08-08-2012, 04:43 AM
I started rifle shooting a little differently than most. I started hearing about the 6.8 and in doing research on it, I came across the Grendel. When I compared the two, I could find nothing that the 6.8 did at close range that the Grendel couldn't duplicate with the right bullet, while the 6.8 certainly couldn't match the Grendel at long range.
At the time, I had never owned a rifle of any kind.
I bought a GDMR Grendel and never looked back. It was sufficient for 600-800 yards, but after attending my first Boomershoot at the invitation of LR1955, I was truly hooked, and started looking at rifles that might be a better match for 1000 yards and out. I ended up finding a great deal on a semi-custom 7mm WSM, and then finding a Nightforce scope, and since then I have continually upgraded the rifle and the scopes I use on other rifles. I now own a 28" GSR that I shoot at matches out to 600 yards, topped with a Nightforce.
I've added better reloading equipment, wind meters, spotting scopes, etc.
I've deliberately never totaled the money I've spent, but I have intentionally made sure I am getting the best return on my investment with each purchase.
I will try to total out what I have spent to get involved in F Class, since it is the easiest for me to track. I don't shoot a lot of matches each year, generally only 1-3, so my costs are lower than some.
As has been pointed out, its all relative!
I do know this is comparably expensive to my golf hobby, which I have significantly decreased as I have shot and competed more frequently.
At the time, I had never owned a rifle of any kind.
I bought a GDMR Grendel and never looked back. It was sufficient for 600-800 yards, but after attending my first Boomershoot at the invitation of LR1955, I was truly hooked, and started looking at rifles that might be a better match for 1000 yards and out. I ended up finding a great deal on a semi-custom 7mm WSM, and then finding a Nightforce scope, and since then I have continually upgraded the rifle and the scopes I use on other rifles. I now own a 28" GSR that I shoot at matches out to 600 yards, topped with a Nightforce.
I've added better reloading equipment, wind meters, spotting scopes, etc.
I've deliberately never totaled the money I've spent, but I have intentionally made sure I am getting the best return on my investment with each purchase.
I will try to total out what I have spent to get involved in F Class, since it is the easiest for me to track. I don't shoot a lot of matches each year, generally only 1-3, so my costs are lower than some.
As has been pointed out, its all relative!
I do know this is comparably expensive to my golf hobby, which I have significantly decreased as I have shot and competed more frequently.
You seek escape from pain. We seek the achievement of happiness. You exist for the sake of avoiding punishment. We exist for the sake of earning rewards. Threats will not make us function; fear is not our incentive. It is not death that we wish to avoid, but life that we wish to live. - John Galt