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Thread: How come no one ever told me
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December 30th, 2007, 10:24 PM #1
How come no one ever told me
that shooting a rifle was this much fun????
I took my new AR out today for the first time. I had also brought my Springfiled TRP, XD and my Beretta Neos along to fill out the day.
Well, it turns out I didn't need to carry anything else to the range today, as I couldn't put my AR down! 500 rounds goes kinda quick though
The only downside to a rifle is cleaning it. It's a bigger pain than cleaning a handgun or shotgun... and after 500 rounds, it's a whole lot dirtier.
Now I need to stock up on ammo again as well as give my bank account a few weeks to recover
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December 30th, 2007, 10:54 PM #2
Re: How come no one ever told me
Have you tried CMP yet?
I tried it, and now I am building an AR.
I am scared to try skeet before my wallet replenishes.........
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December 30th, 2007, 11:17 PM #3Grand Member
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Re: How come no one ever told me
That is good news. Another sucked into the AR world. And skeet.....that is why I don't have my dream shotty yet. It is more than the shotty. It becomes reloading, then better faster reloading, which means more shooting, more reloading, more shooting, more reloading. More time at the club. It all comes down to how DEEP you want to go. I came out of the hole smoking when I first got my AR, but have slowed because ammo is crazy expensive. I do spend money, but it is usually on more guns.
Jules
p.s. ENJOY
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December 30th, 2007, 11:26 PM #4
Re: How come no one ever told me
AR15jules is correct with a AR-15 it becomes reloading because of the lack and the expense of ammo. Then loading ammo faster. I am working on reloads for my AR-15.
The truth shall set you free.
They can have my guns when they pry them from my cold dead hands
I can not wait until NJ sinks in the ocean and PA has ocean front property
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December 30th, 2007, 11:30 PM #5
Re: How come no one ever told me
CMP? I'm not familiar with the acronym.
I shoot sporting clays every weekend. The intial investment can be high (my 687 EELL is a gallery gun and was over $10k) and my 682E was $2.5k. You can get well over $20k for some of the Krieghoffs and other high end manufacturers.
After the guns are bought, the ammo can be had for reasonable money. I usually shoot 100 or 200 on a weekend and a case of 250 shells runs about $50. A round of 100 clays is $28.
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December 30th, 2007, 11:36 PM #6
Re: How come no one ever told me
Civilian Marksmanship Program
http://www.odcmp.com/Last edited by Shawn.L; December 30th, 2007 at 11:37 PM. Reason: add link
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December 30th, 2007, 11:42 PM #7
Re: How come no one ever told me
AR's are a ball aint they?
As you said, the cost of ammo will be much more than the price of the rifle, so go ahead and buy a high quality rifle up front.
Just like sporting clays, you will spend more money on ammo and entry fees over a few years than the price of the gun. That 687 EELL is a sweet gun, a little fancy for me...but sweet just the same. I blow more money on sporting ammo than I have in my Browning XS guns.
Last I checked Wolf .223 was like $225 shipped. Crazy!!!...but ya gotta pay to play.
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December 30th, 2007, 11:47 PM #8
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December 30th, 2007, 11:51 PM #9
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Re: How come no one ever told me
This might be a bad suggestion, but back when I was pounding out alot of ammo from full auto weapons daily... I took 'em apart and took them in the shower with me. Put some shampoo all over, etc... Then dried 'em really well, and put light oil everywhere.
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