Originally Posted by
Don McDowell
One thing that you "can't afford" types always gloss right past is the cost of the shooting itself. I'm going to say it's a reasonable expectation that if someone can't come up with 2K$ to get started with the equipment, they're also going to have a devil of a time coming up with the money to feed the thing. When you're shooting cartridges that use 1 lb of lead for every 15 or so rounds, and a pound of powder for every 100 rounds, it's not cheap. Just to shoot at Alliance this past sunday my wife and I needed 42 rounds each just for score. It's also pretty good advice to take at least an equal or greater number of rounds for practice and sight settings. When my boys meet me for the Quigley I'm generally carrying somehwere around 5-600 rounds of match quality ammo, just to get the 3 of us thru the practice days and the match.
Then of course there's the entry fee , travel,food and lodging.....
Shooting bpcr competitively isn't cheap.