Cost verses Practicality

If you shoot the amount of ammo you say you do, then I would say you are a good candidate for reloading. Some say you don't really save any money reloading, that you actually will shoot more for the same amount of money. Either way you will come out ahead. If you reload using lead bullets you will save a LOT more than with jacketed bullets. Of course plated bullets are an option as well and fall in between the lead and jacketed bullets in regards to price. Primers run about $15 per 1000. Powder runs about $15 per pound or so. Lead bullets for the 45 ACP (200 grain lead semi-wad cutters run about $40 per 1000 in bulk purchases). At those prices and assuming a load of say 5.0 grains of powder, it would cost you about $60.71 to load 1000 rounds of 45 ACP (also assuming you already have the brass). If you have not saved up all the factory brass you have shot, once fired brass will run about $50 per 1000. The difference between your reloads and you factory prices are significant considering how much you are shooting. In a year alone you would save $660 for the 45 ACP alone. Pistol ammo is easy to load too. You don't have to lube (with carbide dies) and you don't generally need to trim either.

The other thing about reloading is how you can tailor you loads for your shooting style and the pistol itself. Light loads for beginners and practice and the hotter loads to simulate and acclimate you to "defensive" type factory loads. Itr is also a lot cheaper to stockpile components instead of factory loads as well. I say go for it.