Range junkies, how do you keep costs down?

[Call_me_Tom]

I don't know about everyone else but around here going to the range can get pricey. What do you all do to help keep the price down?

[SuperSet]

Depending on how much you shoot, it makes sense for you to join a private club, with yearly dues.
For ammo, reloading is your best option.

[XYZ]

I have a conversion kit for the Glock 17/22 and shoot .22LR. It may not be the same but a brick of 525 RGB is $20 - you can't beat that price .

[socalryan]

I just bought a couple of .22s for this reason. I expect my ammo costs to drop and my range time to increase substantially.

[trickyvic]

I shoot twice a week and only shoot centerfire on one of those trips. I save money anywhere I can. I became a member at a local range for $40/year, after that a range fee is only $2.

I mostly shoot 22lrs. Steel targets are a great investment and a ton of fun, I rarely buy paper targets. If I shoot at paper, I usually print them or shoot at 2x2 inch pieces of blue painters tape.

[Lucky Scott]

I love my Mosin Nagants, and even though the ammo is not that expensive, I bring along a .22 to shoot to make my ammo last longer. I can shoot all day and the .22 ammo seems to go forever.
Fire off a 150 rounds of 7.62x54r and maybe a 9mm pistol to mix it up a bit and you got a good day at the range.

[Crazed_SS]

Buy targets in bulk instead of paying .75/ea at the range.

http://alcotarget.com/osb/itemdetails.cfm?ID=537

[Rekrab]

Yearly membership, focus on accuracy instead of speed.

[Timberwolf]

I reload for my pistols and rifles, shoot a lot of 22 and work at the range on the weekends.

[elSquid]

I alternate dry firing and live ammo strings; a 100 dry fires saves 2 boxes of centerfire.

But seriously, the benefits of dry fire are magnified when you can follow it up with live rounds. And vice versa.

-- Michael

[Bird of Fire]

My 22LR pistol is my new favorite gun unfortunately.

For centerfire, I can't remember the last time my 1911 got any love.

[b.faust]

I have a range membership.
I buy in bulk when I see good deals. (I don't currently reload, but I should)

But the best cost saver was the purchase of a Browning Buckmark. I can throw a lot of lead down range on the cheap with that and focus on my fundamentals before I pick up the .40 or the .45

I'll easily put a couple hundred or more of .22lr downrange and then maybe only do 50-100 of the 'bigger stuff'

I feel like I actually shoot more now, and don't spend as much money (by going through the pricier ammo faster)

B.

[sorensen440]

Most clubs let you shoot at a better rate if your a member so do that and start reloading

[Connor P Price]

For shooting enthusiasts there is no such thing as actually saving money. Reloading has greatly reduced my per-round cost which just means i shoot more. We can save money on a per-round or per range trip basis, but we'll just shoot more every time.

[Baconator]

BLM land, home made target holders, home printed targets from SATS.