[Ter2175]

How closely do you track rounds through your pistols?

I annotate an approximate number of rounds fired on the calendar after a range session (most sessions are 100 rounds) and review every month or so to know when the pistol (all .45s) should be checked by a gunsmith.

Thanks!

Terri

 

[Wildbob]

I just do a rough estimate. I figure 200 per session then try to figure how many times I went out. I do a field strip cleaning every time so if I see anything out of the ordinary I can take care of it.

 

[YVK]

Same idea as the OP except I use an Excel spreadsheet, entering approximate number of rounds fired after each session. I also keep track of malfunctions if any, parts failures, any maintenance or parts changes if any, and keep short remarks about my own performance.
When I ran 1911s heavily, I also had a similar spreadsheet for my 1911 magazines although I was less meticulous about that.

 

[bmcgilvray]

Nope. Not going to make any effort to keep up with a round count. Too many guns, too many rounds, too many years to bother with such nonsense. There is no joy in it. A banking career cured me forever from inane accounting and documentation.

Shooting, cleaning, maintaining, reloading ammunition; rinse and repeat.

 

[Jocko1911]

I have a running total of each gun I shoot a lot in the notes app on my phone. When I’m done with a range session, I simply add what I shot right then and there to the running total. Easy peasy…

 

[maxwayne]

I track my .45 reloads and I am now over 27,000. I have no idea as to the 9mm, but not as much as the .45. .and 38. Absolutely not idea as to how many .22's.

 

[TrapK80]

How closely do you track rounds through your pistols?

I keep track of rounds using a phone app mostly for maintenance reasons. Also gives a quick visual of how many training sessions and rounds with each of my guns (HD/EDC/Pocket carry). I try to train equally on each one. When I purchase a used gun (1911) I replace the recoil spring and FP spring and use the seller's round approximation as a base line. Additionally, keeping track of the round count also helps to maintain a sufficient supply of ammo for future training purposes.

 

[R600]

Never tried keeping a round count other than initial break in periods.

R600

 

[RetiredRod]

How closely do you track rounds through your pistols?

I annotate an approximate number of rounds fired on the calendar after a range session (most sessions are 100 rounds) and review every month or so to know when the pistol (all .45s) should be checked by a gunsmith.

Thanks!

Terri

I don't keep very close records of how many rounds I have fired thru my pistols & revolvers. I clean them pretty thoroughly after every range session or two. And, the suggestion that a functional pistol may need a trip to the gunsmith to be "checked" every month or so is ludicrous.

 

[dsk]

Wear is your indicator, not round count. Always keep replacement recoil springs on hand so you can compare them to the one you're using so you know when to replace it. Other than that, keep shooting and stop sweating it.

 

[apipeguy]

I do keep track of my round count through my guns. Although there are times that I know I’ve forgotten to log a range trip. More than anything I just want to know how many rounds I’ve shot through a particular gun but it is also useful for maintenance. I also keep a maintenance log on spring replacements, part replacement, detail strips, etc. and at what round count they were done. I’ve also missed logging in some of those but do fairly well at logging almost everything.

 

[Levian]

I've got a file on my computer that I update every range trip. It's probably not accurate down to the last round, but for the most part it's good enough. I don't really use it for maintenance though, just an interesting data point that at some point I'll decide isn't really worth tracking to the degree that I am.

 

[weisse52]

I Agee to be more concerned with wear issues.

I am one that does not track at all.

 

[Sconie]

No idea whatsoever! I feel as though I have more important things to pay attention to.

 

[DavT]

I use a very precise rough guesstimate and then round to the nearest one or ten thousand give or take. It seems to work for me as my 1911's and Single action's work flawlessly.

 

[USMM guy]

I have better things to do. If and when one of my guns just wears out. We will likely just throw it away and buy a new one.

 

[DR505]

I remember when I was issued a service pistol it came with a round-count journal, a small booklet that had a table for date, rounds fired, and type of ammunition. That booklet immediately went into the trunk or some other dark place never to be seen again. If I had an issue, it went to the armory...every three years at a minimum it was rebuilt per policy. As an instructor I fired a lot more rounds than the average agent, so had it serviced more often.

For my personal pistols I keep them maintained and work on them or take them in when they need it. I couldn't care less about round count.

 

[Reddog81]

I have an excel file with notes on each gun and when purchased. I have a tab to keep track of round counts for them. There’s a separate tab for reloading notes and a tab for chronograph records. It’s handy to keep track of which loads work well in which guns.

Keeping track of round counts is easy and I find it interesting. I also keep track by date so I know how many rounds I fire each year.

 

[fnfalman]

I don’t keep track of round counts. Don’t even keep track of how many guns I own much less how much I shoot.

 

[PhotoRecon]

Excel spreadsheet to track spring change intervals.