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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