What things do you do for shooting money?

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I may have you all beat. I work 7:30 to 4:00 at my regular job in the local huge hospital. But a couple evenings a month I work part time at an indoor range/gun shop 7 minutes from my house. I get to wear my favorite CCW gun out in the open, the Kimber Grand Raptor (which I got at cost) and tell customers to be safe out there on the range because I'm watching. When not being range master I'm behind the counter selling guns and gear and giving out all the free advice folks want. I sweep up the range floor at the end of the night and I can take as much brass as I like. I've never bought brass. I get first (sometimes) crack at guns that come in on consignment. I picked up a barely used Springfield Trophy Match Longslide for $650, and a Kimber CDP Pro for $600. I have lots of great gun related advertising stuff that adorns my reloading room. Did I mention I get guns and accessories at dealer cost? I've paid off next years range membership and get to bring friends to shoot for free. When I just come to shoot I hang out behind the counters chatting with whoever is working and several regulars that come by. Kinda like Cheers, but with guns not beer. Life is good.
 
Right now I'm welding up some knarly "No Entry" signs to block off an alley next to my cousins preschool. :D Got 12 hours into them so far, and probably 8 more to go.

I've thought about teaching some beginner pistol classes, but I figure I don't have enough experience under my belt yet.

Dumpster diving for scrap, maybe?


EDIT: I've also opened a few locks for people. 40$ a pop isn't bad, but that kind of work is extremely sporadic. 90% of it does seem to come from one ditzy cousin, though. :D
 
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cut out the little things. Eat in rather then out more often, lunch I buy at work rather then heading out, etc. I am also considering the brass idea at the range. Heck I'd need to sort out the steel and what not anyway so why not sort out the reloadable (calibers I don't shoot, I'm saving those for myself for when I start reloading) stuff clean it up and sell it to reloaders? Heck I am sure cleaned up nice and what not it would go for a lot more then the cost of scrap no?
 
When I get the impulse to stop and buy a 12-pack or stop for fast food, I just think to myself... that's a range trip right there... and keep moving. It's good for my health too.
 
Between OT, that 2nd job & selling my kidney on ebay, I got shooting taken care through '07 :D (Just kidding about that 2nd job!)
 
I had my FFL and sold guns for several years. I worked at it part time, it actually started to make decent money and became too big for me to handle and work a full time job. I wish I could have quit my job and gone into the business full time but while it made decent money it was not on par with what I made at my "real" job. I invested all my earnings into firearms so I ended up with some very nice things by the time I closed down and decided not to renew my FFL. Today I have a very nice collection but now when it comes time to buy accessories or ammo I sure miss my dealer discount! I can say the one thing I do not miss is paying the sales and income tax! :what:
 
I took on a few sidejobs doing carpentry after my job as a carpenter ..

This past Fall I built a staircase and installed a kitchen cabinet set in exchange for a Bushmaster m4carbine w 8 mags, 'n a case of remington ammo AND a WASR10 w/ 4 mags and a case of Wolf.

Ammo is part of the weekly budget , and I buy a little more than I shoot every time. The stockplie is getting bigger. I also save brass for the dark of winter reloading sessions.

I have a few porches lined up for the spring. I am seriously considering a Thompson Gun , semi of course. What the hell ? it's all in good fun ..
 
Getting into recycling can be VERY lucrative! A friend of mine had a new car every year and sent his daughter to an expensive university by recycling paper, cardboard, soda cans, glass, plastics, etc. Oh, it was WORK, but it was usually an extra $50,000 per year for him! His backyard, at any given time, had piles of recyclable "junk" in it.

How about having a garage sale? You've probably got stuff that you will never use, so why not convert it to cash? The last time I had one, I pocketted $500!

Birthdays and Christmas! Let your relatives and friends know that you'd rather have cash than, say, some monogrammed argyle socks or a new tie.

Work some over-time, or get a part-time job! One of my friends got hired at a gun store on a part-time basis, but instead of taking cash for pay, he took it out in stock (AND received the employee discount!).

Do without a few "luxuries"! I completely cut out going to movies, cut back on eating at restaurants,
and instead of taking two weeks of travelling for a vacation I cut it down to weekend trips.

Hold off from buying a new car every few years. You can keep your current car running nicely for a few more years, and at a great saving!
 
It's all about the OT.

That and my wife and I quit smoking. The money each of us used for cigaretts is now strictly set aside for each of us to use however we want to. It's my ammo budget.
 
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I don't shoot money too much anymore, but when I do, I just toss it up in the air and blast away.:D
Seriously, there are too many things to mention, that will save you money that you can do to trim your budget. Buying generic products that work as well or better than major brands is one important thing.;)
 
Deliver Pizzas get between 50-120 bucks a night in tips from that, and one weekend a month with the Army Reserve provides a pretty nice disposable income for shooting :D
 
I stuck $10,000 in a CD that pays around 5.25% yearly interest. I use the interest for a new shooter every year and keep the wife happy that I'm not spending that $10,000 for new guns!
 
I root around garage sales and thrift stores to sell stuff on fleabay. e.g. found a Katadyn camping water filter for $3, sold for $86; bought a North Face down jacket for $40, used it for the last month of a long expedition this summer, then got $129 for it on the bay!

Occasionally I'll sell used books on amazon, but I really don't know what's worth anything by looking at it.

I've been thinking about selling plasma. Like wooderson, I don't especially like needles, but I can deal for medical reasons or when donating blood. If I'm enduring needles to actually get money for guns/ammo/knives, I think it will be much easier.
 
Well just to let you guys know , the wife was looking over my shoulder when I posted previously to this thread . I glad to tell you the swelling on the side of my head is going down nicely :D
 
I managed to come home yesterday with a New Vaquero and 1894 Marlin from a local cowboy gunsmith...

Whether I'm staying home tonight to buy myself .357 and .44 ammo or if I'm staying home to save for a Dillon reloading kit, I dunno yet.
 
Not to hijack the thread - Well, maybe a bit - but 230RN reminded me of a situation I encountered in Californai some years ago.
Occasionally a bear would become a problem at the campgrounds in Sequoia National Park. The Park Rangers had a "humane" trap that they'd lure the offender into and then, with all the campers watching, they'd tow it away where it would be released.
At this point you need to remember an old Arnold Schwartzeneger movie where he held a bad guy by his shirtfront over a high cliff while he asked him questions. After he got his answers he returned to the lady waiting in the car who asked what he had done with the bad guy.
Arnie replied, "I let him go."
The rangers started shooting the bears before they 'let them go' over a similar high cliff.

By the way, to get back on subject: I have no shame, I kiss my wife's derierre for shooting money.
 
I can't believe only one person mentioned this: selling plasma. Seriously, this is really good money for a small time commitment. Two visits a week, $50-60 --> $200-260 a month!

...though you need to deal with the horse needle they jam in your arm for an hour or so. This is how I'm funding my budding collection.
 
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