In the first post I think I said .45 ACP. Yes, IF I decided to try it in any quantity, I would have picked up some used or cheaper .45 ACP dies, and not use my regular set on the Dillon press. That is what the guys in another forum claimed that they did.
I share your concern about steel on steel in an expensive firearm chamber. However, the Wolf cases are soft, polymer coated and prob fine when used one time as designed. The one minor experiment I did with reloading indicates to me that the steel cases will not reliably grasp the bullet upon reloading, and personally I dont think adjusting the crimp or the expander plug will help any. IMHO
You wont get me to agree that ANY brass prices right now are reasonable, but I have an adequate supply, occasionally supplemented by what my good friends in the County Sheriff's Dept leave on the ground :-)