who doesn't count rounds?

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I keep records of my reloading and can look up how many of any particlar round I've loaded. I don't knowhow many of them have been put through any gun unless it's the only gun I've had in that flavor.
 
Never felt the need. Of course I could guesstimate or look thru my reloading journal...............but why?
 
I keep track of the number of times my brass has been loaded and that gives me a rough idea.
 
Funny, when I opened this thread I thought that it would be discussing the counting of shot fired in that mag or cylinder--I have a habit of doing that to predict when I will come up dry.

Not sure if it will help in a real-live scenario...but all that "fight like you train" stuff... :rolleyes:

Okay, re-set. Yes, I have a "general" idea of how many rounds I have put through each pistol, because I reload and only take one caliber to the range each visit.

Not too difficult. :)
 
I can tell by my reloading setup. Bins of brass for different guns and full plastic ammo boxes. I know how much I have on hand and how many times the brass has been fired. I don't keep track as I go but I can calculate it quickly if I needed to for some reason. It's not 100% accurate but it's pretty darn close.
 
Funny, when I opened this thread I thought that it would be discussing the counting of shot fired in that mag or cylinder--I have a habit of doing that to predict when I will come up dry.
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I did that when I started ... it interfered with the "front sight front sight front sight" mantra, so I dropped it. Also adding ball&dummy drills to the mix made it non-helpful, when I hand MrsBFD a mag for B&D practice, she doesn't know how many I've loaded, or how many snap-caps are left in my pocket ... and the same applies when she hands me a mag.
My shooting improved, and it is a surprise when the mag comes up empty most times. Practicing mag-changes outdoors on a tarp will be more help than knowing exactly when the mag is empty.
 
Unless I get something I dont like, I tend to own guns for a long time, I've only ever sold a few. I only know how many rounds have been in the newest guns I own. Otherwise, only "Know" the round count via about how many cases of ammo I have bought.
 
Back when I only had 4 guns.... only a few months back come to think of it.... I tried to keep a running log of the rounds shot, when purchased and new or used. It seemed like a fine idea but over the past couple of months this all got forgotten thanks to a sudden inrush of new guns.

I should really get it going again. If nothing else it would be an interesting diary of how I shot each gun.
 
I don't count rounds but can make a good estimate with some guns based on whether I carried it as a duty gun and for how long.
 
Dirtpile, how hot was the slide on that thing?
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Melted the front sight. It fell out when I was cleaning it.
Methinks I should have replaced it with a metal one while I was at it but I got a new factory plastic one for free so I didn't care at the time.
Right not i'm thinking fiberoptic front but i haven't found one that won't overhang the slide opening.
 
I have a general idea on some of my guns, no clue (but can make an educated guess) on others. Curiously, this only applies to handguns. I've no idea how many rounds any of my rifles has shot, though my 10/22 I have had since I was a kid has to be up in the gazillions now.
 
Funny, when I opened this thread I thought that it would be discussing the counting of shot fired in that mag or cylinder--I have a habit of doing that to predict when I will come up dry.

Not sure if it will help in a real-live scenario...but all that "fight like you train" stuff...
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If in a real firefight, if you are counting rounds, you probably have already lost the fight. You are concentrating on the wrong elements of the fight. You should spend all your energy, brain power particularly at getting inside the Bad Guys OODA. TACTICS in response to the BG is what will win.

Running your weapon should be totally from instilled training, no conscious thought. One of the big reasons you should not change from one type of carry system to another. Or if you have a need to, don't do it very often.

Ideally you will be doing competition with the same type of weapon you carry too. It really needs to approach instinctual responses, at running your weapon.

The prime reason to have at least of an idea of the number of rounds through any weapon is scheduled maintenance. Unless you replace you springs by the calender.

YOU DO MAINTAIN YOUR GUNS, DON'T YOU? even Glocks need their springs changed regularly. But only if you want your fighting weapons, even Glocks to be reliable when you need them to be. Friend of mine now changes all his Glock springs once a year. That is 12 or 13 Glocks, all in 9 or 40. He no longer has the occasional "hang up" with his Glocks he used to have either.

Go figure.

Fred

Stupid should hurt
 
For my revolvers I am not so concerned about it. For my auto-loaders, I keep a range log in my range bag. It's valuable to make sure I am on top of maintenance (not just springs, but roll pin replacement and so forth) and make sure to order parts and such in plenty of time if I need them.

Just like oil in a car - round count is an indicator for maintenance, rather then wait until something actually breaks or fails.
 
I like to carry a big nail with me and make a deep gash on the top of the slide or receiver in the form of a tally for every hundred shots. after 500 shots, I cross the 4 gashes before it so I can count 'em easier.

:D
 
I count to six and reload!!!:evil:

I have no vaguest idea of how many rounds I have fired in the last 60 years.
 
I didn't keep an accurate count when first started buying guns, so I can only ballpark in a ~750 round range how much I have through my first pistol. I began keeping better track just for the sake of pure curiosity, and as a method of quantifying firearm wear, reliability, and amount of practice I get. Some guns I care about more than others. For example, I know exactly how many rounds I have through my 629 because a lot of people say they'll shoot loose with a steady diet of magnums, but 8 months and 2250 magnums later, its still tight as the day I bought it. I'd like to know how many it will actually take to loosen it up. I have no idea the round count of my .22, I could maybe ballpark it +/- 1000, but since I buy .22 not with a set amount of rounds in mind, but however much I can fit into my budget, I never have an accurate idea of how much ammo I've put through it.

I've got a nice new pistol coming in that I'm planning on keeping a round count notebook for, because its my first high-end pistol and I'm planning on taking a picture of it every 1000 rounds and making a neat little slideshow.
 
Only a very rough idea. The only one I know for sure is my 6.8SPC mini 14. It is at zero. I've owned it for six months and there has been no ammo or brass available for it. Over the last several weeks both are becoming available, so I'll be ordering some brass and bullets soon:).
 
I used to. Not so much anymore. I used to keep an general round count in my head. I'm not shooting so much anymore, so its harder to keep track of.
 
I just look at my receipts
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OK...new thread title..."Who saves receipts?"

I don't count, other than when I get to the range with X-number of rounds, I try to leave with X (or X+) brass. In reality, I'm probably -5% most of the time, but then I manage a score finding a pile that someone left behind and noone else has found yet.

This morning, my daughter was with me. I boosted her up to clean the ledges under the overhang...scored 50 pieces of .45 and 9mm. Some was pretty funky, but that's why I have a tumbler.

When I was a kid, my best friend & I would save the carton after we emptied a brick of .22s. At one point I had 10 or 12 empty brick boxes stacked on my curtain rod. We did a lot of shooting in those days...we made steel gongs and hung them out in our pasture (our houses were next door and we shared 15 acres of free-to-roam pasture) at varying ranges. It was an odd day you didn't hear one of us or our dads "pinging" away.

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