Cost per shot

[Fingers McGee]

No matter what a person pays for their loading components, the price of gas and the distance to drive to the range is probably one of the major determining factors of the final cost per shot.
And even the distance that one drives to buy loading components can also be a major contributing expense to the price.
So chalk up some of the expenses to the increased cost for transportation which too often is omitted from the equation.
And of course another unmentioned expense is the cost of membership & fees for gun clubs and shooting ranges.
When those are factored in and averaged out per shot the costs can be astronomical.
And that's not even including the cost of the gun.
In the end a hamburger probably costs much less than firing a single shot from a C&B revolver.

Damn........ You mean the $150 I've spent on gas so far to come to this Texas match (Raid on Ft Parker) just added a dollar to the cost of each pistol round and some shotgun rounds I'm gonna fire ? ? Then another $150 for the trip home will jack the cost of my rifle and the rest of the shotgun rounds up a dollar too? ? ?

Well, I'm here now. might as well enjoy myself and try not to think about the cost . ...................

Yeah......like It was gonna bother me

If you want to figure out your costt per round, here is one of many cost calculators you can find on the web that will do it for you. Just plug in your price for components and go.

http://www.handloads.com/calc/loadingCosts.asp

 

[arcticap]

Since I usually stock up on various loading components and hold on to them for the long term, by the time that I go to shoot using them I tend to forget about their original cost and even having paid for them.
The club and range membership fees get paid for whatever shooting that I will be doing during the upcoming year anyway.
So once a person gets out there and starts doing some shooting, most of the costs are a wash and forgotten about.
Plus if a person stocks up on components today, they will usually always be less expensive then what they will cost in the future.
So stock up on components when you can find them at a good price which is usually in bulk, and just don't think about all of those missed hamburgers!

 

[Jim Watson]

I shoot BPCR and just avoid adding up the costs.
Buying bullets of 600 yard quality and Swiss powder to push them is no doubt expensive. And if you put any money value on the time spent to load (I don't) it is just out of sight. But I like to do it and am willing to pay the tariff.