How much ammo to use for practice?

[USMC VET]

This is a good question I pondered for awhile. I went shooting with a friend who was getting ready for a competition match. It was during the "ammo craze" so I only brought one box of 9. We did a bunch. Of drills like only loading two and working on reloading as well as loading 3 and taking well placed shots working on accuracy. I got more out of shooting those 50 rounds well concentrated than any other day I have gone shooting.

All that being said I can get a lot of training on fundamentals with 100 rnds. Ar training is different for me because I still don't feel like I train that well with the bullet button so I don't shoot that much.

[Ritchie8719]

This is a good question I pondered for awhile. I went shooting with a friend who was getting ready for a competition match. It was during the "ammo craze" so I only brought one box of 9. We did a bunch. Of drills like only loading two and working on reloading as well as loading 3 and taking well placed shots working on accuracy. I got more out of shooting those 50 rounds well concentrated than any other day I have gone shooting.

All that being said I can get a lot of training on fundamentals with 100 rnds. Ar training is different for me because I still don't feel like I train that well with the bullet button so I don't shoot that much.

Excellent post, like many others.

I have a few dummy rounds that I throw in the mix (and have others throw in my mags) to test equipment failure readiness. Main thing is, do these drills enough so that muscle memory has some effect (I do believe in MM), and don't worry about breaking the gun. They don't.

[Kourosius]

This is a good question I pondered for awhile. I went shooting with a friend who was getting ready for a competition match. It was during the "ammo craze" so I only brought one box of 9. We did a bunch. Of drills like only loading two and working on reloading as well as loading 3 and taking well placed shots working on accuracy. I got more out of shooting those 50 rounds well concentrated than any other day I have gone shooting.

All that being said I can get a lot of training on fundamentals with 100 rnds. Ar training is different for me because I still don't feel like I train that well with the bullet button so I don't shoot that much.

also @ck_32 and @Ritchie8719

The reason I'm trying to come up with a round count is that I do have other things to take care of, so one or two trips to the outdoor range per month is it for me. I'm sure my situation is not unique. I'm thinking you can maintain proficiency with that kind of frequency since guys in the army reserve basically train once per month and that's considered adequate.

Anyways, thank you, gents for your advices.

[ja308]

Assuming you know the correct way to fire the shot and how to use moa to adjust sights. You can dry practice 20 times for each live round fired .

I heard somewhere the fantastic Olympic shooters dry practice a couple of hours for each live round they fire.

Doing drills with a buddy who checks you for npoa and bad habits like flinching closing your eyes etc is a great way to get very good and a person could get by with 10 rounds a day .

Shotgun news has a column written by Fred's M14 and he offers some great instruction tips on firing the shot and becoming great !
Try this link if you have not seen these time tested principles

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/18357291/Freds-Guide-on-Becoming-a-Rifleman

[jakejake527]

Shoot a lot and shoot often

If you shoot often, you can see the decline in your proficiency if you don't shoot within two weeks

Proficiency is subjective.

Practicing with only one platform will make you much more proficient with it than practicing with three