Brass prep gets tedious if you're doing a batch of 500 or so, with the trimming, primer crimp removal, chamfering, deburring. But it's not difficult by any stretch of the imagination.

I feel it's immensely worth it. I forgot the exact number, but suffice to say, i'm making match grade ammo with 77grain sierra match kings for way less than half the cost of what you'd find in stores. For general purpose shooting ammo, I can make it cheaper than you can buy it.

Long story short, if you have a press already, there's no reason you shouldn't be reloading 5.56