How much brass to Nationals ?
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D-4297
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Similar to John , I loaded 500 rounds for the FCNC last year . Bought 400 new Lapua .308 SRP cases from Tod , and he gave me a really good price on them , too . At least it was a "Home Game" , so I didn't have travel , lodging , and meals expense , too . Except fightin traffic in the "Valley of Construction" .
Fast14riot
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Its still cheaper than racing sailboats! Some races I've done as a pro were about $80-90K per race with most crew being local and only a 35' boat (entry fees are commonly priced per foot of boat).
True, but some of the money comes from the points the team’s acquire from each race where only the cars from first through tenth get a point. Each point is worth $ 2 million dollars, which accumulate, and at the end of the race season, that money is given back to those team’s that acquired points from the whole season. That is part of the reason that some of the team’s such as Mercedes, and Red Bull, have been the front runners for a number of years now. They have been getting the lions share. Ferrari, McLaren, and Williams get extra money for being legacy team’s, but F1 under their new ownership and rules will have an imposed cap on spending come the 2022 season. Along with a whole new specifications for the cars, and a new wheel size should hopefully even out the team’s. Also. The team’s spend a lot of their own money. Yes some comes from sponsors, but some of that comes from the team’s pockets.
Back to shooting competition. When I was competing in IHMSA back in 1990’s, I was spending about $500.00 a year just attending a once a month match. If I remember, my biggest cost was using Nosler Ballistic Tips which were rather expensive when they first came out. Gunpowder was about $15.00 a pound, and primers were about $12.00 per thousand. I used the 7mm T/CU cartridge in the Unlimited Class which was rather cheap with gunpowder usage. Gasoline was another minor cost. Today, it would cost me about four times if not more to compete. The only two clubs having a monthly match are both about 120 miles from me.
Heck I'll join in, try two daughters into horses, one hunter jumper competition the other dressage. I thought buying good horses was expensive, the real expenses came later lol. Those years did make for a lot a good memories with two kids who were never any trouble.
The horses did make it easier to justify shooting BR, attending the Super Shoot paled in comparison to couple of horse shows.
The horses did make it easier to justify shooting BR, attending the Super Shoot paled in comparison to couple of horse shows.
Ccrider
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My friends daughter competed. Don’t remember what form but do remember the horse cost more than all of my guns and ammo combined.
My race cars did not cost much sitting in the garage; horses don't stop eating or acquiring vet bills if you don't use them
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Medic505
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You didn't have to shovel anything up either did you....My race cars did not cost much sitting in the garage; horses don't stop eating or acquiring vet bills if you don't use them
avidflyer
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I always figured that was your D #. I jumped a lot with Lou Sanborn D1 for years. Easily spend $5k for a rig back in the day.
Nothing other than the occasional pile of splintered carbon fiber and ego
Fast14riot
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The age old adage of the '3 F's': "if it flys, floats, or (ahem) "reproduces", rent it", does apply. Which is why I was classified as a professional, but crew for hire. Its a lot easier to break someone else's boat making it go fast, lol!
My current situation of having 3 school age kids, balancing time off with SWMBO and a kid from a different mother, I usually have to schedule time to just load ammo, let alone an actual match!
Count your lucky stars, load that ammo and go shoot!
Joseph Cordeiro
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For Nationals I load up 75-80 rounds per day of shooting. 60 rounds for record plus sighters. So 600-640 rounds.
That's like $350-$400 in ammo
MORE. A LOT more. figure your rounds will cost you more than $1.50 each to load to Competition levels. Maybe twice that for various calibers.
Still, I spend a heck of a lot more than that on my Boat and Airplanes.
It’s best if you don’t try to add up the costs
Try the Brooks motel on 56thWell...I did the Priceline, hotells.com, etc....thing looking for a room in MT for the 1000 yard IBS nats. Best deal was around $1,200.00 for 4 nights just for the room.
Looks like I am going "jeeping".
Tod
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