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Personally, I only load .357 ammo. I just load them light for target, plinking etc.
The brass is actually cheaper to buy .357 than 38 spl., and the lead is the same piece of lead for both rounds, so no cost difference there.
What it does save you is having to adjust your dies every time you switch between 38spl and .357, and having to remeasure your OAL, etc.
The only changes are grains of powder, and maybe primers if you don't want to use spmagnum primers for you light loads.
I would recommend labeling the boxes though. It is a great suprise to go from a target load of 900 to 1000 fps and then accidentally grabbing a box that is moving at 1400 fps that you loaded for hunting.
Either way, it is much cheaper, and more fun to load your own, good luck.
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Just remember that shot placement is much more important with what you carry than how big a bang you get with each trigger pull.
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