I was on my High School and College Rifle teams....... shooting 5-6 days a week from Sept to March. A 1-2 hour practice session would consist of 30 for score and maybe 10-20 sighting shots.

Rifle Instructor at Summer Camps for 4 years.

I too don't understand the blast away concept.

Shooting rifle is more like meditation and yoga to me...... last couple of years informal .22lr, 3 position shooting at 100yds.... shoot 2-3 rounds walk down check targets.....walk back . Over a long lunch hour shoot maybe 30-50 rds..... walk a mile and a half.

I enjoy action shooting games like USPSA and IDPA ...... but have slowed down...... though will set up shooting drills at a buddy's range with a bunch of steel.

IMHO any session firing more than 50/60 rounds is just "blasting away"; making noise and for most shooters I've observed ..... getting sloppy.

Much rather shoot 4 sessions over a week or two than blast off 200-300 rds in an hour or two. (my local club is just 8 miles/ 10 minutes away) My buddy's range is just a half mile from the lake house.