500 rounds is a fun afternoon.
If you have any Class III toys, 500 rounds is about two minutes of rock-n-roll.
500 rounds of .22lr is a box about 4” square. Of .223 about 8” square.
In 1999, 1000 rounds of .223 was $99 shipped. Now it’s closer to $1000 IF you can find it.
That’s one reason I don’t shoot very often. I do it often enough to be accurate when I do, though.
Pick up brass for free at the range, 2 lb.'s of powder (Hodgdon Varget or IMR4895), 500 small rifle primers, 500 53gr Hornady match HP bullets #2250, and one days work cleaning and trimming brass and I can reload $500 worth of ammo that is more accurate than factory rounds for $125. Trouble is now that every citizen is afraid they can't buy guns or ammo is making it even difficult to buy powder and primers. What used to be routine for us hunters and target shooters is now insane because of all the panic buying.
Nuts!