College and Shooting

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oneloudvous

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Hey yall,

Im currently a full time college student and often find that I dont have time to go shooting. I havent even had enough time to go purchase the Ruger 22/45 I saved up for; mainly because of the having to order it then the waiting period. I also use a shop between college and home so that makes it more complicated. Really my question is did any of yall have to put this hobby to the side when you were in college?
 
A .22 and a 20 ga IIRC were all that I had back in the day. Did not have enough time in the day or week to take them out. We did make time once each semester to go shooting, usually on some classmates farm nearby on a weekend (KSU in the middle of some great deer and pheasant country).

I was too broke to buy ammo anyway even working part time.

Not enough time on the clock for moi. Maybe one could join a college ROTC program and shoot for grades? That'd be fun. (I wonder if they still do shooting competition on some college campus'?)
 
College never stopped me. I had the luxury of living close enough to school to commute. Also, my state never had a silly waiting period or other such nonsense.

Buying inexpensive Eastern Bloc surplus made acquisitions much easier on a part time employment/full time student budget.
 
Unfortanely my school doesnt have any shooting teeams or clubs ( I would be involved if they did). Im currently in a demanding healthcare program and dont think I would be able to swing ROTC and keep a high GPA.

I might just continue to save until I do get the time to pursue shooting more; by then I may havae time to puurchase more than the Ruger 22 I want.
 
nope. I am in college now. I work 40-50 hours a week and just finished up this past semester of 19 credits and I still went shooting at least once a month. Only problem I have is saving up for some ammo to go shooting with.
 
I took some electives at the ROTC building and they let me use their range, along with their guns (.22lr) and ammo. It was nice that I was welcome there even when I wasn't enrolled in their classes. :)

But really, at that time guns and shooting wasn't much of a priority for me. I had a .22 at home but only shot it for a distraction every now and then. I don't really remember getting it out much when I was in college.
 
Allthough I wasn't into shooting while in college, I think I had more time then than I do now. With a full time job, a wife, kids, a house and cars that use up most of my time.
Unfortunately, things don't ever really slow down I don't think. Maybe when you are older and retired.
 
The cheapest option for fun in an organized fashion is to get something like a Ruger or Browning generic 22 semi and then shoot steel matches with it.

Of course, you have the match fees but ammo is cheap.

Make sure you don't keep the gun on campus - check laws AND school rules.
 
Unfortunately I didn't really get serious with owning/shooting firearms until after college. School always came first, then my job since I paid most of my way through college. Sports and other hobbies are cheaper too;

After I finished college it was a different story though. You don't have to worry so much about homework and exams :D
 
College was good times for gun buying and trading. Not so much for casual shooting.

Basically I wouldn't worry about shooting. Get your education.
 
I didn't get to go shoot or hunt as much as I would have liked this year but I am planning on doing it more next year. There are a bunch of public ranges within 30mins from my school. As for storing firearms we are allowed to store and lock them up in an armory on campus.
 
Im currently a full time college student and often find that I dont have time to go shooting. I havent even had enough time to go purchase the Ruger 22/45 I saved up for; mainly because of the having to order it then the waiting period. I also use a shop between college and home so that makes it more complicated. Really my question is did any of yall have to put this hobby to the side when you were in college?
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HECK NO! I got into shooting while I was in college. I found it relaxing to go out to the police range (public on Sundays) and shoot my 22-250 and a handgun that I had. I also got into reloading, since feeding the 22-250 was way too expensive on a college budget. I was completely new to guns larger than a .22 LR rifle. It was a fun time - fond memories.
 
Why not use airguns?
Airsoft, pellet pistols and rifles with fully rifled barrels, even bb guns provide excellent practice for very little money or complication.
Just a thought.
 
Really my question is did any of yall have to put this hobby to the side when you were in college?
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I skipped college and went in to the military. Definitely put a crimp on the hobby side of shooting as I spent more time overseas than I did in the states. While on active duty I visited 29 countries and many of them frowned on individuals owning any type of gun.

Put your education first and hobbies second, but that does not mean you can not have fun. Is there a range near you that you can rent guns at? If you do buy the gun, make sure you are allowed to have it at school.
 
Our summer break is on and I'm lining up work. Today I was able to find a few hours. Shot 250 through my PX4, 50 through my LCP, 100 through my 870, and 150 through a friend's Stoeger Cougar 9mm.

That's what it's all about. Great times.
 
I'm currently in a demanding healthcare program myself and I've learned a few things. The first semester, I got the opportunity to go shooting perhaps once. Part of this was due to my class schedule as I had class, lab, or clinical 4-5 days a week. Between that, finding time to study, and work I simply didn't have time for much else. As the program has progressed, however, my schedule has become less full although the classes have definitely gotten harder.

Part of what I learned that first semester was this: if you don't allow yourself at least a little time for leisure, you'll drive yourself nuts. I have found that sometimes it's beneficial both to my psyche and my grades to put down the book and think about something besides work and school for an hour or two. Because of this, I've learned to make time to go to the range or do some other activity that I enjoy every now and then. Medical programs definitely require some stress-relieving activities now and then, and I find a healthy charge of Alliant 2400 propelling a 250gr LSWC at 1200fps or so to be very therapeutic:D.
 
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