Number of Rounds Through Guns

[Donnieweps]

Throughout the years I've seen virtually endless Glock owners yammering about how many rounds they have through their "indestructable" Glock. I've never seen similar comments about Ruger products.

In my case, I'm curious who has the most rounds through a SR9c? Don

 

[Jeepnik]

I have to wonder about folks who count the number of rounds through a firearm. Personally I have much better things to do like reload ammo. Shoot it, clean it, shoot it etc. When it breaks fix it and continue as before.

 

[lipofsky]

Do not have a count just know it has been several thousand + rounds through my P-95.

 

[WendyZXZ]

I have to wonder about folks who count the number of rounds through a firearm. Personally I have much better things to do like reload ammo. Shoot it, clean it, shoot it etc. When it breaks fix it and continue as before.

I am the same way. Like with Glock telling how many hundreds of thousands of rounds through while Colt(other brands) only went through 30,000 without a jam. I have no idea how many years it would take us combined here to shoot through 30,000 rounds.

 

[Donnieweps]

Each to his/her own.

I have 1690 rds out of the older SR9c, 308 out of the newer one.

Why oh why is this the only forum I visit which requires you to log in EVERY time you visit? Not rocket science I didn't think. It's been this for many, many months. Mods??? Don

 

[Donnieweps]

Each to his/her own.

I have 1690 rds out of the older SR9C, 308 out of the newer one.

Why oh why is this forum the only one I visit that forces you to login everytime you visit? This can't be rocket science. Mods can't you fix this annoying lapse? Don

 

[Cholo]

Why oh why is this forum the only one I visit that forces you to login everytime you visit? This can't be rocket science. Mods can't you fix this annoying lapse? Don

It doesn't. It's on your end, and there's no need to post it twice.

 

[hittman]

Yep, it's a you problem.

Run all your usual maintenance stuff, clear cookies, delete browsing history, etc.

And yeah ..... I always wondered if those concerned about "round count" really shoot much at all. Questions about round count, appears unfired, and such are just filler.

 

[blume357]

To be blunt, I don't have the resources or even time or strength to go to the range and run a couple thousand or even hundred rounds through a gun.... I might on a good day run through 50 rounds of 9mm and that these days is maybe once a month....

 

[Get Wood]

Donnieweps, Do You Have Your Computer Locked Where You Have A Pass Word To Open And Get On The Internet .. I Did And Had The Same Problem. Took That Off And Now I Just Turn On My Computer And NO Signing In On Every Web Sight.

 

[Donnieweps]

Why oh why is this forum the only one I visit that forces you to login everytime you visit? This can't be rocket science. Mods can't you fix this annoying lapse? Don

It doesn't. It's on your end, and there's no need to post it twice.

That wasn't my intent, system choked. Don

 

[Donnieweps]

Donnieweps, Do You Have Your Computer Locked Where You Have A Pass Word To Open And Get On The Internet .. I Did And Had The Same Problem. Took That Off And Now I Just Turn On My Computer And NO Signing In On Every Web Sight.

Yes, I use a password to get on the internet but I don't need to do anything more to get onto glocktalk.com, S&W forum, Chevy SS forum or for that matter any other place. This forum is the only place where I routinely need to log in everytime even though I click "remember me". It didn't used to be that way, despite my apparently low post count, I've been on this forum for many years. On two occasions in the past my account crashed again, that happened at no other forum I visit. Don

 

[Donnieweps]

And yeah ..... I always wondered if those concerned about "round count" really shoot much at all. Questions about round count, appears unfired, and such are just filler.

What's the point of the snide negativity???

You don't know me. I do shoot regularly, if you're interested, .22LRs both pistols and rifles, Mini30, Ruger No. 1 in .458 Win, SP101 .357, two SR9cs, 2 S&W 500 Mags and a S&W M&P9 M2.0. Reload for .357, .500 Mag and .458 Win. Feel better now?? Geeze, fellow shooters don't need cheap shots. Don

Oh and if you care, I'm a retired Navy guy who was a designated "proven weapons specialist".

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

For a retired Navy guy, you sure are sensitive. You don't seem to appreciate the help that was offered.

 

[Donnieweps]

For a retired Navy guy, you sure are sensitive. You don't seem to appreciate the help that was offered.

No, I'm not sensitive, I don't appreciate unnecessary put downs. Shooters need to stick together, we have powerful enemies that want to divide us and progress toward their goals of ever more bogus anti gun laws. Don

 

[hittman]

if you're interested,

The snide negativity is squarely on your comment of the "yammering" Glock owners. You set the tone and I was AGREEING with you, not taking a pot shot at you.

Regardless. Thank you for your service and lighten up a bit; nobody is being attacked. :lol:

 

[Donnieweps]

OK, Hittman, thanks for the clarification. I never perceived my Glock comments to be offensive to the members of a Ruger forum.

Have a good Thanksgiving. Don

 

[hittman]

No worries here ...... life's too short to get all wound up over an internet chat. :lol:

 

[WAYNO]

The only time I try to roughly guess how many rounds I've shot in any given gun, is when I've got one for sale, and I'm asked "how many rounds"? If it's a relatively new gun, and I figure it's been to the range once or twice, I figure a hundred rounds each trip, so my answer is often, I'll guess two hundred rounds. And guns that I have had longer, a round count is difficult..

Not being a round counter should not be natural to me. As an Ordnanceman, we had to keep track of how many rounds have been thru a given barrel on many of our weapons. I don't even remember how we recorded the count. :?

I often see in firearms classifieds in different sites, and then the question, "how many rounds"? And I'm surprised how many people do have an answer. It's got 3,268 rounds down the tube. Really? How do people keep such a count?

Lastly, when I buy a gun, I never ask how many rounds fired. I might ask how old it is, but that's usually volunteered by the seller in the beginning. I do look very closely at the condition, and certain wear patterns and cleaning patterns give me an idea of how much it's been used or carried, but round count is not an issue.

I have owned multiple SR9's and/or SR40's. My use pattern is, when a gun is new, I shoot it fairly often, a hundred rounds or more at a time, until I'm comfortable it'll operate when it's expected to do so. When it becomes a trusted carry piece, I find I shoot them much less often, other than to rotate ammo thru the magazines while I'm at the range ringing out other guns.

So, in spite of the multiple SR pistols I've owned, I'll bet the average is 500 to a thousand rounds per gun before I sell them and move on. Not a good answer, and it does not speak at all to longevity. And this would be a pretty standard answer for most of the plastic pistols I've owned over the years.

Now if you were to ask how many rounds I've shot thru any given all steel and/or aluminum (shooter) pistol or revolver, my answer could be thousands. And if you looked at the bores and the guns in general, they will still look very nice. It's then, that if I was unscrupulous, I could say it's only had a couple boxes thru any of them, and it could be believable. Exactly the reason I don't ask for a round count. I have bought similar condition guns that sellers tell me they've also shot thousands of rounds. It all boils down to condition.

 

[mpalm]

I count every round through all my guns. I keep a log book in my range bag. It only takes a few seconds to jot down #'s.
I can think of several good reasons:
1. If you need to have your gun serviced, it helps the factory to know .I've been asked by Ruger CS every time.
2. I replace the recoil spring assemblies on all my CCW pistols at regular factory recommendation,(usually 5-7k rounds)
3. When selling a gun it helps to be able to tell a buyer how used your gun really is.
4. Many guns have break in periods (usually 500 rounds)How else would you know when you've reached break in?
I may be the odd ball, but all my guns have thousands of rounds through them(except the Bodyguard 380).

 

[SamV]

I used to try to keep an informal count in my head, after a few years, I realized that it really didn't make a difference. I like to rotate guns on range trips, usually bringing a couple at a time. I keep thinking about learning to reload, but haven't yet, so everything is factory and a little more expensive. Nothing I own probably gets more than 100-200 rounds a year. Concealed carry and guns kept for quick access get more, maybe 200- 300. I realized it would take quite a few years to put a significant round count on most of them. Except maybe for .22 Cal and 12 guage, I will likely be dead before 5000 rounds go through most of them.

 

[Donnieweps]

I keep thinking about learning to reload, but haven't yet, so everything is factory and a little more expensive. Nothing I own probably gets more than 100-200 rounds a year. Concealed carry and guns kept for quick access get more, maybe 200- 300.

If you're thinking about reloading, give it a try. Even at the quantities you fire, you can amortize the price of a single stage press and a modest set of equipment before very long or go the Lee way with scoops for powder charges.

As for the most popular semi auto pistol round, 9mm, you have to get some inexpensive cast slug to make it much less expensive than bulk commercial ammo purchases. But...you can have exactly what you want when you want it. Don

 

[s4s4u]

People count rounds?

 

[Mike J]

I only wish I got to shoot enough to have 30,000 rounds through one of my pistols. When I do get to shoot I usually run 100 rounds through the pistol I carry most (a M&P 2.0 40 Compact) & maybe run a few through my gun for when I can't carry a gun (Kahr CM9). I don't really have experience with the SR9c there are a couple of guys over at thehighroad that seem to like them a lot.

I was thinking about it the other day. I don't think I've even run 1000 rounds through the M&P 2.0 I bought last January. I need to shoot more. When you work six days a week and have 3 kids sometimes it is difficult to get time to do what you like. Then you add in soccer & church......

 

[PriseDeFer]

Henderson defense site:www.ar15.com

Type that into DuckDuckGo and browse the Henderson Defense posts. A Las Vegas range, gun rentals, full auto included, thousands of rounds a day. Shoot the gun Wick shoots, shoot the gun you carry in Call of Duty. They pay the freight and we learn what breaks on which guns and when. Fascinating.

 

[blume357]

I agree on the logging in.... I only have to do it every couple of days... but still don't see why.. I always click on the keep me logged in box but it seems to only hold for a couple of days.... but then my computer does one of those auto enter password things so it is only like two clicks to log in.... can't quite figure out how the computer geniuses make us create a difficult password then make it simple to just click and enter.....

As for round count.. everybody to their own..... like I said... 50 or 60 rounds through a couple handguns and I'm done for the day.
I did put 650 through one of my P95s over 4 days with out one hiccup....

 

[GunnyGene]

I only count down the rounds in the mag. 17..16..15..14.........1. Time to swap out and start over at 17. :wink:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2qL7Xbh03A

 

[Biggfoot44]

The huge numbers of rounds through specific guns are usually not from average private individuals .

Typically rental guns at shooting ranges . They usually require that rental guns only be used with factory ammo purchased from them , so it would be fairly easy for them to track .

Or also LE / Security agencies that used Dedicated Training Guns for training . Again the number of rounds issued and used during a particular session is known , and fairly easy to track .

FWIW , back when Glocks were first introduced , there was widespread speculation as to their long term durability . In conversation with my local indoor range , he reached into the " rental rack" , and handed me a ( obviously first gen , then the only gen ) G17 that had fired over 100K rounds , with zero parts breakage .

At the time , GlockUSA was loaning certain rental ranges pistols free of charge , with the agreement to keep track of round count and problems , and when Glock eventually took them back , would analyze wear patterns .

Glock got high round count beta testing on somebody elses dime. The ranges charged their usual rental fees ( scratching my memory and guessing inflation , but $5-$10 per rental session , but ammo @ usual markup ) . And And lots of shooters got to try out a then innovative pistol that was subject to great interest in the shooting community . Win - Win- Win .

 

[davevabch]

Yep, it's a you problem.

Run all your usual maintenance stuff, clear cookies, delete browsing history, etc.

And yeah ..... I always wondered if those concerned about "round count" really shoot much at all. Questions about round count, appears unfired, and such are just filler.

And then I would have to say, that I wonder how much you actually shoot. Been shooting all my life and belong to three different ranges and one club. Yes, many folks keep track of rounds. I do and for a reason. Learned a long time ago that some guns just do not hold up long with substantial use. I own the ones that do, simply because I shoot very often and a lot of rounds go through my guns. Especially my Carry guns. Some of my carry guns are shot at least weekly, one I want to be as proficient as possible, two I love shooting them, and three, I do not want a cracked frame, split rail or a gun that folds like a weak lawn chair.
I want to know exactly when that recoil spring will need replacement, with the channel will need to be cleaned, how much I am spending, and on and on. The idea of being proficient is diligent practice and that means a lot of rounds. Know your gun like the back of your hand. If you do not have a idea of how many rounds are going through your gun, then you are IMO not paying attention and not shooting enough are care enough. JMO

And Hey, I do not even own a glock. And this goes for pocket pistols as well.

 

[mafuta54]

23 years of shooting thousands (at least 10,000) of rounds without any problems with my P95DC!