Agreed, I meant to include recent economics as well. And the labor is really opportunity cost in this equation.There is an initial cost for the equipment, but that used to be recovered rather quickly if one shot a lot. The shortage of primers brought on by the same forces as the shortage of ammo kind of changed the dynamic. If you were well-stocked before the panic, then yeah, you could brag about your cpr, but if you got started in the middle or even now, that might not be the case.
The main reason I reload now (although it's been awhile) is because of the oddball milsurp calibers I have.
As for "labor"... well that's just sweat equity.