Fuel prices and how they are affecting your shooting habits

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So, how is the insane fuel price increases affecting your shooting habits & gun buying habits?

Personally, I can only afford to go shooting once a month now (was going 4 times a month or more) and am doing good to afford ammo right now never mind more guns.

how about the rest of you?
 
Prices of gas aren't affecting my shooting times - prices of ammo are.

It's hard to convince the wifey that it's OK to burn a couple hundreds bucks worth of ammo on the weekend, even though she likes to shoot with me.

She likes the .22LR, I prefer the .45 ACP and .357 Magnum.
 
Fuel & ammo

Well, I started reloading the .45 ammo, My old Cessna thinks she's grounded, and I bought an old car that doesn't use as much fuel as my old pickup. I haven't bought any .22 ammo in a while, but it sounds like the price has nearly doubled on it.:scrutiny:
 
Prices of gas aren't affecting my shooting times - prices of ammo are.
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Why do you think ammo prices are up?
The cost of the diesel to deliver the stuff has increased approx 140% just since early last year.
 
Fuel prices, on the whole, are a very small component of my budget. Yes, cost has more than doubled, but another $100 a month isn't, in the big picture, any big deal. I feel bad for the folks who have long commutes, travel for work, or drive professionally, but for me it just isn't an issue.

As far as ammo, I don't shoot factory loads other than .22 LR, so my prices haven't really changed there either.

I still shoot 3-5 times a week.
 
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how about the rest of you?
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I'm glad you started this thread because I believe it touches on choices many of us make about important things in life.

For example, most of the important volunteer work I want to do is the west side of Madison. You can imagine the per tank cost when filling up an F-150.

But as you point out, things like shooting (and for me, premium fuel for a Harley) always seem to find "a few spare bucks" when it comes to enjoyment.

I have done zero charity work this week. However, now that the serious illness of a friend seems to be abating, my wife and SIL are in the mood for some fun. They have suggested taking off an afternoon and catching an "early bird" showing of The Dark Knight.

Your OP post has uncovered more than the cost of simple pleasures. It touches on just where we place our priorities.
 
I haven't gone shooting as much because of not having the time to. The prices of ammo just have me shooting more .22lr; and when I shoot more expensive guns I don't just blast away as much.
 
I rarely ever make it to the range any more. I have lots of reloads and components, so the price of ammo hasn't affected me yet, but it's getting harder to justify the cost of the gas just to get to the range!

I haven't even done any reloading in months, but that's mostly just because of worries about work, should have news on that any day now...:uhoh:
 
Between ammo cost, gas, and the 2hr round trip drive to where I shoot, I havent gone in a couple months. It's likely to be a lot longer now too, as I'm in the same boat as Fatelk with work.
 
Fletcher posted a big part of my issue also. I guess it's two fold...The price of gas ends up taking more money I would have to spend on ammo, but dang...ammo's outrageous these days also. It can be tough to drive to work/school/anywhere everyday and still have the money for an expensive hobby. Somehow it seems to work out, but only once a month now :(
 
Here in Finland casoline is over two times expenciver than in USA. :fire: I have Toyota Yaris now. :uhoh: :) :uhoh: and can to shoot as much .....I likes
 
I shoot mostly .22 so the ammo cost rise has not hit me too hard. As for fuel cost, I use my Vespa motorscooter alot more now, including going to the range about 15 miles up the road from my house. I put the gun bag with my handguns on the floorboards attached to the grocery bag hook, and the rifle case gets bungied to the rear seat and lugage rack.

I may be trading in my Toyota 2002 tacoma on a Yaris or Honda fit. The tacoma only gets about 22 to 25 mpg, a little disapointing for a 4-banger, and I don't really need a pickup.
 
I live on a farm so I just go out back. I pushed up a dirt berm to shoot into and there is a nice shade tree at 75 yards. Friends come over to shoot clays more often instead of going to the range. A friend bought a really nice remote control target-thrower that he leaves here, since his shotgun club is an hour out, so it was a net-gain for me.
 
Higher gas prices + Higher Ammo Prices = Less Shooting. It is mostly the cost of gasoline that affects my shooting. My favorite range is about an hour drive. Planning a day shooting is difficult sometimes regardless of gasoline prices.
 
I shoot a lot more in my basement these days.
I shoot a whole lot more .22LR's when I do go to the range.
I go to the range only after work now...since I am already 2/3's of the way to it at that point. Saves making a special 30 mile trip each way.
I buy ammo locally only when it's on sale.
 
I have an '88 Chevy pickup with a 350 and a 4 barrel carb. I have not changed my driving habit nor have I changed my shooting habits. The range that I go to is about 7 miles from my house, and my BIL's land that I sometimes like to shoot on is about 1.5 hours away. I don't go alot of places, and my wife and I ride together to work, not out of necessity, but just because we like to (and have been doing it long before the gas price issues). I go to the range whenever I want, which is about 1-2 times a month (when it's not absolutely freezing or raining).

It hasn't changed my habits one bit.
 
Just got a motorcycle and still need to write out the math for when it pays for itself. May actually go to the range with it with handguns and the pivot rifle.
 
Fuel prices and how they are affecting your shooting habits
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It doesn't effect me. I've got a couple ranges at the house.

The cost of fuel helping to drive up the cost of ammo also effects me little since I reload and have enough components stored that my ammo cost will be less than $4.00 a box for some years to come.

Paying the high price for muzzle loader components for a recently purchased Howdah pistol did irritate me a little, but shortly I'll begin casting lead balls for the gun.
 
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