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    Jan 25, 2019 7 minutes
    BY TOM MARSHALL
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    AZ PHOTO MAN

    There are few pursuits in life more costly than boat ownership and equestrian competition of any sort. Somehow, precision rifle competition feels like it’s a not-so-distant third place in that ranking of activities. It’s not uncommon to see Precision Rifle Series competitors pulling $5,000 worth of gun and glass from hard cases and shooting $250 worth of ammo during a match weekend. Add travel costs, a weather meter, ballistic computer, shooting bags, ear pro, and on and on. All that, and we haven’t even covered the cost of practicing with your 6.5 Costmoor.

    Much like gas prices, ammo is a futures market. Climate change, natural disasters, military contracts, and White House press conferences can influence the price per round just as much as the price per gallon. And once it goes up, it never quite falls back down to what it used to be in the good old days. While no caliber has been left unaffected by the myriad political panics of the last decade, shooting .22 Long Rifle continues to provide a

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