How Much Do You Shoot?

[osteodoc08]

Being honest with myself probably 5-10K. I'd venture to guess closer to 4-6k in reality based on primer consumption.

[youngmman]

I shoot only 500-600 per year in .357/.44mag-special/45 ACP, but not at paper targets. I dislike ranges intensely so I go to a couple of isolated places in the desert and hunt Jack Rabbits with the handguns. It keeps the skills sharp in a practical sense. Honestly, I only have a 50% or so hit rate with the moving target as the desert Jack usually is. I cast and load all my own ammo.

[Dframe]

Don't really know. I shoot quite a few 44s , 45s , and 38s. Maybe somewhere between 5 and 10 k per year.

[cliff55]

to many according to my wife.
I am luckey to live in the country
5000-7000 mixed pistol rifle shotgun

[TXGunNut]

No idea, pretty much just plink and develop loads these days. Used to shoot well over 10K a year when I was an active PPC and sometime Action, Bullseye and plate shooter. Don't miss those days, loading 50-60 rifle rounds or casting 3 or 400 makes my shoulders hurt.

[ioon44]

I do 20K or more, IDPA, 3-Gun,NRA Action, IPSC, Steel Challenge + testing loads and components.

[tryNto]

Not enough due to circumstances.

[1911KY]

I did 2,716 45's last year and my goal this year is 5,000. To date I have 756 down range! Got some catchin up to do!

[62chevy]

About a hundred a month.

[Matt85]

if you had caught me about 5 years ago id say we need an option for over 40,000 cartridges a year. however that was back when I had access to machine guns and surplus ammunition was around $0.10 a shot (when bought in bulk).

these days its only a few thousand a year.

-matt

[mwc]

I've been shooting 3-500 rounds a week for the last 3-4 years, 45acp, 9mm and 38 spl. with 95 % of it my cast boolits. I shoot IDPA,USPSA, Steel Challenge along with working up loads and practicing. One would think that I'd be getting much better, but that's probably not the case , I was going back and forth between my 1911's and my revolvers but have been using the wheelguns only for the last two years, but it's ALL fun running and gunning, and banging and clanging.

[1911cherry]

Not normally a lot maybe 50 or so a weekend, but last weekend I shot up a box of 500 .45's. When the rifles come out the sky's the limit , not unheard of to use a whole spam can in a session.

[Bongo Boy]

It was about 3-400 rds per week when my aim was to shoot as fast as humanly possible at multiple targets and get 'good' hits suitable for IDPA. Drawing from the holster, fast recovery, weak hand only, Bill Drills...all that. I could hardly keep up at the loading bench, and definitely couldn't keep up at the casting pot. For the past year it's been far closer to 200 rds a week and maybe even a bit less, spending more time at 15-25 yards going quite a bit slower. Then, with my first revolver a few weeks ago now, a 44 Mag I never plan to use for defense or competition, I'm going to see 150 rds a week tops. I like it all, but I really like getting all my brass back in my bag and I really like shooting the heavy wheelgun. Regardless of how much or how fast, I always tried to go to the range with a couple of pretty clear objectives, even if was nothing more than to emulate my habits learned in dry fire. With the revolver, I'm really only going for smaller groups shooting offhand, and enjoying the manly recoil.

I'm blessed with 2 beautiful indoor ranges within about 25 min of my house, both belonging to my club and exclusive to club members. Within 30-45 minutes I have access to two ranges open to the public with 250 yd rifle, and within 90 minutes another club range with ranges dedicated to just about every weapon type imaginable (small bore rifle, big bore rifle, handgun silhouette, etc). It's hard to find any good excuse other than lack of time or interest.

[Michael J. Spangler]

It was about 3-400 rds per week when my aim was to shoot as fast as humanly possible at multiple targets and get 'good' hits suitable for IDPA. Drawing from the holster, fast recovery, weak hand only, Bill Drills...all that. I could hardly keep up at the loading bench, and definitely couldn't keep up at the casting pot. For the past year it's been far closer to 200 rds a week and maybe even a bit less, spending more time at 15-25 yards going quite a bit slower. Then, with my first revolver a few weeks ago now, a 44 Mag I never plan to use for defense or competition, I'm going to see 150 rds a week tops. I like it all, but I really like getting all my brass back in my bag and I really like shooting the heavy wheelgun. Regardless of how much or how fast, I always tried to go to the range with a couple of pretty clear objectives, even if was nothing more than to emulate my habits learned in dry fire. With the revolver, I'm really only going for smaller groups shooting offhand, and enjoying the manly recoil.

I'm blessed with 2 beautiful indoor ranges within about 25 min of my house, both belonging to my club and exclusive to club members. Within 30-45 minutes I have access to two ranges open to the public with 250 yd rifle, and within 90 minutes another club range with ranges dedicated to just about every weapon type imaginable (small bore rifle, big bore rifle, handgun silhouette, etc). It's hard to find any good excuse other than lack of time or interest.

that sounds awesome.
yeah i find myself going in and out of phases with my shooting. i still love to bring my 686 and blast through a couple hundred rounds with that whether i'm hitting the target or not it's all fun.
i do mix and match rifles and mainly revolvers (don't like chasing brass) and depending on the night it's all just throwing massing round count down range at some steel or maybe a gentlemanly competition between some buddies with stupid shots with the revolver be it at a 1" rock at 30 yards or the 18" steel at 200. we always have fun.

[BigAlofPa.]

I shot 16 rounds today. The wife dogs and i did a walkthrough/hike today. I shot at stuff the ATV'RS drop along the trails.

[wyowillys46]

Not enough.

[jimb16]

Too much and not enough....At least 400 shotgun, 200 rimfire, 250 center fire pistol, 200 centerfire rifle per month. That's a fair amount of banging around. And that is with the current restrictive supply situation.

[robg]

shoot every week sometimes 2 or 3 times a week .easy to get through a couple of hundred if you include a .22lr maybe only 50 a time with my centre-fires.when we still had handguns twice that.

[Michael J. Spangler]

Been shooting more now that the wife and kids are enjoying steel plate matches.
It’s a full time job trying to find 22 for them ��

[echo154]

I was shooting 5-10k a year(I was an LEO with range access). Now I shoot around a thousand a year.......the local 300 yd range' plus pistol, is to expensive( thanks to insurance, lawsuits and liberals). Now I shoot at a friends farm but not as often as I like!