True. However I only shoot handguns about once a month, usually in the US, S.Africa or Thailand. 9mm is pretty cheap once a month, I get reduced rates at the ranges I go to so $30 goes a long way .
If you can afford to travel from the UK to the US, South Africa, or Thailand once a month: then the cost of a box of pistol cartridges shouldn't be a problem for you!
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone