Shooting Sports Spending Levels?

[Texas Solo]

I spend about $200 per month. Mostly loading supplies. But the I have to add the $15 of gas per range trip each week.
Also add the occasional big spend, like the McMillan stock I have on order.

 

[Texas Solo]

I spend about $200 per month. Mostly loading supplies. But then I have to add the $15 of gas per range trip each week.
Also add the occasional big spend, like the McMillan stock I have on order.

 

[1911nut]

Now the Democrats want us billionaires to pay taxes.

 

[joshb]

More than I’m willing to admit but less than a Country Club membership

 

[338 Mollett]

I have spent most of my money on Women, Hobbies ,and Booze the rest I just blew !!!

 

[CharlieNC]

Hell, since I started shooting rimfire I'm saving money!

 

[RabbitSlayer]

200 to maybe 1k a month one way or another. Average month ammo and some gadgets and gizmos. Some months a new gun which might range from 400 to 5k+. Jist pissed away 1700 on an amp annealer amd 1k in components. Plus hunting, scouting, steel targets, scopes, binos, range finders, it never ends.

 

[Burnt Powder]

I heard an old boy that shot trap for many years, how much do you think you’ve spent over the years shooting trap? His reply: “I’ve shot up a couple pretty danged good farms, maybe more!”

 

[majohnson]

It’s all expensive no matter what you do for enjoyment. Just enjoy things while you can, things can change in a heartbeat. All the money in the bank does not buy you extra time on the clock.

 

[358WCF]

He proudly announced that if you spend fast and hard enough to create the vacuum, funds will rush in to fill the void.

Is that like Bernoulli's Principle?

 

[JSH]

Speed is money, how fast do you want to go?
I miss racing, that is short lived and then I come to my senses.
I have done way better with firearms than I ever did racing. Circle track, work on a $150,00 car all week to go to a race that pays at best $1000 to win. Then sell it in the off season only to build another “better” one for next year.
I have spent a fair bit on rifles shotguns and pistols for pleasure and competitions. I usually only sell now to move up to something a bit better.
Dollar for dollar, I have done way better with guns than any kind of race car.
Always have found it interesting how many speed freaks are shooters as well.

Lol, my monthly average is pretty good for the past few months, have bought nothing since July. Not bad for a fellow with no adult supervision.

 

[ChrisNZ]

Deathly silence from F-Open shooters. Coz for most, $1000/month is only warming up..

 

[jackieschmidt]

The activity of shooting gives me a place to focus my attention and time with the goal of staying active both mentally and physically. The cost is a secondary consideration. It has become more expensive like most everything but has yet to reach a level that has curtailed my engagement.

^^^^^^^[
pretty much says it.

 

[1K Luver]

I started with competition pistol in 1958. S&W K frame .38; .22 Ruger Mark 1; Colt 1911 .45 with all the bells and whistles to support them. Moved to rifle competition circa 1990. .223; 6BR; .284; 30-06; and some black powder to round things out and, of course, all the accessories to use them to their fullest advantage. If I had kept track of all I've spent on those and the other firearms I've enjoyed over these many years, including hunting rifles and handguns not suited for competition, I might succumb to sudden shock. I have bought lots of stuff and sold lots of stuff and never gained financially on any those experiences. If it's about the money, it isn't worth the effort. The fine people I've had the pleasure of shooting alongside of over the years have become good friends. That's where the true value lies.

 

[ShootDots]

Here is my perspective on shooting sports, especially competitive shooting. I am into F-Open. You REALLY do need at least 2 rifles. Building a "Full-Blown" F-Open rifle is not cheap and adding a top-shelf scope will be about 50pct of the cost of the rifle. If you shoot all year, you will be changing barrels every year. Unless you spin up your own barrels, you will spend about $425.00 give or take and another $300-350 to chamber it up, times at least 2 for the 2 rifles, can become expensive. Then in order to burn out those barrels, you are looking at "about" 1500-1800 rounds. With the cost of components, that it a tidy sum. Then IF you feel your skills are good enough to be developed into a TOP competitive shooter, T-R-A-V-E-L will be a necessity to various ranges for competition to hone your skills to become competitive on a National level. Not to mention, shooting all year is mandatory.

If you want to do what I do and shoot more for fun, than to win, win, win, costs are A LOT less. However, if your desire is to become competitive on a National level, costs soar. I am not talking about "going to the Nationals">>> I am talking about having a realistic chance to win or at least "generally" coming out in the top 20 percentile. I shoot about a half year now-a-days and never travel anymore. I still spend about 3-4000 per year. Someone who is dead serious, I would peg their "shooting costs" somewhere in the vicinity of 20-25K per year! And that is NOT including going overseas for a "world" event!

No matter how you cut it, shooting is expensive! But it can be phenomenally expensive, depending on your goals.

 

[rebs]

what money you don't spend will be spent by someone else when you are taking the dirt nap

 

[K22]

I kind of agree with M-61, post # 15.

However, for someone on a fixed income, one has to budget all expenditures. I enjoy shooting a lot so to continue at the level I desire, I've trimmed the calibers down. I now shoot and reload for to just 3, 223 Rem (bolt rifles only), 243 Win, 38/357 magnum.

I can obtain good reloading economy with the 223 Rem, getting 280 reloads out of a pound of powder. Using 231 for both my 38 specials and 357 magnums, I can get about 1,250 to 1,000 reloads out of a pound of powder. Buying bullets in bulk also economizes. I don't shoot much 243 Win anymore, but I just can't let go of that caliber for which I have a long and successful history with.

Recently I started informal precision shooting 22 rimfire to get more trigger time economically. I really enjoy shooting my Tikka T1X. Getting 500 shots out of a brick of 22 CCI standard velocity ammo is pretty good economy.

Going to the beautiful ranges at the clubs I belong to during the week is a great way to get out of the house and enjoy the outdoors. It's also great for the mind in this depressing world we live in today. So shooting is considered part of my medical costs - how's that for rationalization!!

 

[urbanrifleman]

My entire marketing and store philosophy from day one has been to make match quality equipment available to people on a budget.

 

[Dave Way]

$489.23 per month. Well, really I don’t know or care so long as everything is paid for and we are still building the 401K. To be honest for the last couple years I’ve gotten away from hunting so everything I sell gets turned into Benchrest rifles, gear or components. It’s pretty much my only hobby these days.

Dave.

 

[Big_Daddy]

It varies from month to month.
I have spent $20,000 in a single months on (10) NightForce Scopes and other months I spend nearly nothing.
Sadly the "nearly nothing" months are too few and far between....LOL