So how many rounds have you fired

[George P]

Seriously guys...if our wives found out that number and then factored in the cost, they would triple their beauty salon visits and start going to a day spa 7 times a week...I'm just saying, might be better left unsaid.

Like I said, I have ~500K shotgun rounds fired; when you add in the cost of the targets, I am looking north of $300K........something I do not tell my wife at all.............SSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[.38 Special]

I put in for 500k to 1 million, which is little more than a guess. During my competition days I average 2000 rounds a week. There also have been years when I barely pulled a trigger at all.

 

[rabid wombat]

Near the end Jerry said something to effect of I’ve shot 800,000 - 1,000,000 rounds at it. I knew pro shooters shoot a LOT as I’ve heard Tom Knapp talk about how many rounds he had shot but still my first reaction was simply... bu

No guess here, but a quick story about the Miculek’s and Clark’s. I used to pretty routinely stop in their gun store and shop in Louisiana. Several of the family live on the property. One of the houses had a couple of those 1+ yard concrete mixers (similar to what you see at Harbor Freight or Northern Tool). I had to ask why...

They used them to tumble brass.....

They shot a LOT!

 

[mcb]

No guess here, but a quick story about the Miculek’s and Clark’s. I used to pretty routinely stop in their gun store and shop in Louisiana. Several of the family live on the property. One of the houses had a couple of those 1+ yard concrete mixers (similar to what you see at Harbor Freight or Northern Tool). I had to ask why...

They used them to tumble brass.....

They shot a LOT!

A friend of mine does the same thing to tumble his 50 BMG brass for his M2

 

[herrwalther]

If we are counting military weapons, I would bet right around the 1M mark. I spent most of my time on a 240B team. A short range trip with that fellow you will go through 800 rounds just to make sure it shoots in the area you want. And it is not hard for a pair of guns to chew through a pallet of ammo on a good range day. Especially if you brought a couple spare barrels to change out. All the other fun toys like M2, Mk19 etc burn ammo when its all linked together.

 

[illinoisburt]

I'm just glad to see other admitted ammo wasters! I've heard too many people talk about wearing out a gun with 2 boxes of ammo. Total bunk! Even my well used shotguns, rimfires, and pistols really don't worry about barrel life.

BTW 100k of 22LR sounds like a lot but truly isn't. Through the 1990s our rifle club was 25 minute drive from home and shooting was a nice way to spend early Saturday mornings. Most bricks were $6 to $8 per 500. I recall my surprise the first time I didn't get change from a twenty buying 2 bricks and a mountain dew. I can only think of a handful of times I came home with any rimfire ammo after a plinking session. If anything, running out of ammo is when it was time to pack up. All my 22s have been semi-autos

 

[RA40]

During the time I was buying online those orders are easy to track rounds. Before and after, I have no idea nor can I guess. Would probably rather not know as I might realize how much has been spent.

 

[GE-Mini-Gun]

As others have mentioned that isn't a lot of shooting for him...he built it in 1976...44 years ago. At 1,000,000 round into it that's a little under 23,000 per year...not bragging, but I've done that a couple times shooting in a skeet league, not cunning the other guns. With a paid competition shooter I would think it would have to be in the 30k+ range...practice and matches, I could be wrong, but bet I'm close. I've been shooting for 50 years, some years more than others, if I had to guess I'm above 1 mil by a bunch and from reading post on here through the years there are others right there with me and a couple in front...I'm doing my best to catch up though.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

I was shooting maybe 3-4K rounds a year. Then I started reloading and it more than doubled.

Now I find time to be the constraining problem and not ammo supply.