Of all the things that matter to me when I plan, prepare, and spend money to go on a hunt, bullet cost isn't on the radar.
If I start worrying if I can afford a 70 cent bullet instead of a 40 cent one, ill quit hunting. A can of coke costs more than the difference
But that's just me...
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Ditto here.
Midway is selling 180g TTSX at $36.49 per 50 ($0.73 each) and 180g VLDs for $46.00 per 100 ($0.46 each). That works out to a difference of $0.27 per bullet. This year I used two bullets to take my 4x4 buck and cow elk. The cost difference between TTSX and VLDs would have amounted to a whole $0.54.
By contrast, this year's OTHER hunting expenses for my deer/elk hunt, at least the ones I kept track of, were a little more significant:
$ 93.12 Groceries
$ 92.50 Campground fees
$ 254.21 Fuel and wash
$ 453.30 Processing
$ 76.02 Truck repairs after the hunt
$ 209.00 Licenses and a restaurant dinner I bought for everyone
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$1,178.15
And that total does not include the oil change and new rear shocks I put on just before the hunt.
How much would 2 TTSX have added to the cost over VLDs? Not 4%, not .4% or .04% but a vanishingly small .004%.
I think it costs me more to sneeze.
