I can ... load 9mm for about 10 cents per round ... goal is soft shooting, accurate target loads that don't throw brass to the next county ... I find it enjoyable and even therapeutic.
A big +1.
I have bought factory ammunition for various calibers I load for (380Auto/9mm/40S&W/45ACP) over the decades to do reference comparisons and my experience has been the same - Even my general purpose range practice/plinking reloads using cheapest plated/jacketed/lead components (9mm 115 gr FMJ/RN 4.2 gr Promo / 45ACP 200 gr SWC 4.0 gr Promo) produce smaller groups than average factory ammunition.
In recent years, coworkers/friends/neighbors have bought more smaller carry pistols and being able to reduce powder charge by .2-.3 gr has made training sessions that much pleasant and more effective due to less snappy recoil of reloads compared to factory ammunition which allowed greater focus on training/technique instead of recoil.
After 5 months and 70+ posts we were able to tease out the OP's 9mm consumption rate which appears to be very low so no cost/savings benefit for him to handload 9mm.
Since current price of factory bulk 9mm ammunition is hovering around $10/50 so many may not find savings of $2 - $3 per 50 rounds not beneficial enough to reload.
But keep in mind I have seen several cycles of ammunition/component shortages whenever political climate shifts and price of 9mm could easily jump back to $14-$15/50 again. Heck, recent introduction of 2018 AWB by Democrats (which I believe is DOA) may cause another panic buying so I suggest you pick up reloading/shooting items you need while you can at lower prices. I could be wrong but been there and done that too many times already -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/where-are-there-reloading-components-on-sale.707473/
Yes, 45 Auto, you would save money. But the guy inserted about his time, and he was shooting steel cased cartridges.
I wish I had had a pen and paper to write down this forum's name for them to look up this thread.
Definitely! Consider this.
During my lifetime, I have spent over $110,000 on various reloading and shooting items and
realized guns/presses are the cheapest part of shooting/reloading while
ammunition/components are the most expensive part. I wish I had bought more when components were half the price I am paying now. So when prices were at recent years' low in 2017, I spent almost $10,000 stocking up on various components and shooting gear in preparation for retirement years. Since 2017, especially low prices of Black Friday sales, I am seeing prices climbing back up.
If you get a chance, sit down and add up the shooting/reloading cost for each year and multiply that number by 30 or 40 years. After you get over the shock of figure that could buy a house, you will realize savings are cumulative and $2-$3 savings per 50 rounds sure add up to BIG savings during lifetime.
Of course, it's ultimately your money. You can do whatever you want to do with it.
For me, being able to reload rounds that are cheaper and more accurate than factory ammunition while enjoying a "therapeutic" hobby is priceless.