Some people enjoy shooting. Some people enjoy reloading. Some people enjoy running the numbers on cost analysis. Some people enjoy gardening. Some people enjoy more than one of these activities.
Don't knock how I get my pleasures, please. If I choose to make a hobby out of counting costs as well as making a hobby out of reloading and making a hobby of shooting, that is what I do and I do not expect to catch grief over it.
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The fish I catch might cost more than the fish I buy;
The veggies I grow might cost more than the those I buy;
The ammunition I shoot might cost more than retail;
Why do I fish, garden and handload?
If you have to ask why, you probably won't understand; these activities enrich my life.
Why do I calculate the cost of my ammunition, fish and zuccini, even including the dollar value of my time? If you have to ask why, you probably won't understand. Running the numbers satisfies my curiosity. Strange as it may seem knowing those numbers pleases me.
Lost Sheep