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<blockquote data-quote="RockyMtnMT" data-source="post: 1339190" data-attributes="member: 7999"><p>It is an interesting phenomenon how guys get uptight about an extra $12 for a box of bullets. We spend huge money on our truck and camper outfit to hunt with. Hundreds of $'s on a pair of boots to hunt in. Same hundreds of $'s for waterproof clothing. Thousands of $'s on a rifle outfit to shoot the animal with. Then get uptight about spending an extra few $'s on the projectile. The one thing that in the moment of truth can make or break the whole deal. The true end result of all of the preparation comes down to the moment that the trigger breaks. We worry about the waste of meat from the animal that we respect yet the extra .25 cents for the cost of the projectile is too much to save the 10lbs of meat.</p><p></p><p>I can understand it if a guy is sending 1000's of rounds a year down range. This I can see as a budget breaker. But still guys are willing to spend a few thousand dollars on a better scope in hopes of shooting better with less expensive bullets that have known imperfections that require countless hrs of work to separate out in order to make the inexpensive bullets more likely to shoot the same. Each imperfect bullet discarded increasing the overall cost of the usable bullets left from sorting.</p><p></p><p>Or the hundreds of rounds sent down range in the quest for an accuracy load for the inferior less expensive bullet that is intolerant to seating depth and will only work in one or two specific spots. When it can be done with bullets that are an extra $25 more in a total of 20 shots load developed and zeroed. </p><p></p><p>A lot of tongue in cheek here, but every good joke is firmly related to the truth.</p><p></p><p>Steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyMtnMT, post: 1339190, member: 7999"] It is an interesting phenomenon how guys get uptight about an extra $12 for a box of bullets. We spend huge money on our truck and camper outfit to hunt with. Hundreds of $'s on a pair of boots to hunt in. Same hundreds of $'s for waterproof clothing. Thousands of $'s on a rifle outfit to shoot the animal with. Then get uptight about spending an extra few $'s on the projectile. The one thing that in the moment of truth can make or break the whole deal. The true end result of all of the preparation comes down to the moment that the trigger breaks. We worry about the waste of meat from the animal that we respect yet the extra .25 cents for the cost of the projectile is too much to save the 10lbs of meat. I can understand it if a guy is sending 1000's of rounds a year down range. This I can see as a budget breaker. But still guys are willing to spend a few thousand dollars on a better scope in hopes of shooting better with less expensive bullets that have known imperfections that require countless hrs of work to separate out in order to make the inexpensive bullets more likely to shoot the same. Each imperfect bullet discarded increasing the overall cost of the usable bullets left from sorting. Or the hundreds of rounds sent down range in the quest for an accuracy load for the inferior less expensive bullet that is intolerant to seating depth and will only work in one or two specific spots. When it can be done with bullets that are an extra $25 more in a total of 20 shots load developed and zeroed. A lot of tongue in cheek here, but every good joke is firmly related to the truth. Steve [/QUOTE]
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