My answer would have been different just a couple of years ago. But a job change/divorce/alimony (all=less mula) in conjunction with increased GAS prices (can we still blame W.) has somewhat 'changed' my lifestyle. So whereas I used to shoot at least 1.5K per month which was far fewer than most of my buddies (this includes trap) I now am somewhere around half of that (I even bought a GSG 1911 .22lr to save more cash). Nevertheless, shooting is fun as long as I hear a bang so it beats not shooting at all. Conversely, I know a lot of people that maintain safe queens by the dozens and rarely shoot (yet they are extremely knowledgeable about guns and somehow find as much pleasure researching and studying weapons history and the like). I too have been reading much more latley about guns from an historical perspective as it quenches my lust for guns at least to a degree when I am not actually shooting. My NRA participation also is a hobby of mine that involves shooting absent actually shooting 'if that makes sense.'
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