How often do you practice with your carry pistol? - Page 2

Alpena · July 30, 2014, 12:23 AM

Twice a month at least. Ammo is just recently getting in constant supply locally so I should be going more if my schedule allows.

Auto5 · July 30, 2014, 06:46 AM

About once a month or whenever I go to the range. I usually have my EDC with me anyway. At the very least I will run a few mags through it to make sure everything is still working, then clean it, rotate magazines and load fresh ammo.

TunnelRat · July 30, 2014, 12:58 PM

The once or twice a year folks honestly concern me. Money and time are a bear I know. But you surely can't build skill at that frequency and I don't know how well you can maintain it either. Now I have 22LR pistols I shoot maybe a few times a year. But my carry gun?

P5 Guy · July 31, 2014, 03:25 PM

Well I've been remiss the past few weeks as the heat and humidity on the Tampa Bay area has been high and I belong to an outdoor range.
Usually I'm a weekly shooter and I bring my EDC at least one time in the month. I like shooting rifles much more than handguns.

deputy tom · August 1, 2014, 07:26 PM

Forty years ago it was every other week. Then it became once a month. Then every other month. Lately it's quarterly. tom.

smokehouse4444 · August 1, 2014, 07:52 PM

Often I am a weekly shooter. Sometimes it becomes a bi-monthly shooter...but good thing that doesn't usually last long. I have enough guns that if I can shoot twice a month, or at the least once a month, it keeps me tuned and lets me shoot a wide variety. I carry a few different handguns, but the number 1 is the Kahr CM9, and I will shoot that every single time I go to the range, no matter what other guns I bring. At least a few mags with it.

SauerGrapes · August 1, 2014, 11:22 PM

My carry gun? Once or twice a year. Cleaned and lubed as needed. I shoot similar guns all the time, so I really see no need to shoot it.

FM12 · August 1, 2014, 11:44 PM

Well, I think about it a lot. Kinda like mental dry firing.

Do some actual dry firing. Not a lot of actual bang time going on unfortunately.

I was actually a pretty good shot at one time. Maybe the skills will revive if needed. Apparently I'm betting on it.

std7mag · August 2, 2014, 10:58 AM

Since I started reloading, I shoot once a week.
This is a combination of 22lr, 22WMR, 7mm-08, 7mm Rem Mag, 40S&W, 45ACP.

I'm usually putting at least 100 rounds down range.

Hmmm, I guess reloading isn't saving me money after all...

montanaoffroader · August 2, 2014, 11:58 AM

When I have a new carry gun, I shoot at least once a week until it is broken in and ready for service. Once break-in is complete, about once a month on average. A little more in the summer, a little less in the winter.

I make it to the range quite a bit, especially in good weather. I always do some handgun shooting, sometimes with my EDC and sometimes other handguns. I also practice out in the National Forest occasionally which gives me a bit more leeway in draw/fire exercises.

aarondhgraham · August 2, 2014, 02:56 PM

I go at least one a week,,,
But more often than not it's twice.

Every range trip I fire one or two loads,,,
Usually I do some double taps,,,
Quick aim and fire stuff.

Range trips for me are very recreational in purpose,,,
I just don't waste a good opportunity to practice with my carry gun.

Aarond

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8MM Mauser · August 2, 2014, 06:50 PM

As often as my meager college student with a family budget allows. Usually about 100 rounds a month through the G19 and another 100 or so through my .22 ruger MKII.

About 4-5 times a year I shoot a few hundred rounds of trap and I shoot probably about 100 rounds a year from my hunting rifle. It is just so easy (relatively) to shoot a rifle well.

Lately my work has cut Overtime, so I haven't been out since June. I dry fire about 100 times every other night though. :/

I would go twice a week if I could.

boxing21 · August 11, 2014, 02:23 AM

2 to 3 times a week, however it's been slowed as I'm running low on reloading components. I do dry fire, and work a few reloads each day while getting dressed for work.

Brotherbadger · August 11, 2014, 02:50 AM

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Not as much as I would like....

My answer as well. With working nights and putting my wife through nursing school, time and money are tight. Right now i go probably once a month, but i NEED to get out more.

Dirty_Harry · August 11, 2014, 09:07 AM

Probably about 2 times a month. Wish it was more. Feeding my hobby is expensive.

odugrad · August 11, 2014, 10:05 AM

About once a month for my carry. But I go to the ranger more often than that.

Moderngunneronline · August 11, 2014, 01:20 PM

Every time I shoot. So, about every weekend.

wmg1299 · August 11, 2014, 04:30 PM

I put 50-200 rounds through my EDC 3-4 times per year. I plink more often with my .22's, but cannot afford to recreationally shoot 9 mm nearly as often.

BIG P · August 12, 2014, 10:35 PM

Shoot my carry gun a couple times almost every day.then burn 50 or 100 rounds about once a month.thats about all i can afford.

Cyanide971 · August 13, 2014, 01:54 AM

Due to my job I am only able to get to the range once every 4 to 6 weeks or so but, when I go I'll easily shoot a minimum of 500 to 1000 rounds through my various pistols over the course of my week or so off. Most of those will be through my top 3 that I alternate carrying.

Due to my dilemma I simply dry fire daily (with snap caps of course) and, A LOT!

pilpens · August 13, 2014, 09:44 AM

I practice with my CC (Kahr K9) once or twice a month with 1-2 mags of ammo.
Not much practice with my specific carry gun but I normally shoot my other guns with similar features.

WildBill45 · August 14, 2014, 10:58 AM

There is no set schedule since going into Off Duty Status and retired, but, and there always is a but life, the less experienced you are the more frequently you should train ... not JUST shoot! Ammo availability and cost these days is the biggest restriction for you young shooters I am sure...

**Spats McGee** · August 14, 2014, 11:11 AM

Every time I go to the range. For me, that means 4 or 5 times a year (if I'm lucky), usually putting 100-150 rounds, collectively, through everything that I take with me. Sometimes that's 1 gun, sometimes it's 5.

Clark · August 14, 2014, 11:11 AM

I carry a Kel-Tec P3AT 380 with 90 gr Gold Dots loaded to 1100 fps.
I never ever shoot it.

Then this antelope buck was not dead and the rifle was still in the truck, so I handed my 380 to the shooter to finish off the buck. The gun did not fire. It was full of pocket lint. I blew a huge ball of pocket lint out of the action. Plenty of pocket lint was still in there. I handed it back to him, and he shot the buck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S7vdJVDSNQ

Now I am practicing, cleaning, and paying more attention to my carry pistol.

WildBill45 · August 14, 2014, 11:36 AM

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Now I am practicing, cleaning, and paying more attention to my carry pistol.

Good thing you didn't need it for a bad guy with a machete eh?

July 30, 2014, 06:46 AM	#27
Auto5 Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2013 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 662	About once a month or whenever I go to the range. I usually have my EDC with me anyway. At the very least I will run a few mags through it to make sure everything is still working, then clean it, rotate magazines and load fresh ammo. __________________ At the young age of five, a bear told me that I was the only person who could prevent forest fires. Why I was chosen, I'll never know.

July 31, 2014, 03:25 PM	#29
P5 Guy Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 1,804	Range Time With EDC Well I've been remiss the past few weeks as the heat and humidity on the Tampa Bay area has been high and I belong to an outdoor range. Usually I'm a weekly shooter and I bring my EDC at least one time in the month. I like shooting rifles much more than handguns.

August 1, 2014, 07:26 PM	#30
deputy tom Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2002 Location: Pennsyltucky Posts: 753	Forty years ago it was every other week. Then it became once a month. Then every other month. Lately it's quarterly. tom. __________________ N.R.A.LIFE MEMBER Thank Goodness we're back on line. An end will come on the world, but love and music will endure. Thig crioch air an t-saoghail, ach mairidh gaol 's ceol. Old Scottish Gaelic proverb

August 1, 2014, 11:22 PM	#32
SauerGrapes Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2009 Location: S.E.PA. Posts: 920	My carry gun? Once or twice a year. Cleaned and lubed as needed. I shoot similar guns all the time, so I really see no need to shoot it. __________________ NRA member, DCF&S member, PAFOA member, USPSA member, NSCA member R.I.P.____Murphy

August 2, 2014, 11:58 AM	#35
montanaoffroader Member Join Date: February 12, 2012 Location: Big Sky Country Posts: 60	When I have a new carry gun, I shoot at least once a week until it is broken in and ready for service. Once break-in is complete, about once a month on average. A little more in the summer, a little less in the winter. I make it to the range quite a bit, especially in good weather. I always do some handgun shooting, sometimes with my EDC and sometimes other handguns. I also practice out in the National Forest occasionally which gives me a bit more leeway in draw/fire exercises. __________________ No longer trapped behind the Redwood Curtain......

July 30, 2014, 12:23 AM	#26
Alpena Member Join Date: July 15, 2014 Location: Houston Posts: 54	Twice a month at least. Ammo is just recently getting in constant supply locally so I should be going more if my schedule allows.

July 30, 2014, 12:58 PM	#28
TunnelRat Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 12,212	The once or twice a year folks honestly concern me. Money and time are a bear I know. But you surely can't build skill at that frequency and I don't know how well you can maintain it either. Now I have 22LR pistols I shoot maybe a few times a year. But my carry gun?

August 1, 2014, 07:52 PM	#31
smokehouse4444 Senior Member Join Date: July 7, 2012 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 233	Often I am a weekly shooter. Sometimes it becomes a bi-monthly shooter...but good thing that doesn't usually last long. I have enough guns that if I can shoot twice a month, or at the least once a month, it keeps me tuned and lets me shoot a wide variety. I carry a few different handguns, but the number 1 is the Kahr CM9, and I will shoot that every single time I go to the range, no matter what other guns I bring. At least a few mags with it.

August 1, 2014, 11:44 PM	#33
FM12 Senior Member Join Date: February 5, 2007 Location: Monroeville, Alabama Posts: 1,683	Well, I think about it a lot. Kinda like mental dry firing. Do some actual dry firing. Not a lot of actual bang time going on unfortunately. I was actually a pretty good shot at one time. Maybe the skills will revive if needed. Apparently I'm betting on it.

August 2, 2014, 10:58 AM	#34
std7mag Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2013 Location: Central Taxylvania.. Posts: 3,609	Since I started reloading, I shoot once a week. This is a combination of 22lr, 22WMR, 7mm-08, 7mm Rem Mag, 40S&W, 45ACP. I'm usually putting at least 100 rounds down range. Hmmm, I guess reloading isn't saving me money after all...

August 2, 2014, 02:56 PM	#36
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	Every range trip,,, I go at least one a week,,, But more often than not it's twice. Every range trip I fire one or two loads,,, Usually I do some double taps,,, Quick aim and fire stuff. Range trips for me are very recreational in purpose,,, I just don't waste a good opportunity to practice with my carry gun. Aarond . __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)

August 2, 2014, 06:50 PM	#37
8MM Mauser Senior Member Join Date: October 16, 2011 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 647	As often as my meager college student with a family budget allows. Usually about 100 rounds a month through the G19 and another 100 or so through my .22 ruger MKII. About 4-5 times a year I shoot a few hundred rounds of trap and I shoot probably about 100 rounds a year from my hunting rifle. It is just so easy (relatively) to shoot a rifle well. Lately my work has cut Overtime, so I haven't been out since June. I dry fire about 100 times every other night though. :/ I would go twice a week if I could.

August 11, 2014, 02:23 AM	#38
boxing21 Member Join Date: March 22, 2006 Posts: 41	2 to 3 times a week, however it's been slowed as I'm running low on reloading components. I do dry fire, and work a few reloads each day while getting dressed for work.

August 11, 2014, 09:07 AM	#40
Dirty_Harry Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2006 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,484	Probably about 2 times a month. Wish it was more. Feeding my hobby is expensive. __________________ "The only purpose for a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you never should have laid down." "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." -John Wayne

August 11, 2014, 10:05 AM	#41
odugrad Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2013 Location: The East Coast Posts: 477	About once a month for my carry. But I go to the ranger more often than that.

August 11, 2014, 01:20 PM	#42
Moderngunneronline Junior Member Join Date: August 9, 2014 Posts: 1	Every time I shoot. So, about every weekend.

August 11, 2014, 04:30 PM	#43
wmg1299 Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2013 Location: DFW Metroplex Posts: 190	I put 50-200 rounds through my EDC 3-4 times per year. I plink more often with my .22's, but cannot afford to recreationally shoot 9 mm nearly as often.

August 12, 2014, 10:35 PM	#44
BIG P Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2010 Location: North Georgia Posts: 1,679	Shoot my carry gun a couple times almost every day.then burn 50 or 100 rounds about once a month.thats about all i can afford.

August 13, 2014, 01:54 AM	#45
Cyanide971 Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2014 Posts: 725	Due to my job I am only able to get to the range once every 4 to 6 weeks or so but, when I go I'll easily shoot a minimum of 500 to 1000 rounds through my various pistols over the course of my week or so off. Most of those will be through my top 3 that I alternate carrying. Due to my dilemma I simply dry fire daily (with snap caps of course) and, A LOT!

August 13, 2014, 09:44 AM	#46
pilpens Senior Member Join Date: April 24, 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,696	I practice with my CC (Kahr K9) once or twice a month with 1-2 mags of ammo. Not much practice with my specific carry gun but I normally shoot my other guns with similar features.

August 14, 2014, 10:58 AM	#47
WildBill45 Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2011 Location: Western PA. Posts: 1,630	There is no set schedule since going into Off Duty Status and retired, but, and there always is a but life, the less experienced you are the more frequently you should train ... not JUST shoot! Ammo availability and cost these days is the biggest restriction for you young shooters I am sure... __________________ ......................................................... "If Ands and Buts were Candy and Nuts, everyday would be like Christmas"

August 14, 2014, 11:11 AM	#48
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,821	Every time I go to the range. For me, that means 4 or 5 times a year (if I'm lucky), usually putting 100-150 rounds, collectively, through everything that I take with me. Sometimes that's 1 gun, sometimes it's 5. __________________ I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. If you need some honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.

August 14, 2014, 11:11 AM	#49
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	I carry a Kel-Tec P3AT 380 with 90 gr Gold Dots loaded to 1100 fps. I never ever shoot it. Then this antelope buck was not dead and the rifle was still in the truck, so I handed my 380 to the shooter to finish off the buck. The gun did not fire. It was full of pocket lint. I blew a huge ball of pocket lint out of the action. Plenty of pocket lint was still in there. I handed it back to him, and he shot the buck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S7vdJVDSNQ Now I am practicing, cleaning, and paying more attention to my carry pistol. __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?