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Bullet Cost - Why is this so much a wild hair?
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<blockquote data-quote="Paladin300" data-source="post: 2061441" data-attributes="member: 115299"><p>I don't think if we are talking about premium bullets for LRP shooting that many of us give that much thought to a dollar a round but when you start trying to push that up is when the complaint comes in. R&D cost a lot but the profit is made in volumn sold not recovered all at once on the front end. The rifle and equipment sit in the safe to be enjoyed over and over again. The cost is mediated out over years. Bullets are here today gone tomorrow. With the average bullet costing around a dollar by the time it is all put together you are looking at between 1.50 and 2.00 per round or more. The average range section for us is 25 to 60 rounds 4 to 6 times a month and the average match is 60-120 rounds. depending on if it is a one or two day event and forget talking about 3-gun. If we are shooting 3 gun or IDPA that count goes up to 300 to 400 rounds per session. In case your keeping tabs that is between 150.00 and 660.00 per month not including barrel wear. I am not rich either but for the average guy that can get pricey. Everytime you pull the trigger you just set a match to a 1.50, thats the way his wife sees it. When I talk to guys about getting into the sport of competitive shooting that is their general comment. "I can't afford it!" I have bought the ammo just to encourage guys to try it. Time you ad in entry fees and such most guys are out. I think if we are going to encourage the next generation of shooters to come along manufactures and retailers are going to have to be aware of that fact. Present pandemic aside, $1 to $2 dollars a bullet is about all the market will bare with a few exceptions. Just my thoughts on the subject.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paladin300, post: 2061441, member: 115299"] I don't think if we are talking about premium bullets for LRP shooting that many of us give that much thought to a dollar a round but when you start trying to push that up is when the complaint comes in. R&D cost a lot but the profit is made in volumn sold not recovered all at once on the front end. The rifle and equipment sit in the safe to be enjoyed over and over again. The cost is mediated out over years. Bullets are here today gone tomorrow. With the average bullet costing around a dollar by the time it is all put together you are looking at between 1.50 and 2.00 per round or more. The average range section for us is 25 to 60 rounds 4 to 6 times a month and the average match is 60-120 rounds. depending on if it is a one or two day event and forget talking about 3-gun. If we are shooting 3 gun or IDPA that count goes up to 300 to 400 rounds per session. In case your keeping tabs that is between 150.00 and 660.00 per month not including barrel wear. I am not rich either but for the average guy that can get pricey. Everytime you pull the trigger you just set a match to a 1.50, thats the way his wife sees it. When I talk to guys about getting into the sport of competitive shooting that is their general comment. "I can't afford it!" I have bought the ammo just to encourage guys to try it. Time you ad in entry fees and such most guys are out. I think if we are going to encourage the next generation of shooters to come along manufactures and retailers are going to have to be aware of that fact. Present pandemic aside, $1 to $2 dollars a bullet is about all the market will bare with a few exceptions. Just my thoughts on the subject. [/QUOTE]
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