+p cost me about 1o to 11 cents per round - keep in mind my primers are over 12 years old and I paid $22.85 for a box of 1000. That same box will cost about $34 today. Bulk order bullets gets them to about 6 to 7 cents and 1 to 2 cents per round in powder he would be able to produce a soft 357mag round for 12 to 13 cents per round. A high end JHP bullet will cost 22 to 35 cents per bullet then another 5 to 6 cents of powder and primer. But with a little experimentation the recipe can be tuned to a gun to give match quality ammo. Store bought match quality is over a dollar a round for 357Mag.
The 30-06 is going to run 30 to 35 cents per round. There is also a lot more case prep for rifle such as annealing, sizing, removing military crimps, and then trimming before you can load a rifle round. My advice is to get experience with pistol before attempting to jump on rifle.
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