Rounds fired

[Elder User]

I could never afford to shoot as many rounds as those people claim to, anyway. I just take as much ammo to the range as I intend to shoot that day and come home when it's gone.

 

[The.Tumbleweed]

Exactly.....some folks don't realize that in a simple deployment work up some weapons can go through thousands of rounds in a very short time....probably more than the average Joe Schmo fires in a lifetime.

Personally, I tend to get a tad concerned when firing ammo that uses a soft steel cladding on their bullets.
I keep hearing it's okay, but still would seem to be more erosive than copper clad, or lead bullets.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

 

[The.Tumbleweed]

AS A FORMER LEO
AS A CONCEALED CARRY CITIZEN
MY LIFE DEPENDS ON THIS TOOL
MY DUTY ROTATION OF 3 PISTOLS
ARE CLEANED EACH TIME I RETURN THEM TO STORAGE
AGAIN, A TOOL I CAN BET MY LIFE ON WORKING

FYI, ALL CAPS is considered yelling in online forums.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

Wow the proof reading and grammar patrols are heavy today for some reason......you all knowing forum scholars are a hoot...

Just make sure you dolts type out ordnance when referring to weapons and not ordinance and I'm good with everything else......

 

[el caminero]

I see the internet grammar police are out in force and why not anonymity assures protection from having to take responsibility for ones actions then again this is 2021 and puntuation & spellin is optional even frowned upon when a few letters can express entire thoughts all in the name of the bandwidth gods.

Whatever are they going to do with all the letters they have saved?

 

[s4s4u]

Whatever are they going to do with all the letters they have saved?

apo loihrg oirhgo oir odih mnvapo asdkvn anodivh

 

[el caminero]

apo loihrg oirhgo oir odih mnvapo asdkvn anodivh

Thats easy for you to say.

 

[GasGuzzler]

I see the internet grammar police are out in force and why not anonymity assures protection from having to take responsibility for ones actions then again this is 2021 and puntuation & spellin is optional even frowned upon when a few letters can express entire thoughts all in the name of the bandwidth gods.

Dang ... talk about grammar! Your comma key broken? It is 2021 after all.

 

[el caminero]

Dang ... talk about grammar! Your comma key broken? It is 2021 after all.

Tha thang with them keys, ya use it to offen they break, ya dont use them offen enuff they stick. Spillin yer drank onna keebord dunt hep none neither

 

[eveled]

Some people seem to be confusing ammo counting for inventory/restocking purposes with counting shots fired from each specific gun.

Someone mentioned numbering magazines. To track problems. I buy sheets of sticky colored dots to use as bullseyes. If I suspect a magazine at the range. I put a sticker on it to keep track of it, if it continues to give issues it gets a sharpie mark on the sticker.

Those who number every magazine, do you number each chamber on a revolver?

 

[patotn]

I track my usage for multiple reasons. I reload for most of my guns. Some reloads work really well in one gun but not as well in another. I can make those notes and know when I need to make more for of a particular load. I also find it interesting to know how much I shoot. I like knowing how many rounds have gone through a particular gun. It's really more of a curiosity thing that is easily satisfied with an excel spreadsheet.

 

[Laserbait]

Hard to do in the middle of a war, isn't it? "Private! How many rounds did you fire?" "A crap ton!"

Or "All of them, Sir!"

 

[Jagdhund]

One other thing I've done for quite a long time, is numbering my semi-auto mags. This may sound a little anal retentive, but can be useful. I number the floor plate (1, 2, 3, etc.) for each caliber/weapon with white paint, so I can replace the ones that give me grief.

I also number pistol mags for reference. Not all magazines are created equal.

 

[Teflon97116]

One other thing I've done for quite a long time, is numbering my semi-auto mags. This may sound a little anal retentive, but can be useful. I number the floor plate (1, 2, 3, etc.) for each caliber/weapon with white paint, so I can replace the ones that give me grief.

I find those silver sharpies work pretty well too.

 

[gunzo]

The silver sharpie is great for black polymer mags. No more scratching or engraving. I was looking at 3 mags for one pistol today that I had punched, 1, 2, & 3 dots. Once I got the sharpie I touched each center punch with it & it's a quick, simple read.

 

[GasGuzzler]

I find those silver sharpies work pretty well too.

The silver sharpie is great for black polymer mags. No more scratching or engraving. I was looking at 3 mags for one pistol today that I had punched, 1, 2, & 3 dots. Once I got the sharpie I touched each center punch with it & it's a quick, simple read.

Silver Sharpies work great for a lot of things. There's two new ones in an Amazon box on my front porch in a delivery that came after bedtime.

 

[vito]

I guess I am an outlier on this gun forum, because I cannot even imagine thinking about taking a gun to a gunsmith for a "check up".

 

[Busterswoodshop]

I guess I am an outlier on this gun forum, because I cannot even imagine thinking about taking a gun to a gunsmith for a "check up".

I have never even heard of taking a gun to a gunsmith for a check up.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

I have never even heard of taking a gun to a gunsmith for a check up.

When I worked in a gun store many folks dropped off firearms for a complete tear down, cleaning and inspection. Some folks are just not comfortable completely tearing down a gun beyond basic field stripping. We also had folks drop off older used guns to have checked out to ensure they were safe to fire.

Not sure if that is considered a "check up".

For that matter.....we also put a lot of scopes on for folks....simple stuff isn't simple for some.

 

[GasGuzzler]

It's not just a matter of simplicity. Some value their time more than a few dollars. I am too curious and cheap to pay for such "services".

 

[Johnny-Baseball]

I've never been able to teach my pistols to stick out their tongues and say, "ahhhh."

 

[peachhead]

It's not just a matter of simplicity. Some value their time more than a few dollars. I am too curious and cheap to pay for such "services".

That's kind of the way I feel about taking my truck to the shop

 

[eveled]

Silver Sharpies work great for a lot of things. There's two new ones in an Amazon box on my front porch in a delivery that came after bedtime.

Holsters too. Mikas writes in silver sharpie inside of his holsters.

 

[Teflon97116]

Gunsmith: "Please turn your head and cough."

My 1911: "Wait, what?"

 

[XUSNORDIE]

I've never been able to teach my pistols to stick out their tongues and say, "ahhhh."

It's easy....on a 1911 anyway....just move the bushing aside after pushing below it and the pistol will abruptly stick out it's "tongue"....you may want to step aside though...

 

[Jeepnik]

It's easy....on a 1911 anyway....just move the bushing aside after pushing below it and the pistol will abruptly stick out it's "tongue"....you may want to step aside though...

See mine's smart. I just pull back the slide and it sticks it's tongue right out. Oh wait, that's the guide rod.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

See mine's smart. I just pull back the slide and it sticks it's tongue right out. Oh wait, that's the guide rod.

I'm a traditionalist.....pull all my 1911 slides back and you only get barrel sticking out.....

 

[GasGuzzler]

And I took a factory full length guide rod out of my 1911 and replaced it with a short GI unit ... the same day I removed half of the ambidextrous safety that stuck out like a sore thumb. I picked a unit without a rail or mag well too of course. I left the skeletonized trigger and hammer. Not that offensive.

 

[Montana Cowboy]

The grammar knotzees will get you every time. MC