Subj : Sig
To   : Arelor
From : Moondog
Date : Wed Sep 25 2019 08:24 pm

  Re: Sig
  By: Arelor to Zombie Mambo on Wed Sep 25 2019 08:04 am

 >   Re: Sig
 >   By: Zombie Mambo to Arelor on Tue Sep 24 2019 02:31 pm
 > 
 >  > For me its not about competitions, fun, or cost of ammo. It's about knowi
 >  > something that will stop whatever is coming at me.
 >  >
 > 
 > You know, main reason I have a gun is for home defense, but in practice I do
 > that many burglaries. You will be shocked to know I have killed no burglar t
 > :-) So I think it is good to do something else with the gun other than to le
 > gather dust. Besides, here you are required to register as a sportman in ord
 > a gun license and have a minimum of involvement in tournaments. And then it 
 > cost of ammo hits: the price difference is big enough that you will notice e
 > use as few as 2,000 rounds per year. If you recharge your own ammo I suppose
 > mitigate the costs, but then I have to deal with local bourocraZyness which 
 > story...
 > 
 > So well, in the end there is a bit of compromisse with these things. It is l
 > knives... I carry one for defense (main reason) but in the end of the day I 
 > mostly for cutting rope, preparing meal etc. One of my knives has actually b
 > retired after a life saving action, even (idiot getting hung by the neck wit
 > could carry a gigantic Bowie most of the time, but realisticly speaking, you
 > a hand with half the blade and still serve a lot of secondary purposes.
 > 
 > So far it looks like I am only going to have a gun due to bourocrazyness, so
 > well be a .38, because it can fend off gypsy horse thieves and then it is mo
 > convenient for secondary purposes than something more powerful. Secondary pu
 > being : serving as fun/recreative/competition device, serving as a political
 > statement, humanely putting lifestock down (I hope it never, ever comes to t
 > crap happens).
 > 
 > I wholeheartedly agree that in the end it is a matter of having the gun in y
 > eird.
 > 

I'm on the board of a non-profit conservation club that has multiple rifle
bays and pistol bays, plus a clay thrower for shotguns.  Competition can get
pricey depending on the sport.  USPSA averages 32 rounds per stage, with 6-8
stages.  Steel challenge is 25 rounds a stage, 8 stages.  That is per gun.  So 
me compete with a .22 pistol, pay to shoot again with a centerfire pistol,
shoot again with a .22 rifle or with a pistol caliber carbine.  IDPA and SASS 
shoot lower round counts, however practice each week will consume 100-200
rounds.  2000  rounds may sound like a lot, however it disappears really
fast.  The only way to make it cost effective is to own a reloading press and
recycle your spent brass.


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