is it me or shooting is expensive?

Shooting can be expensive. Depends what you want your guns to look like. They all send small bullets down range.
I keep mine low cost. Smaller caliber guns. Stock config guns mostly. None of my guns cost me over $1K. Half of them are under $500. Some are worth more but I buy them all used off the EE for way less than $1K.
Buy firearms that shoot common calibers that are always available and hence lower in price.
But it is the Ammo that is pricey. Hell even .22 LR has doubled in price in the last 5 years!
Mind you I don't blast away thousands of rounds every week. It's a hobby for me. I keep it low cost and it's still really, really enjoyable.
 
Sure it gets costly, but if you're not shooting because you love every aspect of it, right down to stripping and cleaning your toys and constantly reading up on everything I can get my hands on. I often get criticized at the range many times how boring it must be, but to me its not just about cranking a handle and placing a bullet in place and so on. It's about everything else that goes with it from collecting your brass, tumbling them and cleaning them, checking them out for imperfections. Then getting everything ready to load. Yeah it may take time and money but it sure is gratifying in my humble opinion. Your return will take some time, but why does it always have to be about a return? Unless you don't keep up with it?
Cheers!
 
One way is to keep your number of different calibres to just a few like 12 guage for shot gun , 22 for target and plinking / pest control , 30 cal for target and hunting and one SKS ( at least ONE SKS ) for just have a good time for cheep lol.
 
caramel said:
If that was to happen, i would just open one of my best bottle of dry red french wine... JP.
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I don't expect you need to worry about it, but I doubt booze is a recognised cure for mental disorders associated with hoarding. Couldn't hurt. :)
 
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jethunter said:
I don't expect you need to worry about it, but I doubt booze is a recognised cure for mental disorders associated with hoarding. Couldn't hurt. :)
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My father in law has a 500 bottle "Grand Cru" wine cellar, and he cracks 1 or 2 per year for fun, but chooses to drink $13 bottles with dinner. The spend is all about the acquiring and not the consuming (or shooting).
 
Comparing to my other hobbies shooting sports are a bargain,especially against motorcycling and beer and hookers that come with it.

I really wish I got my PAL before M licence,I kid you not.I would have saved myself a lot of money and some trouble.
 
jethunter said:
Yeah me too. It's fun but there comes a point where it stops being healthy fun and turns into a mental disorder.
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For myself reloading hasn't been "that" expensive but what has been expensive is the amount of time I spend getting tips and tricks/answers and shopping the EE forums on this site. Trying to get better at the craft is becoming a bit of a "disorder" on this end.:redface:

I rationalize it (money and time) by stating it's for fun for myself and my son (family) and I get away with that with my wife sometimes, but who am I kidding? It's too addictive to put it down sometimes.

I just purchased a magnetospeed and outside our rifles that's been the most expensive one time purchase to date. So far so good on that end.

My 2 cents.

Regards
Ronr
 
RonR said:
For myself reloading hasn't been "that" expensive but what has been expensive is the amount of time I spend getting tips and tricks/answers and shopping the EE forums on this site. Trying to get better at the craft is becoming a bit of a "disorder" on this end.:redface:

I rationalize it (money and time) by stating it's for fun for myself and my son (family) and I get away with that with my wife sometimes, but who am I kidding? It's too addictive to put it down sometimes.

I just purchased a magnetospeed and outside our rifles that's been the most expensive one time purchase to date. So far so good on that end.

My 2 cents.

Regards
Ronr
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As long as you aren't jeopardising the family finances there's no probs. There are far worse things you could be doing. :)
 
When i go for a better world, they will sell all my hobby stuff and split the doe, i rather have my house on cote d'azur, my DHC-2 and my firearms, looking at a number in your bank account is quite boring... JP.
 
I'm sure many if not most shooters think it's expensive from their point of view.The thing is, expensive is a relative term. The box a year guy might be stopping because its expensive. Never mind that it wouldn't pay the sales tax on the next guy's range membership, which in turn wouldn't pay for shooter#3s targets.
 
I spend an embarrassing chunk of $ on shooting but I don't worry about it. The people who say money can't buy happiness are mostly uninformed socialist idiots who also believe in unicorns and true love.

Buying guns and shooting supplies supports the economy, pays for education and healthcare, builds roads and schools and hospitals.

So the real question is not "why do you need all those guns" but rather "why aren't you buying more??"

The next time your wife makes a comment about "all those guns" - stand up tall, stick out your manly chest, and tell her in a firm but kindly voice that you are simply doing your patriotic duty to defend Canadian values and way of life. For best effect, say this while standing beneath a gently billowing Canadian flag, with THE MAPLE LEAF FOREVER playing as background music.
 
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Gatehouse said:
Lots of my friends or people that worked for me have told me the costs of their hobbies. Good downhill bicycle- $5000+++ and get a new one every two years if you ride lots.
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Yep, mountain bikes are expensive too. 15 years ago, a friend of mine spent $1,800 on a mountain bike, then another $3,000 plus on upgrades. In the end he had a $3,000 mountain bike - what I suggested he spend for a decent bike. 😂😂😂
 
as long as it doesn't break the bank its isn't as bad as you would think - for some they need the latest and greatest gadget / caliber but if you stick to the tried and true (223 / 308) where ammo is plenty reloading gives you an edge in accuracey over factory ammo. You see people at the range obviously over weight likely with an expensive accurate firearm trying to get MOA. What they don't see is you need to be fit resting heart rate 55-59 bpm - in order to hold steady as you pull the trigger. The firearm is an extension of the person shooting it - I speak from personal experience as my HR decreased my accuracy increased coincidence? think not

cheers and happy reloading everyone
 
IvoB said:
Consider reloading? Painful at first $$ your cost per round will be less - but you need to shoot quite a lot to break even at best
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If you place any value on your time reloading is way more money then just buying bullets
 
It can be expensive, especially if you're impulsive like me. I dropped like $15,000 in my first four months of gun ownership. It's bad but I love each and every one of my babies.
 
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