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andy
08-23-2004, 01:49 AM
for maintenance of A class performance, rifle and pistol, that is. 1000 rds of 223 a year, 2000 rds of 9x19 a year. Another 50c a day covers a LOT of .22 shooting, thru the conversion units and the M21 pocket-trainer. That's 10,000 rds a year, which is quite a lot of realistic training(with both rifle and pistol).

Half of that probably suffices, actually, leaving another $90 to spend on primers and wax to fire thru the .45, moving at hyper-speeds. At about 5c per shot, that's 1800 rds of wax. That's a really good workout on the fast draw, pivot and fire, traverse and fire, aerial targets, etc, many times per year. Say 50 rds per session, that's 3 such sessions per month, or 35 rds per weekend.

$2 a day is NOTHING, man. Just don't have that candy bar and that pop, or half of that pack of smokes, or that beer, and you can have a lot more ability and fun.

Magnum88C
08-23-2004, 06:46 AM
$2 a day is NOTHING, man. Just don't have that candy bar and that pop, or half of that pack of smokes, or that beer, and you can have a lot more ability and fun.

Now that's about the smartest thing you ever said.

RIKA
08-23-2004, 06:52 AM
Yep. Even my broken watch shows correct time twice a day.

RIKA

TODD 3465
08-23-2004, 08:14 AM
Yes it don't cost much for a good amount of practice ammo if you trim a little here and there from "luxury" stuff.

Garand
08-23-2004, 08:22 AM
For those of us that actually do practice, it could be the key to survival if the balloon ever goes up.

DJetAce
08-23-2004, 07:11 PM
And you think stup*kid even has a spare dollar a day?

TODD 3465
08-23-2004, 10:52 PM
And you think stup*kid even has a spare dollar a day?

Well, maybe that's the $1 in quarters Pat gives him each day to practice on the "Killer Commando" game at the local arcade. :laugh01:

John in AR
08-24-2004, 10:51 AM
I agree; it's not a lot of money in the grand scheme of things. It's a matter of priorities, and most Americans' priorities are pathetic.

I've met people so broke they "can't buy food or diapers", but never met anyone who was so broke they didn't have beer & cigarettes. :rolleyes:

Magnum88C
08-24-2004, 06:06 PM
I dunno, my ammo habit is really biting into the beer budget. :dgrin: