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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: jackelope on May 15, 2009, 08:59:25 AM

Title: 100 rounds per month
Post by: jackelope on May 15, 2009, 08:59:25 AM: do you shoot more than or less than 100 rounds of centerfire ammunition per month.
curiousity killed the cat.
Title: Re: 100 rounds per month
Post by: boneaddict on May 15, 2009, 09:01:27 AM: I used to, but since ammo has gone so awry. Not lately.
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Post by: boneaddict on May 15, 2009, 09:02:03 AM: Now if you were to count pellet guns and 22's and arrows :chuckle:
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Post by: whacker1 on May 15, 2009, 09:02:26 AM: I have season where I shoot a lot, but if you average it out, it is probably a few hundred rounds per year.
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Post by: actionshooter on May 15, 2009, 09:03:00 AM: When I was still competing, it was closer to 1k a month. I still shoot over a 100 a month thru various rifles.
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Post by: mossback91 on May 15, 2009, 09:04:28 AM: I shoot alot of arrows..........Sometimes probably 100 a day! :chuckle:
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Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on May 15, 2009, 09:19:15 AM: shoot my bow 4-5 days a week and usually for about an hour... so 50-75 arrows each time
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Post by: Ray on May 15, 2009, 09:20:41 AM: Sometimes I do. And when I do it's usually closer to a thousand. Sometimes I don't.
Title: Re: 100 rounds per month
Post by: jackelope on May 15, 2009, 09:21:44 AM: guns...not bows.
centerfire ammo.
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on May 15, 2009, 09:23:34 AM: If im building loads Ill shoot 100+ but since Ive got good loads for all my guns I dont shoot much.
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Post by: bobcat on May 15, 2009, 09:35:44 AM: I used to shoot more but now having two little kids I'd be well under 100 rounds per YEAR.
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Post by: Huntbear on May 15, 2009, 09:40:27 AM: I used to burn about 10,000 - 20, 000 rounds a year, between fun shooting and competitions. Just do not have the time or the resources anymore to shoot that much.
Title: Re: 100 rounds per month
Post by: huntnphool on May 15, 2009, 09:51:50 AM: Quote from: mossback91 on May 15, 2009, 09:04:28 AM
I shoot alot of arrows..........Sometimes probably 100 a day! :chuckle:

You have'nt even had a bow for the last few weeks, what are you doing, throwing them? ;)
Title: Re: 100 rounds per month
Post by: mossback91 on May 15, 2009, 09:52:57 AM: Quote from: huntnphool on May 15, 2009, 09:51:50 AM
Quote from: mossback91 on May 15, 2009, 09:04:28 AM
I shoot alot of arrows..........Sometimes probably 100 a day! :chuckle:

You have'nt even had a bow for the last few weeks, what are you doing, throwing them? ;)

Thats a good reminder.......I will go down there today.........I only throw my ninja stars
Title: Re: 100 rounds per month
Post by: jackelope on May 15, 2009, 02:05:34 PM: interesting...
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Post by: whacker1 on May 15, 2009, 02:16:14 PM: Quote
I only throw my ninja stars

I know wdfw made some changes to muzzleloader and disabled hunter weapons, but I don't rimember throwing stars on the approved list - but boy would I feel like a bad ass if I took out a big game animal with a throwing star. :chuckle:
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Post by: CastleRocker on May 15, 2009, 02:31:02 PM: Several years ago, during my IPSC period....yeah. Closer to 5 thousand per month. Now, it's trap and sporting clays, so it's still a yes, but more like 500 per month.
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Post by: littlebuf on May 15, 2009, 02:48:49 PM: i had to check less than, if you would have asked me last year it woulda been 500 rounds a weekend. ive cut back a lot
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Post by: robb92 on May 15, 2009, 04:37:49 PM: I don't get a chance to because in this part of the state you can't hunt with them and most shooting ranges are not set up for long distance shooting, by that I mean over 100 yards.
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Post by: Jamieb on May 15, 2009, 08:17:44 PM: I head up in the hills for a day of shooting at least a couple times a month, more in the summer months. I usually shoot over 100 rounds of CF between a few rifles every trip.
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Post by: woodswalker on May 15, 2009, 08:32:36 PM: I still get in an AVERAGE of 100+/month....its varies depending on weather and whether I'm working up a load for something...and whether I'm WORKING OT. the last has been the killer of late. Still above 150/month....closer to 250 in each of several rifles. NOT counting blastin' ammo in the ARs. tho that is sure fun for working on fast target aquisition.

Its still down from when Kiddo and I were shooting trap 3X week and I was shooting pin matches and rifle matches several times a month. We burned 5000+ rounds a month then. AND we loaded ALL of it ourselves. Took us all of a weekend just to do the 12 ga for the month....work all evening Friday, Saturday and ALL DAY Sunday unless we were shooting on Sunday. We wore OUT a MEC 650 and a Dillon 650 progressive... I lost count of the .38 and .45 we loaded...but it was measured in 3# coffee cans and we have dozens of them. We used UP a batch of 3000 .38 cases, down to about 450 of them left. Same with 10,000 .45 ACP cases. Less than 1000 left of that batch. The brass bucket used to have most of a 5 gallon bucket of .30-06 cases that were cat-E and crimped with linesmans pliers. Heck we wore out garand clips.

Then there was the 30-06 hunting loads, finally ran out of the last of the 3000 165 grain Nosler Solid Bases that I purchased in 1988, been using those in hunting loads since....now working up new loads.... Barnes TSX are winning so far, Sierra and Nosler tied for 2nd and Remington Core-Lokts are running third. All the brass is sized, trimmed and prinmed waiting for the loading to commence. Then I have 1700 Hornady 180 grain SSTs for the 300WM....and the list goes on. Its loading time again!
Title: Re: 100 rounds per month
Post by: MHWASH on May 17, 2009, 07:18:23 AM: May through Septembet I shoot more than 100 a month. When you have a AR, a 9mm & a 45 acp its hard not to shoot that much in a sitting. As far hunting rifles I don't shoot them as much as I should.
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Post by: jackelope on May 21, 2009, 08:26:50 AM: ^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Post by: HawkenBob on May 21, 2009, 08:39:57 AM: Id say Im under that for Rifle. Over that for Pistol.
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on May 21, 2009, 08:54:37 AM: You said centerfire, but didn't specify rifle or pistol. As a competitive pistol shooter I practice once a week or so, 50-100rnds per session once the weather and daylight hours and work schedule allow me to. I don't shoot near that much CF rifle at all.

-Steve
Title: Re: 100 rounds per month
Post by: dbllunger on May 21, 2009, 09:00:43 AM: If I averaged out all my centerfire rifle over a year it would be close, and if I added in all my pistol easily, then shotgun, well heck yes. Now add in 22LR and I'm good to go.
Title: Re: High-Jackin this thread (but not the Poll), to include rimfire...
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on May 21, 2009, 10:11:13 PM: January through first week of April ... Easily 3000 Rimfire.

-Steve
Title: Re: 100 rounds per month
Post by: shoot-em-dead on May 21, 2009, 10:26:25 PM: I was shooting every day while laid off but now that I am working it just would feel right. Away from the family so evenings are spent with them. I guess I'd rather have it this way. Before hunting season comes I'll be out shooting every day to make sure my shot counts.
Title: Re: 100 rounds per month
Post by: addicted on May 26, 2009, 07:40:45 AM: Quote from: WDFW-SUX on May 15, 2009, 09:23:34 AM
If im building loads Ill shoot 100+ but since Ive got good loads for all my guns I dont shoot much.

time for a new gun
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Post by: h2ofowlr on June 15, 2009, 04:33:04 PM: I trap shoot twice a week. Usually shoot about 100 rounds a week of 12 gauge. Also shoot pistol twice a month. Usually 100 rounds or so.
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Post by: wastickslinger on June 15, 2009, 04:35:17 PM: I've seen 509er shoot 100 rounds in a day at coyotes. :chuckle:
No seriously, I shoot 100 easy for about 5-6 months out of the year. The rest is with my bow.
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on June 16, 2009, 09:13:15 PM: Less then, I try and get a box in every month. Have not been so diligent as of late do to ammo prices.
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Post by: Rhinoron247 on June 23, 2009, 01:16:57 AM: We hardly need a reason to start shooting here.
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Post by: Rhinoron247 on June 23, 2009, 01:20:14 AM: We can knock out 500 rounds in a weekend. This was how we spent Fathers day.
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Post by: Rhinoron247 on June 23, 2009, 01:22:51 AM: Even the Mrs gets into the game.
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Post by: alanger on July 06, 2009, 08:48:04 PM: Lately since the ammo shortage is happening we have cut back a lot. we used to shoot 300 a month.