They’re more fun, so you use them more.
I’ve been beating up my new little dueling tree so much in the past few days it’s starting to eat into my ammo stash. In ze old days the closest thing to a reactive target we had was in Hunter Pistol Silhouette matches, and they just fell down.
The Arex is well and truly worn in now, and it has had an unexpected effect on trigger pull. I expected the trigger to smooth out but I didn’t expect it to get lighter.
According to my crappy trigger pull gage it started at 7 1/2 to 8 pounds but now…
…it’s down to a consistent 5 1/2. Which is more likable. Of course that’s after on the order of 1500 rounds of live ammo and god alone knows how much dry firing, but still. As long as wearing it in isn’t wearing it out, I’ll take it.
Sorry about your stash… Maybe you should consider it consumables like groceries, TP and dry goods. Then you can say you’re rotating your stock. It won’t really help with the price but it’ll sound better and you’ll feel better. Its kind of hard to beat bulk pricing with handloads on some calibers but it can be done. BUT BE CAREFUL… The more you do, the more you’ll shoot. The more you shoot, the more you’ll do. Vicious cycle and all that…. Yeah, shooting guns can be very habit forming. And there ain’t no 12 step program gonna cure it! I tried. I quit all my other bad habits to feed this 1 addiction. I’ve just had to accept that its stronger than my willpower…
Sorry about not leaving a name and email. Can you post detailed pics of your dueling tree please? Or email them to me. I’m and avid reader but I mostly lurk in the background. But I do notice if you don’t post.