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How many of you keep track of the number of rounds fired and/or type of
rounds used in your firearms? What do you use this information for and how
do you track it? Also does anyone keep a log of work done or parts replaced
at xxxx amount of rounds fired and/or at a what date?

I do this with my truck and motorcycle but have been wondering about doing
the same for my guns.
 
This is something that I am not in the habit of doing. I have considered it, but never done it.

I would think that it may have some importance if I was shooting my guns in any sort of competition, such as sniper rifle etc where loads and distances would be very important to take into consideration.

I shoot factory stuff out of my factory guns.
 
Only things I hand load for.

Not reload, hand load. Big difference.

Basically it's my 6mm-06 varmint rifle and a 30-06 I inherited.
I can tell you everything that's ever happened to those 2 rifles.
 
yes
i track the # of rounds fired through all my guns

just a simple excel spreadsheet
also useful for recording gun type/manufacturer/price/serial/purchase location etc.
 
I have experimented with that a few times, mainly just for grins, and to see if all ammo types would feed properly in any certain pistol.

Generally, though one type per mag.
 
Not me...I just go to the range and purchase what I need for the day and go play. I am not that knowledable about ammo in the first place so I just take their standard rounds that they offer. the specifics of the ammo have never really interested me...in the army I took what they gave me and same at the range. I am pretty much just interested in accuracy and putting holes in paper targets anyway. I am sure some people really get into the different ammo types. I tend to just nodd and smile and try to be polite when they go over my head since I know itmeans something to them and they are just sharing (like when I get on a comic book rant).
 
I have kept a running count in my head for my SA G.I. 1911. I may be 100 or so off but it is close enough. The reason is that I want to do some mods at around the 3000 round mark(wolf springs ect..).
 
I do that with each of my guns, just bring a notebook with me to the range. I record what kind of ammo used, rounds fired, performance, etc.
 
I just started with my new Colt 1911, Ruger 22/45, and S&W 629. All I did was get a small notebook and fill in the firearm info, then started writing down the location, date, and round count of each of my range visits. I want to know how many rounds I've fired through each pistol and I want to keep track of any malfunctions regarding ammo or magazine choices. The Colt will be a carry piece so the malfunction data is especially important (none to report thus far thankfully).
 
never have but have thought about it.
Always have to much fun and get rapped up in everything else going on when I shoot
 
i keep a barrel log for every center-fire gun i own. i can tell you exactly how many rounds have been through each, on what day, at what range, with what type of ammo, etc..

i keep track of how many times i've cleaned the gun, how well i shot (with a rifle, i track my call and result, with pistol, i'm usually shooting steel, so it's hits and misses, or match results). i keep track of the weather (temperature, light and wind conditions). and if shooting over a chrony, i also record velocity. with some rifles, i also have strain gauges attached, so i track pressure too.

on the other hand, i spend quite a lot of time shooting cans and bowling pins with 22lr through my AR15 with a ceiner conversion. in that sort of instance, i just track number of shots fired.

i've posted pages here of my log books. you can find the links in this thread

i shoot almost exclusively handloads, so tracking ammo performance is like a hobby for me.
 
I keep a range log to record rounds, guns used, problems, performance, notes when I try different ammo, grip, targets, etc.
 
I keep track of how much ammo goes through the 243, the rifle I reload for. I keep more detailed info about the actuall ammo I reload. This information I use for the 'Pet loads' concerns performance of favorite bullets used with different primers, brass, powders, weather or actually temperature conditions - accuracy.
Btw; I have found h-380 & imr-4350 neither being extreem, regular WRL primers and federal brass to be very consistant. I have yet to get to the Lapua brass a riend at the range gave me so this may change some things. Anyhow I guess my point is all this is custom information for custom ammo. I do it for my benifit for when the shot needs to count, and for a challenge. Plus it has actually helped to reduce stress.

I keep loose records of what ammo I try and pattern with the shotguns. I'm heavy into Turkey hunting and this has lead (get it?) to many a sore shoulder picking a good choke and load to settle on.
 
Working Man said:
How many of you keep track of the number of rounds fired and/or type of
rounds used in your firearms? What do you use this information for and how
do you track it? Also does anyone keep a log of work done or parts replaced
at xxxx amount of rounds fired and/or at a what date?

I do this with my truck and motorcycle but have been wondering about doing
the same for my guns.
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Excel is your friend.

The direct answer to your question is, "Yes." I track rounds fired by gun and magazine, so I can know if a particular magazine is unreliable.
 
Yes, I do. I keep a small log book and describe the session as well and how much money I spent on ammo, guns, accessories and range time. I do the same thing with my bicycling, but I do it on excel. :D
 
How many of you keep track of the number of rounds fired?
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No, I can't count that high.:D

No, I shoot a number of guns. Sometimes several a day. So it would be a big hassle to try and keep track of shot's fired.

The last time I kept track was when I was doing a thousand round torture test on a Makarov. That was easy since I just put aside the thousand rounds and shot them in the one gun.
 
If I buy a handgun\rifle brand new, then I do keep a log book on the weapon. Rnds fired, parts broken\replaced, spring changes, etc, etc.
If I buy a used weapon, I don't do anything, since I have no idea where to start. It could have 50 or 500rnds through it for all I know.
 
I keep track with my O/U of how many I've shot mainly out of curiosity. I used to keep track of every 500 9mm I reloaded, but I've stopped after 4,000.
 
Ridgeway said:
yes
i track the # of rounds fired through all my guns

just a simple excel spreadsheet
also useful for recording gun type/manufacturer/price/serial/purchase location etc.
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Same here, although I never thought of doing a spreadsheet- I do it in a shooting book.
 
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