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How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? #1716182 10/04/07
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	I mean in practice, at varmints, etc., from your centerfires,and 22's. What is the minimum number you consider sufficient to stay in shooting "trim"? I would expect it to be pretty high on this site, given the dedication to shooting many on here demonstrate. The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

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Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? BobinNH #1716192 10/04/07
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,807 Savage_99 Campfire Outfitter
Savage_99 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,807	I brought a sailing buddy to the range. He did not own a gun and I don't think he had fired a shot since being a marine in Vietnam. Another member handed him a 375 RUM and told him to shoot at the target up at 100 yds. He put his first shot right into the center offhand. Of course I coached him by telling him to hold on tight.

Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? Savage_99 #1716196 10/04/07
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	Savage: You can never rule out serendipity..... The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? BobinNH #1716218 10/04/07
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,173 Washington - dry side G GuyM Campfire Tracker
GuyM Campfire Tracker G Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,173 Washington - dry side	Somewhere around 5000 rounds through the .22's every year, mostly through a Ruger target auto. About 1000+ rds through a .308 bolt gun annually, more if I'm doing much match shooting. I know fellows who shoot several times that amount through their match rifles. Typically they out-shoot me... About 2500+ through my .45 ACP. Sometimes quite a bit through the .223 AR-15 as well. Depends on how hard I'm training. The .22 is a great way to save money and still get plenty of trigger time. I don't shoot the hunting rifles, the .25-06, 7mm mag, .300's etc nearly as much. Some as little as 40 or 50 rounds a year. Regards, Guy

Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? GuyM #1716245 10/04/07
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,326 Middle/West Tennessee P pullit Campfire Outfitter
pullit Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,326 Middle/West Tennessee	somewhere between a bunch and a whole lot.... I may not be smart but I can lift heavy objects I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....

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Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? pullit #1716289 10/04/07
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 673 S skb2706 Campfire Regular
skb2706 Campfire Regular S Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 673	15-20 trips a year shooting pds x an average of 400 rds. per 6000 plus several hundred thru the big rifles plus another several hundred thru the handguns 200-300 in the shotgun for birds a lot........

Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? skb2706 #1716431 10/04/07
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 645 Arizona Bill Poole Campfire Regular
Bill Poole Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 645 Arizona	when I was shooting High power I'd guess 2000 to 5000 per year of .223 thru the match accurized AR-15, when I was serious about smallbore, closer to 10,000. 5000 pistol. competition shooting is really shooting, a LOT of shooting... this board is mostly hunters and hunting rifles, a whole different sport.... I blow up a few dozen water jugs per year and put some holes in paper animals..... maybe 200 or 400 from hunting rifles per year in recent years. If I were more serious, I'd put another coupla thousand thru a bolt action sporter .22 too for practice. And dry fire at the TV too.... Everyone has a different feeling about dry firing a gun. But I would say that dry fire is MORE VALUABLE as a form of practice than live fire.... olympic air guns have a dry fire switch! and they use it! An olympic coach recommended 4 to 8 dry fire shots for every live shot fired.... including weekend rifle matches, the tuesday evening pistol league, (there are 3 big ranges in phoenix) an occasional camping trip and 5 or 10 hunting days per year, I have about 120 shooting events per year... shoot good Poole Last edited by Bill Poole; 10/04/07. - Bill Poole Arizona http://arizona-rifleshooting.com/

Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? Bill Poole #1716444 10/04/07
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI passport Campfire Outfitter
passport Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI	I will shoot about 5 to 6k in shot gun rounds, 6 or 7k in rimfire and 2k or so in centerfire. So in the area of 13,000 or so total, and thats way down. When I was shooting lots of sporting clays I would shoot 20,000 in shot gun alone. Then I got married............. It�s a magazine not a clip...... Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.� - Lord Chesterfield. 1750

Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? BobinNH #1716469 10/04/07
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340boy Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 21,959 Idaho	Not as much as I would like! About 5-7K per year centerfire pistol around 3K rimfire rifle around 1500 centerfire rifle "For joy of knowing what may not be known we take the golden road to Samarkand." James Elroy Flecker

Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? 340boy #1716480 10/04/07
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Jayhawker Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,010 Missouri	About 2500 a year. I'd be a better rifleman if I did shoot more. "A free people (claim) their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate." --Thomas Jefferson, Rights of British America, 1774

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Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? BobinNH #1716508 10/04/07
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,313 Negaunee, Michigan Youper Campfire Tracker
Youper Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,313 Negaunee, Michigan	I shoot about 2500 rds a year, almost all centerfire. I can never seem to find more time for rimfire, though I try. In terms of minimum rounds to stay proficient I think frequency is more important than round count. Ten rounds every week would do one better than 100 rounds once a month. Brushbuster: "Is this thread about the dear heard or there Jeans?" Plugger: "If you cant be safe at strip club in Detroit at 2am is anywhere safe?" Deer are somewhere all the time To report a post you disagree with, please push Alt + F4. Thank You.

Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? Youper #1716562 10/04/07
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,887 Texas Panhandle H husqvarna Campfire Regular
husqvarna Campfire Regular H Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,887 Texas Panhandle	2000-3000 I am trying to get the number up by shooting more rimfire and smallbore centerfire. I spend too much time group shooting while testing handloads and rifle tuning. I need more: Practice Practice Practice

Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? Bill Poole #1716651 10/04/07
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,807 Savage_99 Campfire Outfitter
Savage_99 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,807	Bill Poole said this about learing to shoot better: "Everyone has a different feeling about dry firing a gun. But I would say that dry fire is MORE VALUABLE as a form of practice than live fire.... olympic air guns have a dry fire switch! and they use it! An olympic coach recommended 4 to 8 dry fire shots for every live shot fired...." I agree with that. Let me explain my view on it. What you don't want to do is to practice bad shots or yanking the trigger. In my opinion its not necessary, at least for myself, to fire as many shots as some have mentioned to be able to shoot well. So as not to fire bad shots which can put you down the list at a match or wound game put the gun down or at least start your breathing over when the aim is not going well. Once you train your mind not to fire bad shots you will not do so or least they will be very rare.

Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? Savage_99 #1716816 10/04/07
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UtahLefty Campfire Ranger U Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 22,690	about 5000 rimfire about 1500 centerfire about 800 shotgun Last edited by UtahLefty; 10/04/07. Reason: to add: I go to the range once a week year round (sometimes 2x/wk)

Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? UtahLefty #1717080 10/04/07
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 501 So. Indiana 7mmRM Campfire Regular
7mmRM Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 501 So. Indiana	Total- 6-8K per year

Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? Bill Poole #1717081 10/04/07
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StrayDog Campfire Tracker S Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 7,128 Texas	Originally Posted by Bill Poole An olympic coach recommended 4 to 8 dry fire shots for every live shot fired.... +1 on dry firing in the den. I find that it helps with training the eye to remember sight picture. Helps develop quicker off hand accuracy, and just becoming more familiar with the trigger. And you can do it every day for a month before hunting season. Last edited by StrayDog; 10/04/07.

Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? StrayDog #1717089 10/04/07
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 9,009 Waders Campfire Outfitter
Waders Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 9,009	About 500 rimfire. 150-200 centerfire. I dry fire 4 days/week year round. Wade "Let's Roll!" - Todd Beamer 9/11/01.

Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? StrayDog #1717091 10/04/07
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jbmi Campfire Regular J Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,887 MID WEST	My center fire rifles have become semi-retired the last few years. My new love is shooting trap, so far this year I've shot 14,500 rounds. I just love shooting all those birds and not having to clean them. "The older I get, the better I was"

Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? jbmi #1717152 10/04/07
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 21,782 Likes: 2 Alvadore, Oregon B BMT Campfire Ranger
BMT Campfire Ranger B Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 21,782 Likes: 2 Alvadore, Oregon	About 5000. Thats about 1500 Rimfire, 1500 Handgun and 1500 centerfire, and maybe 500 shotgun. BMT "The Church can and should help modern society by tirelessly insisting that the work of women in the home be recognized and respected by all in its irreplaceable value." Apostolic Exhortation On The Family, Pope John Paul II

Re: How Many Rounds Do You Shoot In A Year? BMT #1717329 10/04/07
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 17,134 Freedom Pugs Campfire Ranger
Pugs Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2005 Posts: 17,134 Freedom	About 1000 of centerfire rifle, perhaps 500 .22 pistol/rifle and maybe 300 or so of centerfire pistol If something on the internet makes you angry the odds are you're being manipulated

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