Exactly. I love reloading, but if it was a "chore" then it wouldn't be worth it.

But to answer the question, to reload economical 9mm, let's say 115-grain plated bullets:

Brass: Let's assume free. Worst-case, maybe 3-4 cents each but you can reload them forever.
Bullets: 8 cents
Primers: 3 cents
Powder: 2 cents

Grand total without brass: 13 cents/round, or about 2/3 the cost of buying cheap remanufactured ammo. (Plus sales tax on the ammo, if applicable.)

Yes, pistol powder is tough to find, but it's out there. For example, dougja was offering the CSB-1 powder:
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But . . . I stick to my earlier comment that you shouldn't do it if it isn't fun. Loading 9mm without a progressive press will be a fair hassle, too.

Excellent!

On average, how much time do you feel it takes to finish a run of 9mm ammo, say 1,000 rounds? From start (dirty primed brass) to finish (ready to load into magazines) all steps taken?

Some folks will just wash, deprime, and load. Others tumble like 16 times to make the brass look like a candelabra out of St. Peter's Basilica.

Well, it's tough to give an estimate from dirty brass to finish, since tumbling is so variable. For average brass, the easy tumbling is maybe one hour in a vibratory tumbler, and it's clean enough to load. Yes, you can go beyond that, either with more time or by using a wet tumbler with stainless steel media, if you want "beauty brass."

Once I get rolling with the progressive press (Hornady LNL), I can do 100 rounds in about 20 minutes. That's just plodding along, not trying to set any speed records. That means that the brass is getting sized, the old primer is getting punched out, the new primer is being installed, the brass is belled, the powder is dropped, the bullet is seated, and then the cartridge is crimped . . . all in one spin around the press. When the cartridge drops out of the press, it is ready to be fired.

Of course, you need some initial time investment to do some load evaluation, even if it's just plinking ammo. You want a round that feeds in your gun, a load that's hot enough to cycle the gun, and a load that's not hot enough to do any harm to you or your gun. So there will be a few cycles of test ammo to see what works well. In other words, you won't be cranking out 2000 rounds the first day you have your press . . . or at least, you shouldn't be.

Pistol or bulk rifle ammo, sure. Match? No. I load at $0.40 a round match .308. Average price $1.00 a round. I can load around 150 rounds an hour. $90 an hour savings.

Worth it.

I can load 1,000 reds of 9mm 124gr plated for $140-150

Yup. Gold Medal Match .308 is about $1.20/rd. I'm at $0.42/rd if I buy projectiles right.

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