How accurate is your 'fired rounds' count?

I only keep track of new guns or those for which I knew the round count at purchase. +/- 50 rounds, but I tend to err on the side of caution and overestimate rounds fired if I happen to lose track. Each time I go shooting, I make a small tick mark for each 50 rounds on a sheet in the gun case.

I do this to know when it's time for preventative maintenance.

I have a spreadsheet that tracks not only round count for each firearm, but also how much ammo I currently have, and what exactly that ammo is. So I know what I have shot through each firearm, and how much.

I update it every time I shoot. My .22lr round count isn't exactly accurate, since I shoot a lot of bulk ammo. Not until the box is empty do I know exactly how many rounds were shot. Other then that, I'd say the rest is accurate to within a couple of rounds.

Does any of this really matter? Maybe, but probably not really. But it is something I like to do. If I found it a hassle or a choir, then I wouldn't bother.

I have a log book in which I log how many rounds I shot that session/gun. So I'm close to dead on. This is for center fire only.

I do not keep accurate records on rimfire.

I chart and keep track of every round through my LCP just because it is not known as a "range" gun and probably has a shorter lifespan than larger pistols. Also if it has any hiccups I want to keep track of which magazine, which round, what type of fire, etc. With my 92FS, I tried keeping track of rounds originally (in 50-rnd increments) but have since lost track. It is several thousand though. I also don't keep track in my .22's.

I think if you never plan to sell it, it is less important. If you think you may sell it down the road it is nice to know more accurately....like miles on a car. Otherwise approximate is fine)

I keep a log every time i shoot,mainly to know when to replace recoil springs and for detail strips.

Reasonably accurate. If I go to the range and put rounds through the gun, then I log it. Occasionally though I'll estimate on the round count. It's always within a 10 round margin though. For example, if I go and know I shot 2 boxes and another box that was only partially full, I might just type in a guesstimate of 125 rounds, when it could have been 133 rounds in actuality.

Aside from round count fired, each range trip also has a recording of what ammo I was using and any special notes (accuracy that day, any malfunctions, etc).

It's just an easy way for me to keep a handle on whats going on with my guns. For autoloaders it can also be a good measure of when I need to do replace recoil springs and such.

I work in IT as a programmer/database administrator though, so it's just in my nature to want to keep fairly detailed records. Since it's all table-based, I can also do reporting on the data. If I want to find out what gun I shot the most during the summer months of 2008, I can pull that up nearly instantly. If I want an overview listing of each gun - I pull up my summary report and I get the totals for each one. If I want to see a breakdown by caliber or manufacturer, I can do that too.

I tear the end of the ammo box off and throw it into the range bag. when ]I feel like it I just put them into a container for each pistol. Once I get close to the spring or parts change I bundle them together and log it. Works for me.

I buy practice ammo by the case. I know when I have to buy more I have shot a thousand rounds. Not very accurate because its spread through multiple platforms. But it gives me a rough idea give or take a few hundred.

The only guns I have that don't have an accurate round count are my .22s. My .45s and bigger rifles are all counted exactly. The 1911's are accurate to +/- one magazine full.

I have no idea how many rounds I have through any of my guns. I have a few I should probably change the springs just for kicks and giggles.

How accurate is your 'fired rounds' count?

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I put down how many rounds fired through each gun, after every range trip. So, it's fairly accurate, +/- 5 rounds.

small note pad for each gun i own, date i purchased, type of ammo ive shot and it likes/dislikes, and exact round count. just like my cars.

don't know, don't care

Since it's all table-based, I can also do reporting on the data. If I want to find out what gun I shot the most during the summer months of 2008, I can pull that up nearly instantly. If I want an overview listing of each gun - I pull up my summary report and I get the totals for each one. If I want to see a breakdown by caliber or manufacturer, I can do that too.

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That sounds awesome! Is it excel or more advanced? Anything you are willing to share?

For rimmed pistol rounds that I keep in boxes, I will mark how many times the stuff has been reloaded.

For 38 Special, it all goes back unmarked. I can only estimate by the number of 38 bullets I have purchased.

For 45 ACP, I lost track of how many times I have loaded the same ammo cans over and over again.

Could be millions.....

Not anal enough to care...I buy mostly used pistols anyway so unsure of their previous life. I monitor performance/accuracy at the range. I'm more fanatic about cleaning and component inspection when the pistol is field stripped.

No idea. Don't keep up with it past the first couple of range sessions with new guns.

Who could care? Not me, I want to enjoy myself shooting...not burden myself with anal spreadsheets.

Only approximate.

I think its more of something neat to do than anything else. I wouldn't stress over it with spreadsheets or anything, but a simple tab kept in the safe or cabinet could be cool after thousands of rounds. Or maybe not lol.

Not very, lol.

Its a WAG. Wild A$$ Guess.

I don't think most can tell the differance in a bore thats had 1 or 1000 rounds down it with out a scope and some training. I know I can't. Now if its been negleted and corrosive ammo fired and left to sit? That one I might be able to spot.

For the most part I think its a sales ploy.

WB

I thought people were joking around. I couldn't begin to count, nor would I see the value in it.

That sounds awesome! Is it excel or more advanced? Anything you are willing to share?

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Right now it's done in PostgreSQL with a fairly primitive frontend written in PHP that you access via a web browser. I'm planning on developing it into something a little more presentable (hopefully with a frontend written in C# .NET) and I can distribute to others in the future, but at the moment the interface is still a little shabby and a lot of stuff sill needs to be done via straight SQL.