Recording Round Count on Handguns

[sdlonyer]

Does anyone record the round count for their handguns?
I have every second person who looks at guns on EE ask about the round count.
I know full bore rifle guys usually do but in for those rifles barrel life is an issue.

 

[6MT]

I record my rounds shot on all my firearms.

 

[shoot_to_kill]

I just keep a rough number in my head, 200, 500 or over 1000. I'm not too picky, unless its a high velocity precision gun.

 

[TJspeller]

Does it matter after the first 10,000?

 

[Chuckbuster]

Shooting cast handloads out of my handguns, I never have beyond a rough estimate just for interest's sake.

 

[Avenida]

I just keep a number in my head for the sake of knowing when to change recoil springs, which I do 2000 rounds before the OEM recommendation.

 

[silverfoxdj]

I do just to be fair to all of them

 

[Magellann]

I just keep it in my head as well, Whats a couple hundred rounds one way or the other.

 

[Armored Metal]

I do just to be fair to all of them

Good one!

And no. I don't keep the round count.

 

[T&G]

Very rough count for the collection based on how many thousand primers and cases of 22 I use. Counts are really too anal for belief.

 

[silverfoxdj]

Good one!

And no. I don't keep the round count.

I keep a spreadsheet entry on each gun with all the pertinent details as well as purchase date serial etc etc.. helps in calculating what is spent as well

 

[msnively]

I just use a spreadsheet on Google Docs on my cell phone.
Column per gun.
Column listing ammo brand/type
Column with date.
At the top, it adds up the rounds per gun. As I add firearms, I add a column to it. Only been doing it for 4 months since I got my first firearm.

I've seen some at the range use specialized apps for tracking everything.

I just use google docs because I can access it from anywhere.

 

[Brutus]

Life is too short IMO.

 

[DeltaOps]

I keep a logbook for my firearms at the loading bench. record the date and rounds fired after every range outing (sometimes add things to work on during next outing as a reminder). I also add more detailed info for the firearms im reloading for.

F.

 

[Ganderite]

Not for pistols. I could make a very rough guess for some.

 

[sigtactical]

i record a precise round count after each session for every gun i own. when i say one has 1842 rounds shot, it's 1842 lolll.

 

[Sunman]

I keep a detailed record of not only round count, but ammo type and brand, failures, cleaning record etc. I may be OCD. Here is a sample from one of my sheets, I keep a separate sheet for each firearm.

Oct 3, 2014 - Silverdale

89 Remington UMC 0 FTF, 0 FTE, 0 FTC (dropped 1 round)
20 Federal Alum 0 FTF, 0 FTE, 0 FTC
Full Clean CLP & Oiled.

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Oct 9, 2014 - Silverdale

50 CCI Blazer Brass 0 FTF, 0 FTE, 0 FTC
50 Federal Alum 0 FTF, 0 FTE, 0 FTC
Boresnake cleaned, CLP

 

[Magellann]

Ive made a note of when Ive repaired or replaced a part, but thats about all.

 

[wasrupzuk]

Not in an OCD sense, but yes, depending what it is.
Centerfire rifles of value; I track the shots, within a box or two.
SKS I just remember how many crates I've purchased minus the left over...
Rimfires; no.
Handguns; I try and keep track of how many bags of bullets I bought in a year and then how many years I owned it, it'll give an approximate number.
Does it really matter? for handguns not much. If your worried about springs just have a few spares or change them every 2 or 3 years.
A well built gun can go a lot of rounds if cared for (much like a car), I know a guy who quit counting after a 100,000 rounds and that was over ten years ago. The gun is still accurate and reliable. I also know a guy who had a lower round count self destruct in his hand...
Personably I'm usually more concerned about people who pin point a number; either they are probably nuts and I'll have problems with them or they're lying and the gun is junk or priced higher than its worth.
But as usual, YMMV

 

[legi0n]

I do except for rimfire