Nitro, those were great pics and advise. I still have PL-155 like yours and still use it for some applications. We started loading with Honey Bair loader back in the 60s, and after I got married and moved out my dad gave me the 155 for Christmas one year and I knew that meant I was now to stay out of his loading room. I bought a Mec years later, but I still use the others too.

Loading your own did save significant money, but it doesn't now. However, it still saves a little if you want quality hunting shells. I like the old pigeon load for dove hunting with a 12 gauge, and those are very expensive in the store. I saw some 1 and 1/8 loads in Academy for over $6 last week, and I can still load the 1 and 1/4 oz load for that.