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Typical number of rounds you shoot on range day

Typical number of rounds you shoot on range day

  • 50

    Votes: 94 57.3%

  • 100

    Votes: 45 27.4%

  • 150

    Votes: 12 7.3%

  • 200

    Votes: 9 5.5%

  • 300

    Votes: 2 1.2%

  • 400+

    Votes: 2 1.2%
  • Total voters
    164
  • Poll closed .
ArmyJerry

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I normally go through 300-400 rounds every time I shoot, I enjoy reloading almost as much as I enjoy shooting. Got to thinking about how many rounds I shoot and how much time I spend at the range, I spend at least 6 hours shooting every weekend sometimes up to 8 hours, this is shooting time. During my time on the range I notice at least two shifts of people coming and going during the day so i am curious how many rounds the typical shooter on this forum does on a normal trip to the range. Bolt gun shooting only.
 
Typical number of rounds you shoot on range day

30-50. Maximum. I can't concentrate for much longer than that and just end-up wasting ammo. I do dry fire a lot on the range, though.
 
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30-50 as well. Dont need to burn out my barrel every six months. I try and work on a few specific shooting positions or duplicate stages i had trouble with at a previous match.
 
I probably average around 30-40 per rifle. And I usually only take a couple. The range is a pasture across the road so I don't have to squeeze my money's worth outta the trip out there.
 
I'm with the 2 above as well. 20-60 as I only buy factory ammo right now. I take my time putting these rounds down range and try to make sure I don't waste any of those rounds doing something stupid fundamentally.
 
Just for clarity, I only been doing this pace for the past year, always been a shooter but finally got decent at reloading for all calibers except 260. I guess I been in the Golf mode, once you hit for less than 80 you think you are always that good so you keep going back to the course to replicate that sub 80 round. Same thing is happening with me in the reloading hobby, reloading for 6 different Calibers, only have three of them nailed perfectly for my guns, 308 , 06, 223, almost there with the 300 WM, 300 WSM, but still pretty far off for the 260 rem. I should have these last 3 nailed when supplies become more available.
 
I'm fortunate enough to have a good range only 12min away so I try and make it a couple times a week, I only shoot 20-40 rounds unless I'm running speed drills and then 100+ but like someone above said I do a lot of dry firing and I try and make every shot count for something. Practice Smarter not Harder
 
I'd say 80-100 centerfire rifle. rimfire rifle another 50-100. I usually bring 3-5 centerfire rifles, 20 rounds or so per rifle, + 1 rimfire with 2 boxes of ammo. usual range trip is 3-4 hrs. I live in the south, so barrel heat is a real issue. end up continuously cycling through all the rifles to let barrels cool
 
Depends.

If I'm firing a barn burner benchrest rifle, I only target shoot when I know I'll gain something. So shooting in the wind, mirage, etc, and only enough to see what my load does and take notes. Anything other than that is wasting my barrel and time.

If I'm firing a 308 then I'll shoot until I get bored as the barrel life is pretty daggone long.

If I set up and start shooting itty bitty groups then I'll keep shooting to practice in the different conditions that may come up.

If I set up and my 1st couple groups are large, then I pack my shit and head to the pistol range...
 
Generally 50 or less. I put a ton of concentration into each shot, so more than 50 is quite a bit. If I'm only shooting steel, I can probably run through about 75-100 rounds with speed drills.

If I'm shooting close range carbine type stuff, I can easily go through 300+ rounds a day. I have to make sure to only bring 100 rounds or so, or I'll burn through all of my ammo real quick.
 
Btw that 20-60 rounds was bolt gun only. with the ar and running drills as well as handgun i'd say somewhere in the 300-500 range total.
 
I usually do between 50-150. Range i go to only has 100 and 200 yard ranges though. So usually do 25-50 rounds at 100 yards and then if the 200 yard isnt being used go there and shoot another 30-50. Sometimes more if i feel like it. Theres been times ive only shot 20 rounds and others where ive gone through 100 rounds. Just depends.

Of course i usually have at least 1 other centerfire rifle that gets between 20 (45-70) to 50 or 60 rounds (AR's). if its a new gun itll probably get more too. my garand i put 80 rounds through it. Then i also bring a rimfire to plink with at 100 yards and sometimes 200. its usually just there for if i am waiting. Then i bring a pistol or two along and try to hit the pistol range but sometimes i skip it.

To be fair though i am a get things done kind of guy. Not that i am rushing but i want to shoot. Theres always a bunch of older guys there (60s to early 70s id say) who are there for the social portion a much as the shooting. They will shoot a round or two then take a 5 minute break and talk. Can be a bit annoying since there usually have half the 200 yard range taken up doing that and they will be there for 4 or 5 hours. Both my dad and I (usually go with dad) are much more sit down and shoot. Take a short break to change targets, pee, ect then go back to shooting. We do stop and help sight in and things but if i am shooting i want to shoot lol
 
I voted 50, but it depends greatly on what I'm shooting. If it's a .22 day it's 100-150, if it's a 6.5CM day more like 30-40.
 
Usually 20-50 rds total in 1-2 rifles. Luckily i shot about every other day on the farm, shooting slacks down during planting and harvest. I can step out of the shop and bang steel to 1230 yds. Can also break out the br rig and punch bugholes with same frequency. Seems like i am always at the reloading press, according to the wife, lol. I imagine this pace will slow down in 7 months or so with the little one coming . Oh well in 7-8 yrs might get some help reloading, banking on that.
 
For a bolt action type of rifle, long range, shooting for dope and accuracy, 50 or <. Rimfire I hate to even shoot...

In my opinion the only reason to ever shoot more than 50 if your practicing out to 1,000yd and are having trouble with wind, or dont know what you are doing because of bad dope...
 
Looks like everything will come together for my new to me 6.5 CM bolt gun by the end of next week.
Vacation day at work on Friday and off to range.
Taking my REPR as well as I changed the scope mount on that so need to sight in again.

For the bolt gun I'm taking about 200 rounds of ammo in various bullet weights.

Step 1 with 123g Amax.
Shoot till the POI and POA coincide. With a new rig, that usually only takes me about 5 rounds. One at 50 yds to be sure I'm on paper. 3 at 100 to get to zero and a confirming shot to be sure zero is there.

Step 2 get used to the gun.
Single stage trigger instead of the 2 stage match triggers I'm used to.
New scope
Check how scope mounting is holding up.
Different stock AI-AX chassis with folder. Work on cheek weld, length of pull, height of comb, etc.
No brake on this gun.

Probably 40 - 60 rounds.

Step 3
Switch to heavier bullets and see what is going on with them.

Step 4
Move to Gallery range and clang some steel. Only 200 yds available but I should have my dial for 200 after a couple of shots.
Play the rest of the day so long as the heat doesn't drive me off the range.
Supposed to be a nice day, in the low 80's by 10AM and probably near 90 by the early afternoon.
Not to bad on wind. Prevailing wind at these two ranges is mostly tail wind so I might have to chase elevation a bit.

Step 5.
Cold beer and hot barmaid at my favorite watering hole.
 
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Doubt tailwind at 200 yds will make much difference on that creedmoor. I would just skip to step 5
 
Typical number of rounds you shoot on range day

Typically 20 or so rounds per centerfire, sometime less unless I'm working on developing a load. After that I'll plink with my 22lr rifle and pistol til I get bored. Reloading for my 270 WSM gets pricey being a college student. Once I get my .308 in I should be able to shoot lots more for the same cost and have less worry about barrel life.

ETA: My range has a 300 yard range, but is only open a few days a week for a few hours on those days which is typically when I'm at class or work. So I just get to punch paper at 100, which can can boring after not too long. If I could shoot at the 300 yard range when I went out i would shoot more.
 
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ArmyJerry said:
I normally go through 300-400 rounds every time I shoot, I enjoy reloading almost as much as I enjoy shooting. Got to thinking about how many rounds I shoot and how much time I spend at the range, I spend at least 6 hours shooting every weekend sometimes up to 8 hours, this is shooting time. During my time on the range I notice at least two shifts of people coming and going during the day so i am curious how many rounds the typical shooter on this forum does on a normal trip to the range. Bolt gun shooting only.
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300-400 rounds on one rifle?
 
usually depends. I wish I could say I shhot every week , which is sad as I reload, have a few rifles, and have a 225 meter range in the back yard where I currently live. At familiy in PA can got to around 1320..

Th epast few sessions have been either trying a new load , new rifle or a scope on a rifle. I would say that on average probably about 40 rds if doing a load test( zero/confirm and 5 x 5 shot groups, then usually a few shots at longer range
Handgun : honestly anymore very little, usually about every 2-3 weeks I run the ammo in the mags of my carry gun out and replenish, lately been getting back into hunting revolvers so been 20-30 rds max as anything over that in big bores bring bad habits quickly.
 
Closest long range is about an hour 15 minutes away, so I try to make it an all day thing, usually 100-200 rounds per rifle, most of that is learning wind for 600-1000 ranges. That's something I consider my weak point of shooting long range precision here in the past year
 
I don't do range days. I go for 1-2 hours a week.
I shoot my 308, and shoot 50 rounds. (100m range, couple minutes from my door)
I plan on changing this to 30 rounds, and shooting my .22 after that until I'm bored.

Then I also go once more every week to train IPSC. Round count about 150.

Next year, I plan on visiting a local 400m range once a month, and shooting ~100 rounds with maybe 1 or 2 breaks in between, and maybe not shoot the 308 at 100m as much anymore.

Sadly, any longer range is very far away, but I plan on having "range weekends" when funds permit, with maybe 400-600 rounds over the course of one weekend.
 
Bolt, around 100.

Opening cold bore group.
Shoot KD for groups at different ranges; allows to either verify my data or get new data if variables have shifted enough to where I have a 'new' environment.
UKD shooting; walk out and start sticking targets in the ground randomly. Reticle ranging only; log all data, go over data on any misses.
Shooting positions with sling only for groups; seated, kneeling, tripod.

Comes up around 100 unless something went completely off the deep end.

With my 22lr, I can shoot until I can't concentrate any longer, the weather goes to total shit and is about to flood me or I get frustrated with that 'not good enough' feeling that just makes shit worse.
 
1-50 rounds per rifle... it just depends.

In the late summer to fall I typically shoot a cold bore/cold shooter shot at 600 with my hunting rifle. If its on I fire a second at 700 and then dial back to 100 for a zero confirmation and that’s it for that rifle. Then it’s time to play in the wind with a 308 and/or 223 and I walk those to a 1000 and back a couple times from weak and strong side prone and a few kneeing on both sides as well. If I am load testing it may be more.
 
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I usually shoot about 50 rounds out of the .308 and another 20-25 out of whatever other rifle I take to shoot.
 
I shoot only about 50 rounds per outing usually.Centerfire bolt gun. I do go out every day, unless it's raining.
 
Graham said:
30-50. Maximum. I can't concentrate for much longer than that and just end-up wasting ammo. I do dry fire a lot on the range, though.
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I'm with Graham, 30-50 rounds. The time at the range averages about 3 hours
 
My range is a one hour drive each way. Doesn't make sense to make that trip to shoot 50 rounds.
I usually take 2 rifles and around 80-100 rds. per rifle. Depending on how well the session goes,
some of that ammunition usually comes back with me.
 
I voted 300 but realistically it is somewhere in the middle of 200 to 300. There is a range 3 min from my house. I do not go to it on a regular basis any longer, but when I do, it usually is a better part of the day trip. Most of my rifles go with me along with several hand guns. Since my newest part of the addiction is reloading, development on rounds for all of my rifles is being done and I am really getting a kick out of the process thus shooting a lot of rounds. Now when you throw in the hand gun rounds, that number goes up real quick and surpasses the 400 mark.
 
Was at the range on Sunday and shot 130 rounds of 308 and approx. 250 - 22 lr. That would be a typical day at the range which is a 30 min drive each way.
 
I voted 50, but it's usually less than that. Even when shooting pistols, I find that I get more out of frequent shorter sessions. I don't get much from mag dumps into the berm.
 
I do rifle projects. I will typically fire 50-60rd per session, per rifle; essentially to test out improvements, refine zeros, and develop experience with the specific rifle under varying conditions. Most rifles will submit to 3 or 4 range sessions before the kinks get ironed out.

I do my 'fun shooting' with one of my scoped Mosin-Nagant 91/30's and x54R Russian 'Spamcan' Surplus, thus keeping my costs down and getting a handle on how the rifle performs at varying distances and conditions.

With practice, the rifles are becoming more familiar and I'm learning how they like to be shot in order to get better performance. While they are probably never going to perform to a match standard, they do quite well for antique service weapons, and would be my choice for a hard-as-nails, 'treat it like a chainsaw' SHTF implement, assuming I could ever seriously consider such a possibility.

Greg
 
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I usually bring 2 rifles to the range a 336 and a 308. i generally shoot 5 5shot groups from each for a total of 50 rounds. Only exception is if I am zeroing in a rifle or a problem of some sort crops up.
 
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