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Bob Wright

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I keep a log book on my shooting and record the number of rounds fired in each gun. Here are some mileages:

Ruger Blackhawk, .45 Colt/.45 ACP, 19,360 rounds:

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Ruger Blackhawk, .357 Magnum, 17,740 rounds fired:

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Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 Magnum, 17,080 rounds fired:

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Ruger Super Blackhawk, .44 Magnum, 16,595 rounds.

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Ruger New Model Super Blackhawk, .44 Magnum, 11,200 rounds fired:

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Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum, 15,300 rounds fired:

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How many rounds before a gun is worn out? I don't know.

Bob Wright
 
Your log book must resemble a city phone book.
Keep up the good work, and thanks for supporting the firearms industry.
David
 
Wow, that is awesome. I hope someday to have enough time to get to the range that much, or for that matter have enough property to not have to go anywhere to enjoy shooting. Have a good one everybody.
 
Your log book must resemble a city phone book.

David
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Well, it does sort of, and I made two volumes, one for guns I currently own, one for guns I no longer have. And, neither log book contains rimfires.

Bob Wright
 
And, there are more. This top gun is a Smith Model 25 in .45 Colt, standing at 12,370 rounds:

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And this Model 29 .44 Magnum stands at 10,120 rounds:

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And this Ruger New Model Blackhawk in .45 Colt/.45 ACP stands at 8,400 rounds:

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All are still going strong.

Bob Wright
 
i have a s&w 686 with over 30,000 out of it and it only took me 20yrs. to do it. you must live at the range to put that many rounds through that many guns. i think you can easily double or mabey even triple those numbers before anything needs fixing.:)
 
May I assume that you are a handloader?
May I further assume that you are retired? :)

I am the former, but at least ten years away from the latter. :(

Enjoy.
Best regards, Rich
 
Nice guns, and very impressive numbers. Wish I had kept track of rounds fired over the years. Too late to start now.
 
i thought the model 29's fell apart apart a few hundred rounds?
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Yeah, it's on the internet, it must be true! :)

Well done Bob! I don't keep any records. I have a rough idea, but its only a rough estimate. The favorite K-22 has way over 200k through it, and the Marlin 39 may have somewhere near that through it. Other than that, nothing has a huge number of rounds through it, I've traded too much over the years.

You take good care of your guns Bob. Mine tend to be more "rustic" looking after having them very long. Don't you know that guns like to go camping a lot, and walking around in the rain and snow? :)
 
I was out groundhog hunting in Ohio, carrying the brass mounted Super Blackhawk and got caught in a violent thunderstorm that came up suddenly. A lightning bolt struck just uphill from me about fifty, maybe sixty, yards away. But the Ruger came through the storm fine. I attribute it to my 50/50 mix of automotive motor oil and Three-In-One oil that I have used since almost day one.


Bob Wright
 
May I assume that you are a handloader?
May I further assume that you are retired?

I am the former, but at least ten years away from the latter.

Enjoy.
Best regards, Rich
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Your assumptions are both correct. However, most of my shooting was done while I was employed, retirement provides good hours but short pay.

And yes, I could not have done near as much shooting depending on factory ammunition. In fact, much of my shooting was done doing load development and experimentation.

Bob Wright
 
I was out groundhog hunting in Ohio, carrying the brass mounted Super Blackhawk and got caught in a violent thunderstorm that came up suddenly.... But the Ruger came through the storm fine. I attribute it to my 50/50 mix of automotive motor oil and Three-In-One oil that I have used since almost day one.
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Oil? What's this about oil?

You put it on your guns?


Just kidding,....sort of. I'm a bit hard my my guns, at least finish wise, though they always work. The oil is mostly on the inside. It attracts dust like a magnet (its profoundly dusty here and where I lived in Az), and the dust is pretty abrasive. Holsters accelerate it also. Most of my guns are dry on the outside unless they've been out in the weather much.
 
I bought my S&W 617 .22LR and a 686 .357mag on the same day. I nearly choked on the price, but they've turned out to be my most-shot guns. I don't keep records, but my guesstimate is that the 617 has 50k-ish rounds through it. The 686 (pictured) has been my main match (IDPA) gun, and its round count is getting close to that of the 617.

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Yep, Ruger fans say that S&W's fall apart and only Rugers can fire more than 100 rounds without complete failure.

Plus those cylinders have drag marks, proving they are no good, out of time, and disaster waiting to happen.

If you want, send those old broken down guns to me for proper disposal.

Jim
 
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