Have you reached 1,000,000 rounds? - Page 2

akguy1985 · August 14, 2012, 05:22 AM

i probably havent shot 19,000 rounds in my life.

Single Six · August 14, 2012, 05:29 AM

You mean that I was supposed to be keeping count?

Old Grump · October 3, 2012, 02:45 PM

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You mean that I was supposed to be keeping count?

You mean you weren't?

buckhorn_cortez · October 3, 2012, 03:04 PM

Todd Jarrett ..."“I had a gun in my hand for two hours every day for 10 years to develop my skill level. Now it’s not so much practice, but more of a maintenance thing. I wasted the first million rounds just learning how to shoot.”

In 2001 he estimated 1.7 million rounds in practice..so at this point he must be on his way to 3 million rounds.

TennJed · October 3, 2012, 03:40 PM

I am in my late 30's so I will bump this thread back up in 40 or so years and let you know

Wishoot · October 3, 2012, 03:41 PM

Lately I'm lucky to get out to the range at all.

TheNocturnus · October 3, 2012, 04:41 PM

If you count rounds fired in Video Games I am way passed 1,000,000 rounds.

In real life I am probably at about 5,000-6,000 rounds fired, maybe more.

lefteye · October 3, 2012, 07:33 PM

Not even a little bit close in about 55 years of shooting.

medalguy · October 4, 2012, 08:07 PM

Handheld weapons? Probably not. Been shooting since around 1960 in earnest, but lots of that was off a tripod or bipod. But as others said, now I have a goal to "shoot for". Uh..... Sorry about that.

Hal · October 6, 2012, 06:10 AM

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Have you reached 1,000,000 rounds?

No - but - I really don't want to think about how many cigarettes I've gone through in the last 45 years....
or beer for that matter..
or $20 bills I've stuffed into slot machines...

Old Grump · October 6, 2012, 04:21 PM

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No - but - I really don't want to think about how many cigarettes I've gone through in the last 45 years....
or beer for that matter..
or $20 bills I've stuffed into slot machines...

Giving up smoking drinking and gambling and concentrating on shooting is why it was comparatively easy for me to pass the million mark a few times. I can buy a lot of ammo for what I used to drop in a night at the local burp and slurp and I cringe to think how much I dropped on cigars, pipe tobacco and pipes before I quit.

JIMBOINVA · October 6, 2012, 04:24 PM

Wow -- now that is a goal !!

Sparks1957 · October 6, 2012, 04:31 PM

That's a really big number. I'm 55 years old, and started shooting under my dad's supervision when I was 5.

I would have had to shoot 20,000 rounds a year since then to reach a million at this point, year in and year out.

Not many people do that level of shooting, that consistently. I'm realistically at 60-75k, since there were a few years where I put my guns down.

ZeroJunk · October 6, 2012, 06:02 PM

I have fired several thousand rounds, but I got bored even at that.

August 14, 2012, 05:22 AM	#26
akguy1985 Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2012 Location: Claremore, Oklahoma Posts: 179	i probably havent shot 19,000 rounds in my life. __________________ Marksman of the mezzanine

August 14, 2012, 05:29 AM	#27
Single Six Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2010 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,522	You mean that I was supposed to be keeping count? __________________ Seen on a bumper sticker: "Exercise. Eat right. Take vitamins. Die anyway."

October 3, 2012, 04:41 PM	#32
TheNocturnus Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2011 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,097	If you count rounds fired in Video Games I am way passed 1,000,000 rounds. In real life I am probably at about 5,000-6,000 rounds fired, maybe more. __________________ My EDC: Gun Wallet Brain (Use this one the most)

October 3, 2012, 07:33 PM	#33
lefteye Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2006 Posts: 1,433	Not even a little bit close in about 55 years of shooting. __________________ Vietnam Veteran ('69-'70) NRA Life Member RMEF Life Member

October 6, 2012, 04:24 PM	#37
JIMBOINVA Member Join Date: October 6, 2012 Location: Dulles, VA Posts: 31	Wow -- now that is a goal !! __________________ Old Fed LEO-now Chairborne Sherlock Holmes Former USNR Intel Geek for SEALS-East Coast "Do you want information from the Records Section or the Truth Section?"

October 3, 2012, 03:04 PM	#29
buckhorn_cortez Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2010 Posts: 857	Todd Jarrett ..."“I had a gun in my hand for two hours every day for 10 years to develop my skill level. Now it’s not so much practice, but more of a maintenance thing. I wasted the first million rounds just learning how to shoot.” In 2001 he estimated 1.7 million rounds in practice..so at this point he must be on his way to 3 million rounds.

October 3, 2012, 03:40 PM	#30
TennJed Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2010 Posts: 1,536	I am in my late 30's so I will bump this thread back up in 40 or so years and let you know

October 3, 2012, 03:41 PM	#31
Wishoot Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,093	Lately I'm lucky to get out to the range at all.

October 4, 2012, 08:07 PM	#34
medalguy Senior Member Join Date: August 31, 2009 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,033	Handheld weapons? Probably not. Been shooting since around 1960 in earnest, but lots of that was off a tripod or bipod. But as others said, now I have a goal to "shoot for". Uh..... Sorry about that.

October 6, 2012, 04:31 PM	#38
Sparks1957 Senior Member Join Date: September 4, 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,552	That's a really big number. I'm 55 years old, and started shooting under my dad's supervision when I was 5. I would have had to shoot 20,000 rounds a year since then to reach a million at this point, year in and year out. Not many people do that level of shooting, that consistently. I'm realistically at 60-75k, since there were a few years where I put my guns down.

October 6, 2012, 06:02 PM	#39
ZeroJunk Senior Member Join Date: August 14, 2006 Location: Browns Summit NC Posts: 2,589	I have fired several thousand rounds, but I got bored even at that.