As for a reason........Safety Hammer(an American Company) bought S&W from the British company Thompkins when it was about to go under. S.H. designed and invented (and have the patent) on the lock now used on S&W's.
Good Lord. I guess one should be thankful that S&W wasn't purchased by Schlage. The revolvers might have door-knobs to go along with the insipid locks...
I have a free source of 357 lead, awesome I know. Primers were 25$ per 1000, so 2.5 cents per round. Titegroup is 3.8 grains per round which works out to be less than 1 cent per shot at 15.99 a pound. So that's 3.5 cents actually. I rounded up because sometimes I load power pistol or bullseye.
I get free range brass from my local range. I just got 400 brass yesterday. It's nice to have friends.
Sorry to burst your bubble. It's very possible to have 4 cents per round ammo.
