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Originally Posted by Engineer1911
For what I paid to shoot at Camp Perry Nation al Pistol Matches in 2014 plus several other matches that week, I find it very difficult to believe that the NRA didn't make a tidy profit. Most of the work was done by volunteers, cardboard target backers were reused, and bulk buy of targets can't be that expensive.
250 shooters per relay, 3 relays per day, entry fee of about $270 totals to more than $200,000 for 3 days for the 2700 championship. It was a once in a lifetime experience for me comparable to the Alaskan cruise I and my wife took in 2013. But ONCE was enough for either event.
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You may find it hard to believe, but the figures don't lie. Camp Perry charged the NRA quite a bit to use their post for these activities. The people who paste the targets are paid. The NRA staff are paid. The former NRA head of competitions once laid out the figures. There is much more participation from rifle shooters of various kinds, but still it isn't nearly enough to cover the expenses.