Your Ammo Diet

[Sin-ster]

There are obvious shortcomings to the poll, but I'm curious for some hard data nonetheless.

For example, folks that shoot precision rifle are obviously not going to blaze through as much as someone who just plinks with a 10-22, but I think I can sift through those names pretty easily and count them out.

If you feel the need to qualify your vote, please feel free!

 

[Booseman]

I will shoot about 10-15k per year when I am not overseas. If I am overseas then that number drastically goes down.

 

[dustyk70]

I was going to vote, but I don't think that I am worthy enough to take your poll. Thanks

 

[king4456]

I voted brother and its 95 percent 22 caliber.

 

[LACamper]

Trying to justify his ammo budget?

 

[SpeedRacer]

Having a kid drastically cut down my trigger time.

 

[Booseman]

Having a kid drastically cut down my trigger time.

How much? Do I need to reconsider the whole kid thing??

My wife didn't mention this crap!! I thought all I had to do was make a deposit and then be done with the whole mess!!!

 

[dustyk70]

How much? Do I need to reconsider the whole kid thing??

My wife didn't mention this crap!! I thought all I had to do was make a deposit and then be done with the whole mess!!!

BOY are you in for a surprise. Someone has been lying to you. Nah, it isn't bad, but it does take up alot of your time.

 

[SpeedRacer]

How much? Do I need to reconsider the whole kid thing??

My wife didn't mention this crap!! I thought all I had to do was make a deposit and then be done with the whole mess!!!

Sleep...gone.
Free time...gone.
Gun budget...gone.
Hair...gone.


Worth it...absolutely.

 

[Booseman]

BOY are you in for a surprise. Someone has been lying to you. Nah, it isn't bad, but it does take up alot of your time.

Actually we both are on the same page. We both want kids and it is that time in our life. I am looking forward to the day that I can take them to the range or the lease and go shooting. I cant wait for them to ask me, when can we do that again daddy.

 

[Booseman]

Sleep...gone.
Free time...gone.
Gun budget...gone.
Hair...gone.


Worth it...absolutely.

I am ok with all that except the gun budget!!

 

[SpeedRacer]

I am ok with all that except the gun budget!!

Moral of the story: get em NOW! Luckily I had built up a collection prior to having our son and I've done a lot more trading than buying the past couple years.

 

[LongGoneDays]

Reading the stuff guys on other gun forums said when I first started, I imagined myself shooting 2-300 rounds every month, keep myself sharp, ammo was cheap, bla bla bla.

I don't think I've ever shot more than 7-800 in a single year, and 15-200 in most years.

 

[Scott.Thornton]

I count my wifes ammo also since I pay for it and purchase it for her.

 

[Sin-ster]

I'm curious as to why, exactly, you want/need this data...

Curiosity of my own, mostly.

With prices already starting to climb and availability falling off, I actually hoped to get some figures "before and after" the price spike.

I believe our members would be a pretty accurate test bed for this question-- even above all other firearms boards. LF.net and PT.com would almost certainly return figures that were higher, as their membership consists of a lot of professionals and guys heavy into training. The same could be said of the Brian Enos forums. And I simply don't trust the brand/firearm specific boards.

I also write quite a bit, 90% for my own pleasure and to keep my thoughts well organized. Data of any kind helps!

 

[Sin-ster]

Trying to justify his ammo budget?

LOL-- I'm good at that already!

If anything, the suspected figures this poll will generate would have the opposite effect.

 

[jmcrawf1]

Sin-ster, please tell me you reload and if not WHY?!

Seriously, reloading is the best thing I did for being able to shoot regularly.

 

[Sin-ster]

Sin-ster, please tell me you reload and if not WHY?!

Seriously, reloading is the best thing I did for being able to shoot regularly.

A couple of hours on a 650 every Thursday!

My right arm is beastly.

 

[jmcrawf1]

A couple of hours on a 650 every Thursday!

My right arm is beastly.

Thank god man, I thought we would have to have "the talk".

Since I started reloading I haven't noticed the price fluctuations in factory ammo. I guess I better start paying attention. You're not the first one who brought this up.

 

[Sin-ster]

Thank god man, I thought we would have to have "the talk".

Since I started reloading I haven't noticed the price fluctuations in factory ammo. I guess I better start paying attention. You're not the first one who brought this up.

I haven't noticed them either, as of yet-- although I do buy my lower consumption ammo, and will definitely take a hit a few times in the coming months.

Components also tend to see a spike when these "election factors" become an issue, so I stocked up for the rest of the season/year on primers and powder. I'm curious as to what will happen to the prices and availability of once-fired brass, which I don't buy very often, but do collect from public ranges.