Round counting

[Grayrock]

How does everyone keep track of how many rounds one has fired thru a particular gun? I see posts that say "I have 3000 rounds thru my Super Magnum Semi-Revolvamatic". Do you collect and keep and count all the spent shells? Keep a log book? Just guestimate? I'm just curious as how different people keep track of this.

 

[Shooter003]

I keep track during my shooting and transfer to a master log at home.
I have a page for each gun, it's interesting to keep track of what you shoot and how much.
I have 1 ruger 22/45 that I have over 25,000 rounds through.

 

[Telperion]

I buy ammo by the case lot, so it's easy for to me to come up with a reasonable estimate on round count. If I owned a dedicated match rifle, I would definitely keep a thorough log.

 

[artherd]

Easier than I thought for me so far.

The sting of buying ammo must help

 

[entropy]

# of mags fired for semis, boxes of ammo for all others. I keep a running tab in my head.

 

[Kamicosmos]

I guesstimate. I figure I am way off too!
I've thought about keeping track when I get a new gun, but I never do.
I kinda figure it doesn't matter anyway. Not like you see a used gun with a tag that says: 8 years old, 7,527 rounds fired, 5,267 were handloads, cleaned every day.

 

[Bravo11]

Everytime I use up a box of ammo I tear off the end tab that shows type of ammo and put the tab in a zip lock in my gun cabinet then throw the empty box away. Keep a zip lock for each gun. I have to watch out w/ 9mm because I have a couple of those but I shoot them both about the same so its a wash.

 

[cratz2]

I just kept a piece of paper with the gun with the round counts. I've kind of got away from that, but I still keep pretty close tabs mentally. Of course, I've only shot three guns so far this year.

As for brass, when I did more shooting, I gave all my non 9mm brass to a guy that would reload for me from time to time.

 

[benEzra]

Everytime I use up a box of ammo I tear off the end tab that shows type of ammo and put the tab in a zip lock in my gun cabinet then throw the empty box away.

Me too.

 

[Erich]

I make a note of how many full 50-round boxes of ammo I put through each gun, and keep a running total. In the old days, I used to keep details about what types of ammo and exactly how many rounds. Now I just hash-mark full boxes. I shoot a lot, and like these other fellows, I buy my semiauto ammo by the caseload. (Revolvers I reload for.)

 

[Drjones]

Well, if I go to the range and shoot 2 50 rnd. boxes, that means that I've shot 100 rounds.

If I shoot one and a half 50 rnd. boxes, I've shot 75 rounds.




Seriously, I just keep track of what I've shot. There's no way I'd bother trying to keep track of the spent shells; much easier to know what you started with then subtract what's left.

Unless you do a TON of shooting with a LOT of different guns at one range session, it shouldn't be a problem.

Heck, take a pen and pad with you if you need.

Then when I get home I input the numbers into a simple Excel spreadsheet. I also note any malfunctions or other issues.

Just FYI, its a good idea to count rounds for general maintenance purposes and if you ever want to sell/trade the gun. Some parts need to be replaced every xxx rounds, you know...

 

[Valkman]

I keep simple Notepad files on each gun and record the date and how many rounds shot, and the running total. I reload and store the ammo in 50 and 100 round boxes, but load up a bunch of mags before I go so it takes a little bit of figgering to keep track of how many rounds are shot by each gun. If I'm working on finding an accurate load by trying different reloads then I'll make notes as to the accuracy out of each load out of each gun.

 

[Mikul]

I shoot regularly and my round count is mostly static.

I could also keep track of how many bullets I order per year. Since I order in 10K lots, it's easy to keep track of.

 

[MagKnightX]

Well, on most I just guesstimate, and on my mil rifles, they've been previously owned, but I've put about 120 through my Garand and... hmmm... 280 through my Mosin, so those are my personal tallies.

 

[George Hill]

In rifles I sometimes keep track of the # by clipping the ends of the ammo boxes and keeping them. Also gives me a little scrap to write a note about the results too. Keep these like a little card file.
Used to keep a Range Book... Anally detailing every shot... that habit was soon lost.

 

[jsalcedo]

I keep reciepts on ammo purchases and reloading supplies.

I have a bunch of guns I don't shoot much and a couple I shoot excessively
so it's not hard to keep track.

I've put over 70k through my ruger MKII because I bought a brick
evey other week for 5 years and a brick every few months for 12 years.

My thumb has a permanent mark from loading mags.

My other guns are easier because I keep detailed reloading records in my PC.

 

[Steve in PA]

I reload and buy bullets 1k at a time (for various calibers), so I know I'll have put at least "X" number of rounds through a gun in any given year.

For instance I have a 13 year old Beretta 92FS. I love hearing how people say the locking blocks will only last 3-5,000 rounds, etc.....

I have at least 15,000 rounds through that (probably alot more) based on the number of rounds I've bought, the ammo I bought before I started reloading, the number of rounds I've put through it during different LEO shoots/training.

 

[444]

In the guns I shoot factory ammo, like pipsqueak I buy ammo by the case. So, I have a pretty good idea of how many cases I have bought and keep a running total in my head.
In the guns that I handload for, I almost always buy bullets in either 500 bullet boxes or 1000 bullet boxes and again, I keep a running total in my head.
Of course these numbers are only ballpark numbers. In the guns I shoot factory out of (AR15s) I have reloaded ammo and shot it. In the guns I handload for I might have shot a box or so of factory ammo........................ I think it is pretty safe to say that these numbers are estimates that come from a farily educated guess. I know that one of my AR15s has had six cases of ammo thorugh it. I also know that I have fired other odds and ends through it. But even the number of six cases could be off by 1000 rounds.

 

[Orion]

mostly I know because I purchased the ammo in a set quantity. When it's gone...

I also only take a few guns to the range with me when I go. I took 200rds of 230gr 45 FMJ. It all went through the Les Baer because that's the only 45 I took. I took 200rds of 115gr 9mm fmj it all went through the BHP practical because that's the only 9mm I took. I took 200rds. of 158gr .357 sjhp it all went through the model 66.

Next session may be the SIGs and Python...

 

[Majic]

I don't have a clue nor care. I just load up a batch of rounds depending on how many firearms I will be shooting and just burn powder. The number of rounds in the batch could vary due to load development, sight adjustment, match shooting, or just plain plinking.

 

[Grayrock]

Thanks all for the insight into, as George Hill put it, "anally detailing every shot"!! I guess I am more like majic- don't know, don't really care. I buy my guns for keeps. So I do not intend on trying to tell any buyer how much milage is on it, other than years of use. I pamper my guns, so that should be sufficient.

 

[George S.]

I really don't keep records of the number of rounds I have shot in any particular gun, but I did create an Excel spreadsheet that I use for ammo inventory. It totals rounds by caliber, box quantity, loose rounds and does a final total. Haven't added costs to it as most of the factory ammo I had ourchased is used in reloading.

Everytime I buy ammo or remove some from the cabinet for range day, I update the spreadsheet. That way I can easily tell what I have and what caliber and bullet weights need replenshing.

 

[Gunfyter]

I keep a spiral ring notebook in my shooting bag and keep record of the date and rounds fired in my 1911. That way, I know when it's time to change the recoil spring.