How many rounds during a range session?

Typically in units of whole boxes of ammo.
Now, it there's more than one firearm in a given caliber, that could mean varying amounts through each.

With an exception for if the goal is to walk through "ladder" workups. There the goal is not to expend all the ammo, but to select the best combo.
 
Alllen Bundy said:
How many handgun rounds do you typically fire at the gun range?

Is it ammunition availability, cost, time constraints, hand discomfort, or something else that limits how many rounds you fire?

I bought my P365 just before the 2020 election. As you may remember back then, ammunition was in short supply and it got even worse after that. At my very first range session with a handgun, I shot 50 rds of Browning 9 mm 115 gr FMJ rated at 1,190 fps. At that time I did not shoot any of my Speer Gold Dot JHP ammo because it was just too scarce to use for practice.

To be honest, shooting that first 50 rounds was plenty. Not wanting screw up and accidentally shoot anyone and getting used to the pressure waves from other shooters blasting me in the face and body was a bit stressful.

Now I probably average about 150 rounds per range session limited by the cost and the availability of what I want to shoot.
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For me, it is usually 50-100 rounds of centerfire handgun ammo.
 
All paper does, is give you feedback and in some (or a lot of cases) cases, prove youre not FOS. :)

And paper can be very humbling too, especially when you make a claim, and someone hands you their gun and asks you to "show us", right here, right now.

"On demand" is what its all about. Not what you do once in a while or at your best.
 
trackskippy said:
"On demand" is what its all about. Not what you do once in a while or at your best.
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In my experience, the critters don't seem to care wether I was "at my best" they're just as lifeless wether my hypothetical group is an inch at 100 or all on the same hole at 100. Don't even get me started on people that use scopes :'D like Chris Kyle or something out there trynna smoke a woodchuck taliban operative or something.
 
I think the point you seem to be missing here is, a lot of people say a lot of things, but on demand "paper" is proof, and if you cant repetitively show that on paper.....

Shooting is a perishable skill, whether you believe that or not. You really do have to work at maintaining your skills, if you want to keep up. "Good enough" might very well be, but then again, maybe not. Whos to say? And the longer you go without keeping up, good enough can really start to suffer.
 
Arguing back and forth who can shoot better has nothing to do with the OP's question and is very non THR. We also don't insult other posters here.

As you can guess, posts are gone, lets stay on topic and help the OP out. It's not going to be pretty if it gets bad again, not in the mood.
 
I'm fortunate to have a 50 yard range on my property. I just put 175 rounds through a new Hellcat Pro. That's about average for me for one session.
 
How many rounds I shoot depends on what I'm trying to do. I don't compete, but I like to stay proficient for self defense. I'll take my two main EDC's and put about 30 rounds each through them, more if I'm going too much out of the 9 ring (B27 target, equivalent to center mass) at 15 yards, or out of the 8 ring at 25. If one of my LR rifles, I'll shoot as many as 50 rounds, and that's all at 300 yards. "Fun guns" are pretty much everything else I own and I might put as few as 10 or as many as 25 through whatever handguns I bring, and I try to shoot them all at some point. On a shotgunning day, I bring no less than 200 rounds of 12 gauge, do a couple of rounds of skeet and some 5 stand, maybe do our sporting clays course.

I reload everything I shoot except shotgun and rimfire and 7.62x54R (I have two Mosin-Nagants but don't shoot them much). I make it a point to pick up a few boxes of shotshells whenever I hit Academy or wherever it's the cheapest at the time, and have accumulated about 2000 rounds of shotgun ammo. (Note to self: Need to do more shotgunning :D)
 
Today I shot 270 rds of 9 mm ammo. It was partly to get rid of the 115 gr ammo that I have carried for the last year and a lot of breaking in a new P365XL and then testing out the new 124 +P FMJ and 124 +P JHP to make sure both my P365 and my P365XL like the ammo. Not a single malfunction.

I really didn't notice much difference in the recoil and muzzle flip between the 115 gr standard pressure and the 124 gr +P rds. I was expecting more of a difference.

I had some worry that shooting 270 rds might cause some problems with my hands because the arthritis is slowly creeping in. But my hands are fine. It turns out that I overworked the muscles in my forearm from gripping the pistol for that many rounds.

I've got a new pair of safety glasses that have more complete coverage and I didn't feel the pressure waves hitting my eyeballs so much this time. Although the guy a few lanes down shooting a rifle was bothering me. Next time I'll wear ear plugs AND ear muffs.
 
Depends on the cartridge... for 9mm I usually shoot 200 rounds or more in a range session. More expensive handgun rounds like 380 or 45 is usually 100-150 rounds. Hand thumpers like 44 Mag or my little airweight 38Spl are usually just 50 rounds, though with my reloads I can enjoyably shoot 100.

I'm mostly just limited by cost... If I were gifted with unlimited ammo I would probably spend the entire weekend at the range and wear out my gun! Lol
 
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Alllen Bundy said:
I had some worry that shooting 270 rds might cause some problems with my hands because the arthritis is slowly creeping in. But my hands are fine. It turns out that I overworked the muscles in my forearm from gripping the pistol for that many rounds.

I've got a new pair of safety glasses that have more complete coverage and I didn't feel the pressure waves hitting my eyeballs so much this time. Although the guy a few lanes down shooting a rifle was bothering me. Next time I'll wear ear plugs AND ear muffs.
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270 rounds is on the verge of being too much for me unless spreading it out with breaks. How often do you visit the range? The more you visit the more your body will acclimate to shooting and handling the gun. I’ve had a few new shooters who’s hands and arms tire after a few magazines because they use a white knuckle death grip on the gun. You really don’t need much more than a firm grip.

I consider plugs and muffs a must when indoors and very helpful if outdoors.
 
reddog81 said:
270 rounds is on the verge of being too much for me unless spreading it out with breaks.
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I'd agree that 270 rounds might be a bit much. 50 to 100 rounds is probably enough for target practice. But I had been postponing my range session way too many times and I really needed to get my pistol broken-in and ammunition tested. I'm hoping to get to the range about once a month.
 
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Pre Covid: Back when I could conveniently stop by Walmart to buy a box of 100 WWB 9mm for $16-$17 whenever I felt like it (usually on my way to the range), 100-200 per session and I went every other week to the range. Range cost was 2 persons per booth for $10 for as long as you wanted as long as no one else was waiting.

Post Covid with ammo and range prices much more expensive, a box of 50 once in a blue moon. I have to buy expensive ammo from the range, it's $20 per hour, only 1 person per booth, plus targets. Going to the range with my significant other starts to become very pricy.
 
Depends on what I'm trying to accomplish. Here lately I always seem to have "work" of some sort to do. Like zeroing an optic, checking sights etc.

I try to go every week. I have decided to limit the "work" to every other trip. Focusing on developing a skill on those trips.
 
When I was young and poor, 50 rounds/a box of factory ammo, was all I would do/could afford. When I stated reloading, it got me more range time.

100 rounds wasn't unheard of then, and the occasional 150/200 round range days happened.

It doesn't take 100/200 rounds per range trip to stay sharp, especially if it's a sloppy 100/200.
 
Back in the day, when I was into NRA action pistol, a session at the range would use up 300 rounds of 38 special. I have to thank Dillon Precision and the lower price for components for my ability to do that back then. Now days about 50 rounds of center fire and a couple of 100 rounds of 22 and I’m ready to go home.
 
These days it's 50-100 rounds of 22lr and 150-200 rounds of centerfire.

There's a point at which I'm tired and further shooting for practice is pointless, and I start to enjoy it less. When I was younger and really excited about new calibers and stuff, I could shoot for a really long time and have fun. Apparently I'm not 20 anymore. :)
 
For me it's typically 150-200 rounds once or twice a month. About 1/3 will be .22, the rest 9mm, .38, .45. I alternate range sessions between revolvers and semi-autos.
 
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