I've been to at least two that take your photo ID and keep it until you're done shooting. I've been to others where they take down personal information.
Besides, this is not a public shooting range, this is DNS' private property.
I have been to many ranges across the country that required ID, and held your Drivers License while shooting there.
Besides, all else aside, His house, his rules. Don’t like’em don’t come. That is exactly what it means to be an American on his own property.
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The Highest round gun I own is a SIG 228 with about 37,500 rounds through it.
Must keep good records. You shoot a thousand at a time? in 50 minutes? just curious.
My record keeping is actually pretty sorry. Ask my accountant some time. But I do keep records.
NO, I did not shoot a thousand at a time. I did shoot as many as 500 in a several day match. I have shot 2000-3000 in various training classes, over the course of a long weekend or week. My own training sessions are usually about 200 rounds. My fun shoots can get up into the 500 range on a gun if I have my family with me. Both my daughters prefer 45’s. My oldest likes the Glock 30, my youngest at 4’10” prefers ole’ slab side, 1911 Government.
That 228 was my competition gun for about 3 years, in the 90’s. I chose SIG at that time because I was transitioning from competing with revolvers. I had tried many of the readily available Semi Auto’s including Glock, and didn’t think they could give me the combination of reliability and ease of function.
My Dept carried SIG 226 in 9mm at the time. I like SIG’s, arguably, in my opinion, I believe those West German and Early German SIG’s with the stamped metal slides were some of the most reliable semi Automatic handguns ever made. I hang on to mine. (except that 225 that got away)
The biggest concern I'd have is that "failure to lock open on empty" is a DQ failure, the way I ride the slide release on the 226 would have me out in 10 rounds
I shot SIG’s competitively as stated above, and after the first month never had that slide lock problem again. During my SIG Competitive days is when I transitioned to a thumbs forward grip. Fly the right thumb, and it will not happen. Watch Earnest Langston if you can find any video of when he campaigned SIG’s and won the IDPA National title with a SIG 220 a few years ago.
As to 10 rounds, in this kind of competition I would bring the hi cap/normal magazines. 15 rounds in 9 and 12 rounds in 40/357 for the SIG’s. Or if you have some of the factory SWAT mags, they will hold 20 rounds in 9mm.
I think I`ll take the advise of the pros. So again I say to you, have fun.
I think that’s a good idea for you, stick to what other people tell you. We will have fun.
Something here doesn’t pass the stink test. I own S&W‘s, Ruger‘s, and Glocks and a bunch of other marks. I don’t own a CZ. Could you send us the name of these “Professional” Gunsmiths that say these guns can’t make a 1000 round shoot? If they are in business, you would not be giving away “private” information. After all by your definition they are “Professional’s”.
Even your own story, 60,000 rounds through a mossy 500 shotgun. I would not say it can’t happen, I am just a bit skeptical. Understand my primary defense shotgun is the Mossy 590, which is a hardened/militarized version of the 500 so I am familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of the weapon. I have about 3300 rounds through mine. I have replaced parts and had a ‘smith’ replace parts over the years although I prefer to do as much work as possible on my own weapons.
I have seen 100,000 round pistols still working (not my own). I have seen 25,000 round rifles still working, But I have never seen a 60,000 thousand round shotgun still working. Saw a 170,000 round Glock 17 fail with the lower barrel lugs shear on the original barrel.
All those above weapons had good maintenance and ALL had work and repairs done to them or even rebuilds. But every competition pistol I have ever seen would normally be able to run a1000 rounds without a problem.
Go figure.
Fred
