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General Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: passivekinetic on August 23, 2013, 02:04:06 PM
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How many rounds do you guys (generally) shoot at the range? Handgun and Rifle.
200 rounds?
500?
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How many rounds do you guys (generally) shoot at the range? Handgun and Rifle.
200 rounds?
500?
200-400 since it's a long drive and I usually only go once a month or two. I spend anywhere from 4 hours to all day.
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Kokohead:
Generally
100-120 rounds 5.56
20 rounds 30-06
100-150 rounds 17hmr
100-150 rounds 22lr
10 rounds 12 gauge ( love to end the day this way, I have a 12 gauge stand that's blown to crap by slugs. )
Depends what guns I bring though.
Anything goes private range:
Holy Crap ! Go broke just thinking about it.
It's amazing how many rounds you can go through when you can fully load you mags.
Can't wait to see what Gongho says. :shake:
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Yup. Sounds about what I reckon.
How quickly do you shoot those rounds? Average.
Once every, say, 3 seconds? 10 seconds?
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5.56X45 - about 100-200 rounds.
7.62X39 - roughly the same
9mm - about 100 rounds
45 ACP - 50 rounds, maybe 100 if I have extra $ on hand.
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500-1000 22lr
100-200 556
100 7.62x39
If I shoot pistol 50-100 rounds total. I get bored real fast shooting pistol at 25-50 yards
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I always shoot at least 100 rounds of whatever caliber du jour.
But to shoot large #s at HF&R, you'll need to bring a credit card, home equity line or do the columbian mule trick and smuggle ammo in a body cavity
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Pistol:
75 22lr
50 9mm
25 40SW
Rifle:
75 22lr
100 5.56
20 30-06, or something else.
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Interesting... i shoot about 150-200 rounds handgun each visit.
If I brought my 10/22, I might sneak over to the rifle side and shoot 50-100 rounds of 22LR.
[Edit] This happens a about once a month.
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5.56, 30 carbine, 30-06 garand--anywhere from 40 to 60 rounds each caliber
centerfire rifle-- 20-40 rounds
22 rifle--about 100 rounds
22 and centerfire pistol--50-100 rounds per caliber
I hardly ever shoot shotguns
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500-1000 22lr
100-200 556
100 7.62x39
If I shoot pistol 50-100 rounds total. I get bored real fast shooting pistol at 25-50 yards
Funny--I'm just the opposite, I get bored shooting rifles. Handguns are more challenging for me.
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My ammo counts have gone waaaaaay down since Obanascares I & II! No more than ten rounds a weekend now.
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Funny--I'm just the opposite, I get bored shooting rifles. Handguns are more challenging for me.
Was gonna make the same comment. Handguns are where it's at! :)
Of course, I'm sure there's more things to do with rifles such as shooting standing, shooting prone, shooting 200+yd targets, etc that I have not tried.
I suspect that when I get into reloading, I might end up spending more time at e rifle side trying to get that perfect load.
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200 338 lapua
200-300 308
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200 338 lapua
200-300 308
How often do you replace your 338 barrels?
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200 338 lapua
200-300 308
Wow...got money?
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I'm running 2 338's . . Plus hardly go to the range but when we do I'm most likely challenging my dad to a game of battle ship or poker
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I go most every Sunday. Depending on the gun(s) I bring the below are averages:
Pistol Range (Usually only bring one or two pistols of the same caliber):
200-300 .357
200-300 9mm
300-400 .22
Rifle Range (Usually only bring one or two rifles of the same caliber):
100-150 .223 (Bolt Action)
200-300 5.56 (AR)
300-400 .22
Silhouette Range:
200-300 .357
500-700 .22
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If I'm shooting rifle side.
100-200 rounds of 5.56
usually 40-60 .308, .30/30, and various other calibers. I haven't actually shot any of those in awhile, after I burned thru all of my .308 with my m1a last year.
If I'm at the handgun/.22 side
100-200 rounds of .45acp
250+ of .22lr
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rifle
20-40 45-70
200 22lr
200 7.62x39
20 12ga slugs
75 12ga bird @ trap range
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Less than 100 in 2 hours. Normally 30 shots.
Then pack up.
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50 rnds per hour 45 auto
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I'm guessing 400-600rds between 5 or 6 rifles in 22LR, 5.45, 5.56,.30-06, & 7.62. Handgun wise, about 200 ea. of 9mm & .40...
Boomah :shaka:
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150-250 =9mm
300-400 =22lr (get tired of loading mags after that many)
100 =17hmr
100-140 =5.45
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depends..I usually bring about 150rds for each pistol, 100rds for each rifle, and a brick of 500rds .22s
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I am surprised at the quantity of ammo that some of you are burning. Perhaps a better question would be how many rounds per month do you expend? I just cannot imagine anybody blowing off hundreds and hundreds of rounds on a regular basis. Unless you are competing in matches.
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Good point oldfart. Gonna revise my post.
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I am surprised at the quantity of ammo that some of you are burning. Perhaps a better question would be how many rounds per month do you expend? I just cannot imagine anybody blowing off hundreds and hundreds of rounds on a regular basis. Unless you are competing in matches.
yeah, good idea...since some shoots more often than others...Maybe, we should have another thread, how often you go to the range and shoot per month...maybe, i'll start one.
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Be safe
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I am surprised at the quantity of ammo that some of you are burning. Perhaps a better question would be how many rounds per month do you expend? I just cannot imagine anybody blowing off hundreds and hundreds of rounds on a regular basis. Unless you are competing in matches.
I hit the range 2 -3 times a month, and what I posted is pretty much what I expend each time... I just really enjoy shooting & sharing the experience friends I guess :thumbsup:
Ahui hou :shaka:
Boomah
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Tough question, I just shoot until my thirst satisfied! And until I overdose on the smell of gun powder! But I barely head to the range. Only if I want to here gongs ringing and want to hit anything farther then a 100yrds, I'm lazy to pack up now, so I just plink on the farm now, until we harvest crops that is in the way. It's hard to conserve but it's our addiction! At least were not spending it on crystal meth, crack, 99cent hookers and orange kittens!
Be safe
hey 338 KID, I've been on the market for a M98B and you posted a pic of one while back, I have a read reviews and watched the crap load of YouTube videos. I just want to know the pro's and con's of the rifle, and if it was a good investment. Thanks brother.
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hey 33 8 KID, I've been on the market for a M98B and you posted a pic of one while back, I have a read reviews and watched the crap load of YouTube videos. I just want to know the pro's and con's of the rifle, and if it was a good investment. Thanks brother.
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Ah yes the 98b As a owner of one and also an Accuracy International AX338 I must say I like the 98b more . It's around 2 pounds lighter , a little more forgiving on the shoulder and holds a better grouping. On the 98b I normally run a .5 or .62 at a hundred . With the AX I would hold a .75 which ain't bad numbers on 338 with factory 285 bthp from Hornady . To me you can't beat the 98b when it come to a 338 but my brother just ordered an DTA SRS 338 . So I'll do my comparison on both in a month. When kr3 opens back up I'll have it there we can talk and I'll let you take a few shots .
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hey 33 8 KID, I've been on the market for a M98B and you posted a pic of one while back, I have a read reviews and watched the crap load of YouTube videos. I just want to know the pro's and con's of the rifle, and if it was a good investment. Thanks brother.
Ah yes the 98b As a owner of one and also an Accuracy International AX338 I must say I like the 98b more . It's around 2 pounds lighter , a little more forgiving on the shoulder and holds a better grouping. On the 98b I normally run a .5 or .62 at a hundred . With the AX I would hold a .75 which ain't bad numbers on 338 with factory 285 bthp from Hornady . To me you can't beat the 98b when it come to a 338 but my brother just ordered an DTA SRS 338 . So I'll do my comparison on both in a month. When kr3 opens back up I'll have it there we can talk and I'll let you take a few shots .
hell yeah man, I'd like that, in exchange brother, ill lend you some cash for letting me test fire that beast!
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hell yeah man, I'd like that, in exchange brother, ill lend you some cash for letting me test fire that beast!
No problem I should have all 3 338's there lol a little rivalry going on so yeah when it happens lets do it . I want to get my hands on that DTA 338 tho been hearing some good things on it .
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I think I normally shoot about 400 rounds a month at the range, this is over five trips lol.
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I think I normally shoot about 400 rounds a month at the range, this is over five trips lol.
that's not including .22lr, right?
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Usually shoot 100-200 22lr
About 40 12 gauge slugs
About 100-150 .223 rounds
About 50 .45gap
And another 50 9mm
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When i first started shooting it was so much fun i just wanted to shoot as much as i could as fast as i could . 300 rds in an hour. Now that i got the urge to shoot outta my system i relax and and focus more on precision while still having fun.
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Today, at the LIFE fun shoot, I burned 100 rounds of .45 acp. Moved to rhe rifle range and shot 40 rounds of 30-06 (25 of which was a reshoot of the MOA challenge) then went back to the fun shoot for 50 rounds of .22 and maybe 20 rounds of other people's ammo in assorted calibers. I consider this representative of my typical post-Obamascare consumption, and I average 3 range visits per month.
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Hehe, I used to go once a week but cut back to once a month when ammo became scarce post-ObamaScare.
Maybe I might go more frequently now that ammo is becoming more available.
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i was with tomg at the funshoot today
i am too tired and drained to write more, but i shot 250 rds of 9mm
plus 60+ rounds of birdshot and less than 10 rounds of buckshot
i have a feeling that next saturday the stats are gonna be even higher
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Today, at the LIFE fun shoot, I burned 100 rounds of .45 acp. Moved to rhe rifle range and shot 40 rounds of 30-06 (25 of which was a reshoot of the MOA challenge) then went back to the fun shoot for 50 rounds of .22 and maybe 20 rounds of other people's ammo in assorted calibers. I consider this representative of my typical post-Obamascare consumption, and I average 3 range visits per month.
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that's not including .22lr, right?
No. That's probable a total. I don't really shoot .22lr, as I don't think it's very effective to do what I need to do. To me, if I was going to shoot .22lr, I would be just as good dry firing on my same action etc.
The reason my round count is very low is that I'm normally teaching and don't participate in all the drills / courses of fire during class.
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i have a feeling that next saturday the stats are gonna be even higher
:geekdanc: (http://:geekdanc:)
I have a feeling you are correct. :shaka:
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5.56/.223 100-200 rds
9mm- 200 rds
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wow, you guys shoot alot of ammunish !!! does the brass fairies come and collect and steal your brass when your not looking?
BTW "ammunish" is short for ammunition. i dont want a troll to comment that i spelt it wrong. just to clarify... :shaka:
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looking forward to it, chris
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I have a feeling you are correct. :shaka:
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Funny--I'm just the opposite, I get bored shooting rifles. Handguns are more challenging for me.
at kokohead? maybe if it were action shooting or rapid-fire at a shorter range. shooting 25 yds (pistol side) or 50 yds (sillhouette side) at a static target makes me bored even thinking about it.
Let me know the next time you guys go so I can watch how fun it is. Maybe i'm doing it wrong
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wow, you guys shoot alot of ammunish !!! does the brass fairies come and collect and steal your brass when your not looking?
BTW "ammunish" is short for ammunition. i dont want a troll to comment that i spelt it wrong. just to clarify... :shaka:
There was a guy one time trying to rake my Lapua brass lol
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There was a guy one time trying to rake my Lapua brass lol
I've had the brass vultures trying to pick up my 5.56 brass as I was shooting a string. I usually have a brass catching net, but I forgot it that day. I politely told them that I am saving my brass and they didn't come back.
Regarding the original question, it depends why I'm going to the range. It could be a little as 20-40 rifle ammo if I'm just zeroing an optic or 50 if I'm checking zero on a handgun. Or it could be as much as 200 handgun for a competition or rifle if doing training courses of fire. When I got my first handgun, I would shoot 300-400 at range trip, but that was back in the mid 90s at the range ammo was around $7-9/50.
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Long discussion about the brass thieves/vultures/pigeons/scoopers.
http://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=8301.msg79345#msg79345 (http://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=8301.msg79345#msg79345)
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Usually 150-200 9mm, or .40, usually once a week. Haven't shot very much .45 lately, and I haven't shot my AR since case prices took off. Took a 2 month (or so) break from live-fire practice as the kids were on summer break and, for me anyway, saw how quickly accuracy can diminish. While many take issue with the 25/50 yard pistol range we have, it definitely has its benefits, even for USPSA type shooting. I recently shot a stage that had 3 round plates set at 20 yards, backed by no-shoots. These no-shoots also covered all but the upper A and B zones of 3 targets. My accuracy sucked, my penalty points almost equalled my stage points and I learned (again) how important accuracy and practice can be.
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at kokohead? maybe if it were action shooting or rapid-fire at a shorter range. shooting 25 yds (pistol side) or 50 yds (sillhouette side) at a static target makes me bored even thinking about it.
Let me know the next time you guys go so I can watch how fun it is. Maybe i'm doing it wrong
Yes kokohead. Generally speaking, handguns are generally harder to hit targets with than rifles. 25 yard is a challenge. I am working on trying to improve my hit ratio and shooting speed using the handgun at the 25 yd paper target consistently.
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There was a guy one time trying to rake my Lapua brass lol
I havent been there in awhile, but the last time the range, it was sort of empty on the right side, no one was by me on either sides. That day i didn't bring a brass catcher of any sort, so i was thinking my brass were all over the place! Well I thought wrong!!! Apparently somebody was picking them up while I was in prone, and left me 3 of the remaining brass that i needed to clear before the last call to get behind the line! Freakin sneaky guys!!!!But im cool with it..... so i call them the brass fairies....
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I would defiantly shoot alot more if we could load more than 5 rounds and rapid fire. I completely wasted money at honolulu firearms indoor range. Lol.
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we were doing that yesterday, and will be on saturday
I would defiantly shoot alot more if we could load more than 5 rounds and rapid fire.
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we were doing that yesterday, and will be on saturday
Are you talking about the action shooting they do at the bottom of the range? If so how do i get into that?
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look at the "events" section of this website
http://2ahawaii.com/index.php?board=27.0 (http://2ahawaii.com/index.php?board=27.0)
we've been talking about them constantly for the last month or two
hra/life funshoot (one sunday a month) and hdf range day (one saturday a month)
Are you talking about the action shooting they do at the bottom of the range? If so how do i get into that?
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look at the "events" section of this website
http://2ahawaii.com/index.php?board=27.0 (http://2ahawaii.com/index.php?board=27.0)
we've been talking about them constantly for the last month or two
hra/life funshoot (one sunday a month) and hdf range day (one saturday a month)
Will do thanks bro
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Yes kokohead. Generally speaking, handguns are generally harder to hit targets with than rifles. 25 yard is a challenge. I am working on trying to improve my hit ratio and shooting speed using the handgun at the 25 yd paper target consistently.
+1 trying to hit the x at 25 yards with a pistol is more challenging for me than it is to whack the steel at 250 yards, so I burn more ammo when I shoot handguns.
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dirsh- are you going on saturday?
there will be action shooting and rapid fire
sorry i didn't know that was you shooting with dexter at the end of the day on sunday, i would've introduced myself
i was the skinny guy in all khaki that came up and talked to speedy right before the final cease fire
he texted me and pm'd me later in the evening that it was you
at kokohead? maybe if it were action shooting or rapid-fire at a shorter range. shooting 25 yds (pistol side) or 50 yds (sillhouette side) at a static target makes me bored even thinking about it.
Let me know the next time you guys go so I can watch how fun it is. Maybe i'm doing it wrong
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at kokohead? maybe if it were action shooting or rapid-fire at a shorter range. shooting 25 yds (pistol side) or 50 yds (sillhouette side) at a static target makes me bored even thinking about it.
Let me know the next time you guys go so I can watch how fun it is. Maybe i'm doing it wrong
I don't think there's right and wrong when it comes to hitting the target--it all depends on which game you like. If you like action and reactive targets, try skeet--it's much more difficult than it looks.
I've been shooting rifles quite a bit lately, but once I've got them zeroed in it gets boring real quick. Punching the steel at 240 (or whatever it is) is more challenging but after 10-20 rounds I'm satisfied and quit to conserve ammo.
I find it much more challenging to try and keep all my pistol shots in the 10 ring at 25 yards, so I usually burn a lot more ammo when shooting handguns. That, and I've got more handguns than rifles so there's more to shoot.
To each his own!
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dirsh- are you going on saturday?
there will be action shooting and rapid fire
sorry i didn't know that was you shooting with dexter at the end of the day on sunday, i would've introduced myself
i was the skinny guy in all khaki that came up and talked to speedy right before the final cease fire
he texted me and pm'd me later in the evening that it was you
yea he told me after lol
I work saturdays so I usually go on sundays