USPSA considered expensive compared to other sports or hobbies?

[Sandbagger123]

compared to other hobbies or sports would it be considered expensive? for a day for me to shoot a match its probably about $50 in bullets, entry and gas.

so how would this compared to other sports or hobbies you have done?

[Maximis228]

Cheap compared to any clays comp. Expensive compared to NSSF/GSSF.

[Paul-the new guy]

hahahaha you want expensive, shoot 3-gun

[motosapiens]

very cheap compared to enduro racing. unbelievably cheap compared to racing road motorcycles.

somewhat expensive compared to beer league hockey.

[rowdyb]

expensive for what you get out of it, or dollars per minute actually shooting a match.

to me it is in-line cost wise with other things. like pedal biking? well you've got an expensive up front cost for a bike. then the right clothes and shoes. then maybe a rack. a few accessories. then got to find time to ride it so your fitness is good so you're not bad at it. then there is social riding groups, then races ect.

it's cheaper than aaannnyyything with a motor invovled, that's for sure.

[BrianKr]

And after the price of the bullets there is the brass, powder, and primers; all parts of the cartridge, but of course the bullets are the most expensive.

[Sarge]

I buy my components in bulk so my ammo us free on match day. lol

Cheaper than golf unless you just want to walk the local muni with the evening discount.

[BobT]

very cheap compared to enduro racing. unbelievably cheap compared to racing road motorcycles.

Also extremely cheap compared to motorcycle drag racing...

[Husker95]

I think its comparable to most other things that adults - mostly but not always men - do for leisure activities. I have friends that dump untold cabbage into golf, fishing, fly fishing, ice fishing, motocross, camping, etc. I have friends who spend big bucks going to NFL football games and getting the NFL satellite package. And they never leave town. My brother has 8 horses and a donkey. Pick your poison, be honest with your budget and enjoy your sport while your health still allows it. If possible, take your wife/kids/friends. Life is short.

[TennJeep1618]

I've found that every hobby I'm interested in can be expensive. Photography, Jeeps, hunting, shooting. Fortunately all of the others have taken a back seat to shooting at the moment.

[Thaunk]

Cheapest hobby I've got so far. You wouldn't believe what I spend having little plastic army men professionally painted.

[Steve RA]

Much cheaper than women !

[Brooke]

Much cheaper than women !

Good one!!

It's cheaper than a $40000 bass boat that gets 3 miles per gallon.

[librarian45]

cheaper than anything you have to feed or buy gas for.

way more expensive than just about anything involving a couch/table unless you're into super big ticket booze.

there's a reason all the broke folks i know play video-games all day, the dolar to hour ratio is unbeatable.

[wgj3]

#11...??? Is this one for real? I am not intending to be disparaging in any way. Just learning about new things that people choose to spend their time/$ on...

My wife has found "baby wraps". She uses them to wear the kid. Pretty handy in all honesty, but only used a few times a week and generally for fairly short periods of time. She has paid anywhere from $60-400 for these pieces of fabric and has around a dozen of them now. They make her "happy" or at least she derives some form of pleasure from it.

I would agree that shooting is generally no worse than most other hobbies can be. You can choose to make it as expensive as you want. A Glock and cheapo ammo to shoot local IDPA matches doesn't take much cash. You CHOOSE to make it more expensive by adding big matches, more expensive weapon platforms/divisions, and tons of other bits and pieces that drive up the cost.

Edited April 18, 2016 by wgj3

[GOF]

Any hobby you get truly interested in and want to pursue is going to cost money. It just depends what you want, or can afford, to spend on it. And, how interested you are in pursuing that hobby.

[GunBugBit]

The shooting sports provide more fun for the money than a lot of other pursuits I can think of.

[JFlowers]

I would say that USPSA is about middle of the pack when it comes to expense in shooting sports. GSSF and IDPA could be considered less expensive, Skeet/Trap/Clays, 3Gun, PRS, SASS, could be considered more expensive. Not really a big difference from the expense of Golf. Racing is much more expensive.

[Aceyduce]

Pennies to the dollar compared to racing rally cars!

[Hi-Power Jack]

My grandkids (2 of the 5) play ice hockey ...

Now, we are talking real money here (double for two of them).

As Steve mentioned, Much Cheaper than Women ...

[open17]

I keep telling myself it's cheaper than golf---------definitely cheaper than anything that has a motor and the word "racing" involved.

[johnbu]

I keep telling myself it's cheaper than golf---------definitely cheaper than anything that has a motor and the word "racing" involved.

Actually, it's VERY comparable to golf. A set of clubs is about what a gun costs. A match costs what a tournament costs, etc etc.

It's cheaper than my wife's sewing hobby. Her machines cost about 4 tanfo stock 2's each! Bullets are cheaper than fabric and thread.

[Underwood]

Me and my family come from a drag racing and motocross back ground. This is by far cheaper and we can enjoy it year round, with some of the places we shoot indoors .

To keep cost down, you might want to consider reloading, if you aren't already doing so.

[motosapiens]

My grandkids (2 of the 5) play ice hockey ...

Now, we are talking real money here (double for two of them).

if they are on a travel team, that stuff adds up pretty fast. If they are just playing locally, it should be reasonable except that kids outgrow equipment fairly quickly. Of course leagues with refs are a bit more expensive than pickup games, but around here I think it's still in the vicinity $10-15/game.

[Batmo]

Cheaper than Horses but a bit more than the game of Horse Shoes.