Ammunition is expensive, so how much do you use?

[alberta boy]

Remember this? It was the OP's question. Not that any one of you has bothered to answer it.

~600

I did .

 

[Klenchblaize]

One (1) per head.

K

 

[stevenedwards]

500.

 

[Brave Echo Niner]

I would say 100-150 rounds of stalking ammunition between zeroing and stalking per year.

800-1200 rounds on competitions and practice for said competitions through my match rifle.

100 rounds of rimfire for practice for competitions (I should really do more, but I prefer dry fire with the actual match rifle in all honesty)

Thousands upon thousands of dry fires between each session building muscle memory on each rifle and practicing building positions, so when I come to live fire I can maximise the rounds I’m shooting.

Ben

 

[308tikka]

It was ever thus

The average club shooter sees far more range time than even infantry units

Let alone all the REMFs

Not so recently perhaps with so much operational deployment

The ‘REMFs’ are much better shots than the infantry, barring RGR. There is an unfortunate culture in the Inf that decries and avoids range time.

 

[308tikka]

So how much ammunition do you get through a year?

Pre covid I think one year I shot well over 7000 rds.

Usually about 3000. Luckily I dont pay for it all.

 

[Muir]

I've been known to shoot 100 rounds of CF at a range visit -and equally, I have been known to shoot three rounds and pack up. It depends on what I'm doing. When shooting off hand to maintain proficiency I might fire three good shots and leave. I always do load development in lots of fifty rounds. If I'm working up a load, that might be the number I fire that day. I've never kept count of how many actual rounds I fire but it's enough to keep me buying components on a regular basis to keep par levels up. ~Muir

 

[Foxyboy43]

Ok, you did ask!
.22 - 1000;
.22 magnum - 250;
.222 - 1500;
6.5x55 - 600
.308 - 450;
7.62 x 54R - 350;
8 mm - 250;
9mm - 500;
.357 - 500
My name us Foxyboy and I am an addict…….

 

[disco_ike]

In the last year…….. a bit like Foxyboy

17hmr - 400
308 - 1200
357 - 50
22 - 2000
12g - 1000ish
20g - 250

My local rifle club is good though as I only pay £80ish a year subs and it’s open most nights. 100m indoor will do.

Also on the price of ranges I find that if you look around they can be an alright price. Many clubs use MOD ranges and ours only charges about £20 each for the day.

 

[Archer]

Last year -2021
17hmr 42
22lr 700
243 31
7.62x39 33
308 27
12g 50 ish
20g 24
22 air rifle 70 ish

 

[Sash]

In 2021:
.22LR: 40
.222 Remington: 300+
.308W: 250
9.3x74R: 35
I joined the NRA in 2019, and now shoot much more regularly: nearly monthly.
The number of rounds I shoot each year has more than tripled, and I thoroughly enjoy it!

 

[Foxyboy43]

Ooops! Senior moment - omitted .17hmr - 2000.

 

[Jagare]

Are these ranges open to the public with the appropriate license or are they like the clubs here which consist mostly of middle aged men who prefer to talk, drink tea in the clubhouse and practice secret handshakes instead of shooting?

That's a bit harsh. I'm a member of a club where I shoot the running boar and moose targets during the summer months. Yes many of the members are men of a certain age. No secret hand shake but since covid we have been working on perfecting a secret fist bump. Coffee is drunk and more bollocks talked than enough. Not forgetting they sell a good cheese roll. Us old gits need somewhere to go on a Saturday morning.

 

[harrygrey382]

I reckon I’d average 500-1000/ year between all my rifles. Majority is fun/plinking/gongs, and a bit of load/zeroing and the rest hunting/culling. Price is climbing but bulk buying powder/Primers and casting for all but hunting with bottle neck cartridges brings the costs down. I’d be shooting less if my kids hadn’t discovered the addiction of gongs with 222 and 45-70. I think it’s worth spending the money to keep their interest up.

I once went to a range (Bisley) when I was a kid, but never felt the need to shoot at one. My 200m “range” starts at my garage where I reload, if I want more I need to go a bit further from the house. Only issue is I get complaints from my wife if plinking with full house centre fires. Having said that I’d love to try some silhouettes some time.

 

[Sonicdmb73]

Are these ranges open to the public with the appropriate license or are they like the clubs here which consist mostly of middle aged men who prefer to talk, drink tea in the clubhouse and practice secret handshakes instead of shooting?

Funnily enough I was a member of a range that (bar the last sentence) resembled this.

It was the local Pistol and Rifle club. A factory (large company) owned but member run club on the Companies leisure WMC gym etc site.
Pre pistol ban a friend and I both in our twenties. Owned semi auto and revolvers and various rifles, target and “fun” types. Target’s were standard paper pistol and rifle types along with skittles.
The skittles were what caused much friction between us and the above tea drinkers. They complained we made too much noise shooting!!

Anyway back to the OP’s question. I shoot various amounts load development could be fifty or a hundred in a session.
On average a thousand CF a year rimfire I used to use thousands a year. Probably hundreds due in no great part of the lack of rabbits locally.

 

[bowji john]

The ‘REMFs’ are much better shots than the infantry, barring RGR. There is an unfortunate culture in the Inf that decries and avoids range time.

That’s an interesting observation

I was a infantry soldier (trouper) in Rhodesia- range work and jungle lanes were heavily prioritised

By the time I joined the British Forces I was a junior Rupert

Range time was severely limited, but I thought it was a function of the cost cutting of the time and my irrelevance to the sharp end

Interesting to know that, now a days, infantry not keen on range work

Not considered relevant??

Or is it now replaced by FIBUA and other such more opps specific training?

 

[bowji john]

Round usage

.22LR - 3000 per month
.223 - nada at the moment as i got rid of my straight pull rifle with the intention of replacing it with a .223 action and barrel for my Blaser
6.5 x 55 - 50 per month
6.5 creed - 100 per month
.17HMR - 20 - 30 per month
9.3 x 62 - 10 per month (max)
404 Jeff - 10 per year

 

[308tikka]

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That’s an interesting observation

I was a infantry soldier (trouper) in Rhodesia- range work and jungle lanes were heavily prioritised

By the time I joined the British Forces I was a junior Rupert

Range time was severely limited, but I thought it was a function of the cost cutting of the time and my irrelevance to the sharp end

Interesting to know that, now a days, infantry not keen on range work

Not considered relevant??

Or is it now replaced by FIBUA and other such more opps specific training?

from mine and others’observations, marksmanship is poor. Downgrading tests to ensure a higher pass rate was the ‘solution’.

Often seen as a box that needs ticking there is a totally **** approach, insufficient ammunition procured as too difficult to return unused to stores, other ‘concurrent activities’ while shooting goes on, the weaker shots given multiple chances to retake (but not train in advance) while those that pass first time are not permitted to also improve. Some pass irrespective of score.

If it was fitness training, an easily organised and measurable activity, and the same methodology was employed we would have 80% of the army injured or fat lardasses.

I blame it on two things in the main, the SASC who are useless at developing marksmanship standards and are a safety school (but without the grey matter to judge risk), and the reduction of range availability - Landmarc etc.

What doesnt help is the fundamental lack of pride in individual marksmanship standards vice section and platoon firepower and the realisation of what is required to achieve acceptable standards.

 

[NP435]

Remember this? It was the OP's question. Not that any one of you has bothered to answer it.

~600

Before the great panic of 2020 I guess maybe 3-400 centerfire, 2-3hundred 12 gauge, 9mm 3-500 22lr about 1k or so the rest are minimal

 

[timbrayford]

At a rough guess 1200-1500 c/f 1000 ish r/f