Has less than a hundred rounds thru it

[targetchief]

A study was done of the actual use of the average cordless drill sold in the big box stores and run time per drill over its lifetime on the average was somewhere around 15 minutes. Lots of stuff purchased isn't actually used much

87% of all statistics are made up on the spot. [emoji16]

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[WR Moore]

To quote Mark Twain: "There are 3 kinds of lies. Lies, damn lies and statistics."

Completely separate from my comments about lies, I just happened to recall that I bought one used rifle after test firing it. It came with 3 boxes of ammo and had apparently been fired 42 times before my test firing. It was traded in after being accessorized and fired on something else. Test firing showed the original owner didn't know what the funny knobs on the rear sight were for. I bought it without the bipod and still have it.

 

[quikdraw67]

The 6906 I just picked up was advertised as "less than 100 rounds down the pipe".

I believe that. It was dirty, had holster wear in 2 spots, and 2 or 3 tiny rust spots on the slide, but when field stripped, it was apparent that it wasn't shot much at all. Plus the grips had no wear.

A gun that wasn't shown much TLC. It will be well cared for now.

 

[mod34]

They're probably mostly correct. The trick, of course, is being able to tell the ones that aren't.

The percentage of gun owners in this country who are active shooters is pretty small.

Most hunting guns and the majority of non-target run-of-the-mill home and self defense handguns likely never reach a hundred rounds, unless they fall into the hands of somebody like us

So is there magic and some profound increase in perceived value between those with less than a hundred rounds through 'em and those with 125, 187, ...... I keep looking for the round counters on mine and am baffled as to where those buggers are hidden.

 

[lkabug]

Gotta laugh. It seems that the overwhelming majority of firearms for sale have, according to the sellers, less than a hundred rounds thru it. As Kid Rock sang "I was born at night but not last night"

In addition to having less than a hundred rounds through them. There are rare, scarce, one of 500 and have been stored in a humidity controled safe for years. And...... was owned by the head of the U. S, Marshal Service.

 

[lhump1961]

I'll go with there are lots of guns with low round counts for the reasons stated in this thread. For those who shoot regularly it may be difficult to imagine that most don't shoot regularly. I don't shoot as much as I would like...daily life you know.

 

[k22fan]

When I was young newly purchased guns went excitedly to the range, some times being fired before being taken home. I never believed advertisers' claims that they were selling unfired guns or claims that the guns had only fired a few shots. As we get older we can afford to accumulate more stuff than we have time for. I have not bought any guns intending that I'd never fire them but I own some that I have not fired. Some of those I bought new. I suppose the youngsters would not believe that. I would not have.

I have an urge to name one that most of you will believe I have not fired. It's a Seville single action that shoots, or more honestly I should write that if I could find an affordable die set it would shoot, .375 Super Mag. Cases are made by shortening .375 Winchester. Anyone have a die set for sale?

 

[llowry61]

I have a lot of guns with very low or even no round count by me. How do I know, I bought them myself shot a few and put them in the collection. I have my favorites I shoot, but I don't shoot them all. I plan to when I retire though, I can guarantee you that.

 

[Fishslayer]

"Rare off roster."

I DO have an ANIB unfired Dan Wesson PM7. It has some handling marks from going in & out of the case and was marked down a couple hunnert or so. I bought it just to have one.

Most others I truly have no idea. The few that I actually bought new I would mostly say "Between 1K-2K rounds"

 

[LVSteve]

I've got a bunch of guns that definitely don't have 100 rounds thru them by me. My cordless drill, on the other hand . . .

Me too, but how much they were shot by the original owners in WWI, WWII and/or Korea is another story.

 

[Jason Demond]

Gotta laugh. It seems that the overwhelming majority of firearms for sale have, according to the sellers, less than a hundred rounds thru it. As Kid Rock sang "I was born at night,but not last night"

I have a dozen or so guns that have zero rounds fired through them since their factory test fire. I have one .45 that has exactly 100 rounds through it, another with 14, and yet another with 3.

I tend to document rounds fired.

That said, I wouldn't believe the 100 rounds fired either.

 

[Rudi]

The check is in the mail.

 

[k22fan]

If a modern double action S&W revolver's cylinder stop is removed and its upper corners dulled the cylinder hardly acquires a drag line at all. When I'm smart enough to do that to a new revolver I use an old Case natural translucent sharpening stone. It feels as smooth as glass but does cut off some metal. Recently I handled a 25-2 that a local man wanted to sell at the range. It had no drag line. None. I pronounced it hardly fired at all. After watching quietly its owner chimed in. He'd shot it 5,000 to 6,000 rounds in bullseye competition. Opps! I felt its cylinder stop. The corners had been stoned. I should have known better. Oh well.

Unfortunately the last Model 17 that I bought new, a 17-4, I took straight to a bullseye match then shot the league with it. It has a pronounced turn line. Some times we're smart, some times not so smart.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

I have a Winchester M70 XTR in 308 I purchased NIB in 1978, my only range session was in the Fall of 1979-got a 1.5" group at 100 yards-with iron sights! Haven't fired it since, so it has maybe 40 rounds through it.

 

[Absalom]

On a general note: Most important is to have your own facts straight before doubting somebody else's.

A few years ago on another forum, somebody started a thread just to make fun of a seller who offered an Ishapore Lee Enfield .308 for sale, with only a few hundred rounds through it. A few other posters joined in, wondering how that seller could have known that old rifle back until WW I, all clearly with snarkiness intending to cast aspersions on the seller's honesty and/or intelligence.

I had to point out that the joke was on them. They were ignorant of the fact that the Ishapore .308s were not, as they had assumed, converted old British .303s, but 1960s/70s new-production rifles, and many were surplused out and sold here still new and unissued in the wrapper. It was clear that the seller had one of those, and did indeed know how much he'd fired the gun.

The morale of the story: Don't make an effort to disparage other people when you don't have your own ducks in a row

 

[k22fan]

A flock of 30 to 40 Common Mergansers has been feeding out front several times a week. A few days ago after the tide rose leaving on the crest of the long gravel spit exposed they all settled on it to rest. I had all my ducks in a row! If only I'd known it was time to get on the forum and make my best effort at disparaging posts.

 

[Cdog]

When I was much younger and a gunshop was my second home I'd see older guys bringing in run of the mill weapons they'd owned for years and NEVER fired.

Being in my 20's and 30's this was hard to fathom. Why would anyone buy a Model 10, 19-66, 60 etc and not shoot them?

Now in my early 60's I understand. Let's just say I may own 1 or 2 common firearms that are still unfired after leaving the factory. I'm no collector, just don't feel the urgency to shoot every piece I own before I get home with it now.

 

[Breakaway500]

On the other hand..I have a Beretta AL390 I used for competitive Sporting Clays and know it has over 80k rounds through it.If I handed it to you,you would guess maybe a thousand rounds or so. That's why I laugh when people say they don't want to shoot a gun in fear of wearing it out. It's all about how you care for a firearm as well as the round count.

 

[Cdog]

I have a Winchester M70 XTR in 308 I purchased NIB in 1978, my only range session was in the Fall of 1979-got a 1.5" group at 100 yards-with iron sights! Haven't fired it since, so it has maybe 40 rounds through it.

Doesn't come close to your Model 70 story, but I bought a FN manufactured 2013 Shot Show edition Featherweight chambered in 7X57 in April of 13.

Up until about 2 weeks ago it had been fired a total of 8 rounds.

I neck sized those same cases and zero'd it using a different load this time. So in close to 8 years it now has a total of 14 rounds through it.

Iron sights on a deer rifle. Those were the days! A large aperture peep is about the only type rifle irons I can still use well.

 

[steelslaver]

Ammo cost money. The estimated number of shooters who reload? Just 2%
Setting up to reload for less than a box or 2 of ammo a year is hardly worth it. Therefore about 98% of gun owners fire probably fire very few rounds. That of course does not mean 98% of guns have low round counts as reloaders are probably prone to having more guns than non reloaders. But, then I bet I have several with less than 100 rounds. 3 of them are sock drawer guns, a pristine model 37 and a pristine pre model number alloy bodyguard and a J frame 32 S&W. My 5" model 27-2 is also in that category. I have an AR that I have never ever fired yet and had it for 2 years. It just does not interest me enough, I do shoot my mini 14, my Ruger 77, a rebarreled Mohawk 600 in that same caliber all the time. I bought it new in box during a sale at a sporting goods store that was closing $400 and got them to toss in 4 magazines.

One of the guys who showed up in hunting camp this year had a 9mm he asked me to clean and check as he had not fired it in about 7 or 8 years and only a few times since he bought it. Yup, has a carry permit and a gun he never shoots. Really not uncommon. He is a great guy, but guns are not really his thing, he just rode around, cooked and enjoyed camp. Never even bought any tags.