Thread: Long range shooting course

Originally Posted by Spanners

Condensed - along the lines of this

"this event that I've been so good to organise and you're all keen for, its going to cost you $200 now"
what for?
"targets, my time, my accommodation, my flights, profit, $20ea for lunch, $40ea for prizes, $5 a rd for the ammo on the stage you shoot my gun, and $200 for the bottle of scotch I'll drink afterwards - oh and BTW you cant shoot most of your guns in calibres that are needed to get to the distances shot"
*crickets*
"fuck you all - its cancelled and I'm outahere- off for a cry"

Its not got anything to do with being able to afford it or not - I was ready to go, the flights alone were over $600 for me, and then a rental or hitching a ride
It wasnt a small profit, it was a big one.
Plain and simple... and if that's not how it went, then explain why everyone then decided to raise the middle digit to it and not go?
IIRC there was another shoot organized after that and held the same w/e for free with more attendees.

Spanners , I dont know if this was Shane's first attempt at doing a comp he may have been trying to find his feet and what was a reasonable market rate for his input which given there may be little to compare to - He obviously thought it not worth the effort if some guys weren't keen to cover his costs that he considered reasonable -well after several successful contest he has found his footing and a place in the shooting market for his events yet a few people want to keep there foot on his throat and make snide comments for what sensible reason if not just small mindedness ??