Backlighting
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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"
Has less than a hundred rounds thru it
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Absalom
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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
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
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Long ago, I found a gun for my wife that had been bought and taken home. Within a week HIS wife found it (sock drawer?) and made him take it back (or at least that was the story from an otherwise trustworthy clerk). Other than the test rounds at the factory, didn't appear to have been fired. No wear on the slide rails, very minimal mark on the breech face. Good price too 
After the model 29 was introduced it wasn't too unusual to find a used gun and box of ammo missing 6 rounds for sale.
After the model 29 was introduced it wasn't too unusual to find a used gun and box of ammo missing 6 rounds for sale.
hoosierone
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Some of my guns I've owned for years have very low round counts.
Examples: Rock River AR 13 years old, 200 rounds
Colt 1911 Model 80 11 years old 100 rounds
S&W 15-22 5 years old 200 rounds
Counts are approximate. Would love to shoot a lot more, life just gets in the way.
Examples: Rock River AR 13 years old, 200 rounds
Colt 1911 Model 80 11 years old 100 rounds
S&W 15-22 5 years old 200 rounds
Counts are approximate. Would love to shoot a lot more, life just gets in the way.
Actually I believe that there are lots of guns out there with very low round counts. Novice buys a hand gun and a box of ammo. goes out and surprise,firstt it is hard to hit anything, next because in America bigger is better, the recoil is painful. Not very exciting watching dust fly a ft from where the can is. Hey the ammo cost $40 a box. Back in the drawer. Things like 500s, model 329s, J frame 357. light weight semi autos that the slide movement startles the novice all lose their appeal fast. Heck plenty of them get purchased for "self protection" and never even get fired. Just stuck in a desk or drawer.
Was in my Brother in laws sporting good shop and spot what looks like a brand new Ruger 77 in the used gun rack. Hey, its a 416 Ruger. Ask my BIL about it. Guy got it, had the scope mounted and bore sighted and gets a box of ammo. A hour later he is back and trades it in along with 19 unfired rounds. LOL. One and done.
Was in my Brother in laws sporting good shop and spot what looks like a brand new Ruger 77 in the used gun rack. Hey, its a 416 Ruger. Ask my BIL about it. Guy got it, had the scope mounted and bore sighted and gets a box of ammo. A hour later he is back and trades it in along with 19 unfired rounds. LOL. One and done.
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CAJUNLAWYER
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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
Kinda like all those cookbooks I bought for my little dreambarge.🍽
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I think few really know how much their guns have been fired and estimates are probably not even close, unless the owner still has most of the three boxes of factory ammo he bought when the new gun was purchased and he is not a handloader.
I seldom buy a new or used handgun anymore, but many that I have were purchased more than twenty or thirty years ago and I shoot them. I couldn't begin to estimate the total number of rounds fired.
I seldom buy a new or used handgun anymore, but many that I have were purchased more than twenty or thirty years ago and I shoot them. I couldn't begin to estimate the total number of rounds fired.
OLDSTER
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"Talk is cheap".
Yeah, but those 15 minutes save the average Joe one heckuva lotta aggravation. (Me being an average Joe, to this I do affirm.
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I talked to a bird hunter one time about his Superposed. He said he had it for years and had shot it right much but it was still in good shape. I asked what was right much shooting and he said probably 3 cases. Back then shells came in a case of 20 boxes so the gun had been shot about 1500 times. Larry
Ole Joe Clark
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I could look at my reloading charts and give a pretty good estimate on number of rounds shot on some firearms, not a clue on others.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
Have a blessed day,
Leon
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 . . .
THE PILGRIM
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When I bought this Beretta 21A, the seller had two for sale.
He reported his had been shot but his ex-wife's hadn't been.
In an effort to avoid Bad MoJo, I really would have preferred to buy his.
He couldn't remember which was whose.
And I was unable to determine fired from unfired.
So far, the one I bought is just a little edgy on ammo it likes.
I think I beat the Dealer, again!
Back when the 59s started coming down the Police Trade In Trail,
My Buddy bought some, cheap.
Some of those guns looked like the were dragged down the street.
But the insides looked near new.
Not sure if 100 rounds was the count, but they hadn't been fired very much.
He reported his had been shot but his ex-wife's hadn't been.
In an effort to avoid Bad MoJo, I really would have preferred to buy his.
He couldn't remember which was whose.
And I was unable to determine fired from unfired.
So far, the one I bought is just a little edgy on ammo it likes.
I think I beat the Dealer, again!
Back when the 59s started coming down the Police Trade In Trail,
My Buddy bought some, cheap.
Some of those guns looked like the were dragged down the street.
But the insides looked near new.
Not sure if 100 rounds was the count, but they hadn't been fired very much.
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Sorry to change the subject, but this reminds of when I used to watch COPS on TV. Virtually every time they stopped a suspected drunk driver and asked how many drinks he/she had, the answer was always "a couple".
That's why I chuckle when I see a gun advertised for sale and the description says only fired a couple of times, or a couple of boxes.
That's why I chuckle when I see a gun advertised for sale and the description says only fired a couple of times, or a couple of boxes.
Back when I was po-leecing, the standard answer when someone was in the ditch was "two beers and was going 35 mph."Sorry to change the subject, but this reminds of when I used to watch COPS on TV. Virtually every time they stopped a suspected drunk driver and asked how many drinks he/she had, the answer was always "a couple".
That's why I chuckle when I see a gun advertised for sale and the description says only fired a couple of times, or a couple of boxes.
Grayfox
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The fact is that shooters like us a few and far between. I'd guess that around 85-90% of gun owners buy a gun, maybe shoot a few rounds and then stick it in a drawer or closet for years.
I, myself, have guns I've bought, shot a box or two through them just for fun and then linger in the safe for several years before being shot again.
When I bought my Charter Arms Bulldog it came with the box, original sales receipt and an old box of ammo with 45 rounds still in it.
I'd guess that the vast majority of used guns sold have very low round counts.
I, myself, have guns I've bought, shot a box or two through them just for fun and then linger in the safe for several years before being shot again.
When I bought my Charter Arms Bulldog it came with the box, original sales receipt and an old box of ammo with 45 rounds still in it.
I'd guess that the vast majority of used guns sold have very low round counts.
