On average how often do you shoot your handguns

On average how often do you shoot your handguns each month

  • 1x a month

    Votes: 42 25.0%

  • 2x a month

    Votes: 44 26.2%

  • 3x a month

    Votes: 19 11.3%

  • 1x a week

    Votes: 40 23.8%

  • 2x a week

    Votes: 13 7.7%

  • 3x a week

    Votes: 7 4.2%

  • 4x a week

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 5x a week

    Votes: 3 1.8%

  • 6x a week

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Daily

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    168
  • Poll closed .
twice a month

I try to go at least every payday. I'd go more, but I have a mortgage. Reloading helps, but it takes time. Time=money. It is easier to go buy a few cheap boxes of Federal from Walmart and spend that time saved on fixing computers so I can buy more firearms;)
 
At least once a week

If I find more time sometimes I get to shoot more. I can never get out as much as I want though.
 
Twice a week I try to run through all my carry guns:
  • Two magazines each for the P99 and P99c (total one box of 9mm 147 gr)
  • 15 or 20 rounds of .38 for my LCR
Those are the minimums - I usually double that, depending upon available funds and ammo. I finish the session with .22s until I get tired and start shooting too many "flyers".

I find several short sessions more productive than a single long session; if I stay too long, my performance starts to dip.
 
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Voted 3x a week but it's nearly every day in good weather spring to fall and in the winter it depends on wind, temp and visibility. generally clear skies, winds below 20mph and temp above -20F will see me out there at least once or twice a week shooting 22 at least, sometimes shotgun or 30 cal lever guns at frozen liter bottles. Can't help it, I just love to break up ice and then compare my 45 BP ball with the .410 slug with the 357. 41 mag, 44 mag slug results although I will admit that the last 2 years I have been less enthusiastic about shooting 44 mag with bare hands in cold weather and I can't stand gloves. I'm a glutton for punishment but I hate the bleeding that comes with it.

Getting lazy in my old age I guess but it's just quicker for me to grab a handgun and shoot then to grab a long gun and all the gear that goes with it to set up for shooting.
 
Since I joined a semi-private range (I have never seen anyone else there), I try to go at least once a week. More if I can.

I don't shoot them all. I don't have any guns that have never been fired. I do have guns I have never fired. I've got more guns I have only fired a few times. I've got a few I shoot fairly often.
 
Once or twice a week, when I'm home, on average.

Probably burn 1000 centerfire, and 1000 .22LR, in a given month at home.
 
None of the above. Just a couple times a year.
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This fits me closer than any of the choices in your poll. More like 4 to 6 times a year for me. I think I've been twice so far this year.
 
I fell a little foolish admitting to this, since my retirement I spend about an hour a day at the local range. I know that seems hard to believe, cost of ammo and such. Understand most of my shooting is with a K-22 and federal champion ammo.

Good Luck & Be Safe
 
Once a month, but when I go, I make it count, no less than 3 hours or more.
Most people at my range come in for a half, to one hour. In and out.
 
any of my handguns or all of my handguns?

I try to get out shooting every weekend and some of the .22s go with me each time. however I haven't shot my ruger p95 in over 6 months because I carry my glock all the time so I shoot that. and of course my .45 doesn't get out as much as either of us would like.
 
2 or 3 times a week for 3 to 4 hours at a time using .22 to.45 and everything inbetween. I reload so my cost is way low and I'm retired and have all the time in the world and a lovely wife who lets me buy guns and shoot them.
 
Most Fridays. I put 1 box of ammo through my 357s and then 1 box of 17HMR ammo. I shoot my 12ga and 45/70s less often.
 
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