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Posted: 5/21/2007 11:47:23 AM EDT
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I was on the range today, both practicing and evaluating a new firearm (to me). Practically every shot I make is part of an entry: date/time range weapon which hands, how many hands stance drill/bouts range conditions how I feel and so forth. I don't quite know when I started this; certainly I didn't do it when others were incharge of the practice, called the shots as it would be. But once I started practicing on my own, I started keeping notes from the very start. It may have been a hold over from a time when I was evaluating training tools. At any rate, do others do this or do you just go to range to practice a central format? --------------------------------------------------- ("Captain's Log, Stardate .....", --Kirk, (wtte), ST:TOS) |
| I keep a log of rounds fired for my competition rifles because it lets me know when I should be making plans to get the barrel changed. I also keep a scorebook for rifle, so every shot is logged along with weather and load data. You don't want to be in the middle of the season and have your accuracy evaporate. For everything else round count is unnecessary because I'll probably never put enough rounds through them to make a difference. |
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Well, it's nice to get an answer. Thank you. For me, the round count is a side point. It's there if I need to reference it, but the primary purpose for the log is not that. I think I started taking notes when I was evaluating which pistol to buy and it just kept on going. I rarely go back to check them, however, unless I'm looking for an answer on a particular gun or referring to it, but the data is there. Plus, I probably remember more of my shoots because I took the time to write notes at the time ..... but that's just a possibility to memory. ________________________________________________ ("Now what?"--Leia after they've slipped the Imperial Fleet "Now we check my logs to see if we can find a place to repair the Falcon."--Solo, (w,stte), "The Empire Strikes Back") |
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I too keep logs on my long arms and pistols. On my AR, I note: 1. type and quantity of round fired 2. wind conditions 3. clicks away from zero in specific wind (for quick re-zeroing in similar wind conditions) 4. general weather conditions (i.e. temp, humidity & barometer) |
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