Knife addiction thoughts

[shane45-1911]

Most USPSA/IPSC shooters (and a lot of IDPA shooters) reload because (without an ammo sponsor) it's the only way to shoot enough to progress in conjunction with dry practice. They go through many times more ammo than a typical bullseye shooter, but I suspect that few are as exacting about the results beyond reliability, making power factor, and sufficient accuracy.

That's me.

 

[PQGK]

But
Will it harm your health?
-No
Is it better than gambling?
-Yes
Is it better than substance abuse?
-Yes
Is it better than excessive gaming?
-Yes
Are there far worse addictions?
-Yes

At the end of the day if I was a parent I'd be much happier with my son owning 20 knives than crushing his keyboard over fortnite or doing drugs in some park...

Exactly!
At the end of it all, with knives you at least end up something(s) useful to show for your efforts

 

[rhino]

That's me.

PRACTICE IS CHEATING!


C-Class FOREVER!

 

[shane45-1911]

PRACTICE IS CHEATING!


C-Class FOREVER!

LMAO. I made Master about a dozen years ago. Thank God because my aging eyes aren't what the used to be, and all the practice in the world ain't changing that! That's why I love IDPA/IPSC - I can manage to hold minute-of-man, but I'm not shooting any gnats off a fly's back at 100 yards anymore.

 

[sgt1372]

I love reloading, I find it quite soothing and zen-like. But I never obsessed over it to the degree you have indicated that I know some people do.

My reloads are more than accurate enough for my purposes - the main one being saving money.

If I reloaded, I'd be like you but fortunately IMO I don't need to do it.

 

[Bob Denman]

We used to "cheat" twice a week...
But we developed 5 shooters; who made it to the Expert Class.

 

[rhino]

LMAO. I made Master about a dozen years ago. Thank God because my aging eyes aren't what the used to be, and all the practice in the world ain't changing that! That's why I love IDPA/IPSC - I can manage to hold minute-of-man, but I'm not shooting any knats off a fly's back at 100 yards anymore.

An M card is a noteworthy achievement!

I was creeping toward B in USPSA and Expert in IDPA around 2011, but I haven't shot a 60% classifier since then. I'm one of the the guys who use matches as practice instead of practicing for matches.

 

[Floatingby]

I think that in the collecting universe, collecting knives is not expensive at all. Think of those who collect watches(don't), cars, or even coins or rare books.

By the time you spent the same as a basic Swiss watch for exemple, you are well into custom knife territory.

Furthermore, knives are things I use literally every day.

So my guilt-conscience level over my knife collection is at zero.