How should I spend $600

Nathan · May 2, 2025, 08:05 PM

I’m thinking I have about $600 of my tax return to buy something cool.

Gun? Ammo? Reloading components?

I have some ideas. Even if I can get close,I can save or somehow sell stuff for a bit more. Just looking for ideas. Maybe nothing is the right answer. Not sure.

Thinking about 5000 sp primers too.

Ricklin · May 2, 2025, 09:22 PM

A .22 can is in that price range, esp. if you already have a threaded barrel to put it on.

Shadow9mm · May 3, 2025, 09:11 AM

Sounds like you have money burning a hole in your pocket. If you don't know what you need/want, save it.

This year i wound up buying a garmin chronograph as well as a burstfire annealer, a 21st century mandril expander system, and a new gun safe. Had really been needing all of them for a long time but had just kept on putting them off.

Will give you the same advice i give my kids on buying stuff. You see it, you want it, wait a week or 2, if you are still dying to buy it, get it. Most of the time they forget about whatever it was. To me it means it would have wound up in a drawer collecting dust in a week or 2 if they had bought it, money wasted.

**4V50 Gary** · May 3, 2025, 09:56 AM

Ammo is good for barter, but so is tobacco, coffee and per the WW II GI, nylons (think the Telly Savalas character in the cinematic flop, Battle of the Bulge).

Note: Savings exposes you to two things - inflation which is higher than the interest payment you receive from the institution (so you lose purchasing power) AND bail-ins like what happened to bank depositors in Cyprus. See the free pdf or u-toob link at:
http://https://thegreattaking.com/

jonnyc · May 4, 2025, 01:45 PM

If 'AMMO' was a choice I would have picked it.

Nathan · May 4, 2025, 03:28 PM

Well, the $600 has been spent.

Magtech SPP x 5000. . .My first time buying 5000, but the timing is right. . .
https://www.natchezss.com/reloading/...-1-nato-1000ct

Sump Pump to keep the Reloading Room dry!
https://www.amazon.com/Zoeller-M63-W.../dp/B01N43YTWO

**4V50 Gary** · May 5, 2025, 09:54 AM

View Poll Results: So, how do I spend $600
Shooting tripod	0	0%
Tisas BR9 DS 9MM	0	0%
S&W 18	2	15.38%
Reloading components	5	38.46%
Binoculars	0	0%
Savings	6	46.15%
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May 2, 2025, 08:05 PM	#1
Nathan Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2001 Posts: 6,807	How should I spend $600 I’m thinking I have about $600 of my tax return to buy something cool. Gun? Ammo? Reloading components? I have some ideas. Even if I can get close,I can save or somehow sell stuff for a bit more. Just looking for ideas. Maybe nothing is the right answer. Not sure. Thinking about 5000 sp primers too.

May 2, 2025, 09:22 PM	#2
Ricklin Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: SW Washington state Posts: 2,371	A .22 can is in that price range, esp. if you already have a threaded barrel to put it on. __________________ ricklin Freedom is not free

May 3, 2025, 09:11 AM	#3
Shadow9mm Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2012 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 4,591	Sounds like you have money burning a hole in your pocket. If you don't know what you need/want, save it. This year i wound up buying a garmin chronograph as well as a burstfire annealer, a 21st century mandril expander system, and a new gun safe. Had really been needing all of them for a long time but had just kept on putting them off. Will give you the same advice i give my kids on buying stuff. You see it, you want it, wait a week or 2, if you are still dying to buy it, get it. Most of the time they forget about whatever it was. To me it means it would have wound up in a drawer collecting dust in a week or 2 if they had bought it, money wasted. __________________ I don't believe in "range fodder" that is why I reload. Last edited by Shadow9mm; May 3, 2025 at 09:21 AM.

May 3, 2025, 09:56 AM	#4
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 22,288	Ammo is good for barter, but so is tobacco, coffee and per the WW II GI, nylons (think the Telly Savalas character in the cinematic flop, Battle of the Bulge). Note: Savings exposes you to two things - inflation which is higher than the interest payment you receive from the institution (so you lose purchasing power) AND bail-ins like what happened to bank depositors in Cyprus. See the free pdf or u-toob link at: http://https://thegreattaking.com/ __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

May 4, 2025, 01:45 PM	#5
jonnyc Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2009 Location: PA Posts: 1,746	If 'AMMO' was a choice I would have picked it. __________________ 2024 PA Cartridge Collector Show; Aug. 16-17, 2024!!! Buy...Sell...Trade All Types of Ammunition & Ordnance PM or email me for 2024 show details.

May 4, 2025, 03:28 PM	#6
Nathan Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2001 Posts: 6,807	Well, the $600 has been spent. Magtech SPP x 5000. . .My first time buying 5000, but the timing is right. . . https://www.natchezss.com/reloading/...-1-nato-1000ct Sump Pump to keep the Reloading Room dry! https://www.amazon.com/Zoeller-M63-W.../dp/B01N43YTWO

May 5, 2025, 09:54 AM	#7
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 22,288	__________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*