Round Count....

[Dosproduction]

So i keep a pretty good round count on all my items. Used items i keep marked used then how many i put through. One thing i find that gets my numbers off though is when i have people over and we are all shooting different weapons with the same magazines. At this point i just try to remember best what was shot and such. Do you keep a accurate count and any good methods to keep it accurate?

 

[jagee]

I don't even try.

 

[SSGSAD]

I don't even try.

AMEN to that !!!!! I have reloaded so much, that trying to keep up with that is IMPOSSIBLE !!!!!

 

[42769vette]

I don't even try.

x3. I know a ball park (give or take 1k-2k)

The only thing I keep good track on it barrel burner calibers.

 

[Jeremy1066]

If I tried to keep track of how many rounds I have fired, I would only get depressed by how much $$$ I've spent on ammo.

 

[Woobie]

Pistols and shotguns will go for a long time. No need to keep track, I keep them clean and lubed. I'll maintain them as necessary. The .556 has a CHF chrome lined barrel, so it basically falls into that category as well. My .308 bolt gun will eventually shoot the barrel out, but when it does, I'll know it. I'll guesstimate I've got 500-700 through it, so it won't need a barrel for a long time. So, no, I don't really care what my round count is, other than I wish it were more.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

I'm with Jagee. I don't even try anymore, but if someone seriously wants to know I could give a number + or - 5000. I see no benefit other than personal satisfaction.

 

[Rookie]

Every gun I buy, I decide that I'm going to keep an accurate round count. After the first time I shoot it, and I realize that I forgot to count ammo, I decide I'll do it on the next gun.

 

[Dosproduction]

lol i would have thought more people on here would keep a accurate count. I must say that my counts are within 20 shots of actual count excluding the used items.

 

[Dead Duck]

Here You Go



FN Herstal Develops 'Black Box' Round Counter for Firearms « Daily Bulletin

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http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/04/11/caa-secubit-gun-shot-counter/

 

[AmmoManAaron]

I've never been the least bit concerned with it, just inspected them for issues/excessive wear when I bought them. I think about 80% of them are older than I am, and only one was bought new (unless you count a couple that were unissued military surplus).

 

[chezuki]

I don't even try. I usually have a good idea how many primers I've gone through though. Just kind of divide that number between the guns of that caliber.

 

[Sureshot129]

Short of high power/precision rifles it doesn't matter, AR's, AK's, and pistols just shoot them.

 

[Redtbird]

I have 'range boxes' for each gun I have, and inside each box is a 3x5 note pad used for keeping track of rounds fired through that particular gun. To me, it's the same as keeping mileage records for a vehicle.

 

[Mike Elzinga]

I tear the end of every 1000 box of primers and save those, and write the caliber that I loaded them into. Im not a guy that keeps a ton of loaded ammo on hand, so my ammo count will always be fairly close (+/- 1k) to the rounds fired. Ive got several guns in the calibers I load the most, but usually 1 gun gets shot much more than the others. The only real reason I keep any track at all is because I like to honestly say the high round counts on several of my guns. I always laugh at people who think they "wore a gun out" or those who think a round count under 10K matters when buying a used gun. Ive got 3 guns with over 100K through each, I still shoot them and Ill never sell them.

 

[The Bubba Effect]

lol i would have thought more people on here would keep a accurate count. I must say that my counts are within 20 shots of actual count excluding the used items.

I don't keep even a vague count. I am kind of fascinated by the prospect of people keeping an intentional, accurate, count. I shoot my edc more than I would care to keep track of. I have an AR 50 that I have not shot and intend to "book" every round shot, so if I keep to my intentions, that will be my first.

Do you mind sharing how many rounds some of your guns have logged? What is the highest round count gun you have logged?

 

[NHT3]

Glock has 2 G-17s in the museum in Austria that have documented 750,000 rounds through each with nothing but spring changes.. I didn't try to keep track before I knew that, now I have even less reason to try to track round count.. Also I picked up a G-34 last year on GB that I'm sure, from looking at the external wear on the barrel, has been shot more than any pistol I've ever owned (educated guess would be a minimum of 30-40,000 rounds). I dropped in off with AllenM for a cosmetic makeover (evidenced below) and it's as good a shooter as I can drag out of the safe.
The "round count" question has become one of those things that grate on my nerves a little when someone asks me round count on something I'm selling. To each his own but my personal feeling is "round count, we don't need no stinking round count".


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[BigBoxaJunk]

I know I could keep track of the total number of rounds in each caliber, I might take more than one gun in a given caliber to the range and who remembers how many shots I took with each gun.

I should say that I wish I was that diligent, and it would be a good thing to do, I'm just not that diligent.

 

[phylodog]

I kept an exact round count on my .308 for several years before deciding that ball park numbers were just fine. Once I got past 3000 rounds it isn't like a gunsmith is going to really care how many rounds it has seen, either the barrel will be shot out or it won't. The only reason I even keep a ball park is to have an idea of when it'll need to be cleaned. Around 450 -500 rounds and she starts to open up a bit.

 

[wolfman]

I keep track on my carry guns until the 1K mark for reliability reasons only, and if there are no failures at that point I stop counting.