16ga.com ~ View topic - how long would it take to shoot 3000 rounds?

Joined: 18 Feb 2018 Posts: 621 Location: va, ct, mo

Byron, how many 16ga............?

how long would it take for you to shoot 3000 rounds of 16ga.

Joined: 27 Jan 2016 Posts: 490 Location: Oswego, Kansas

At my average of 400rds at skeet and 200rds at sporting per month that adds up to five months minimum. Less if I add some tournament shooting in there.
But with my new 28ga being used for most of my skeet shooting I don't shoot nearly as much 16ga at skeet.

Joined: 05 Oct 2017 Posts: 284 Location: Central MN

2-3 years at the current rate 600+ at clays the rest at doves, ducks n other game.

Member Joined: 09 Jan 2013 Posts: 2169 Location: Florida

Couple of years , between clays , dove , snipe, duck , quail, and once a year tower shoot or clean up.

Joined: 18 Feb 2018 Posts: 621 Location: va, ct, mo

has the new job effected those numbers Byron? you shoot mostly weekends, right?

Joined: 27 Jan 2016 Posts: 490 Location: Oswego, Kansas

Yes, the new job has me working M-F 8-5 and Saturdays 8-12 at least so now the only skeet shooting I can do is Sundays after church and some occasional sporting on Saturday afternoon. Squeezing in a bird hunt with my Brittany pup instead of shooting clays when the weather permits. Embarassed

Joined: 24 Jul 2016 Posts: 548 Location: Ohio

90% of my shooting is 16 gauge.I went thru about 8000 rounds in the last 3 years. Just bought another 5000 wads about a month ago. At 74 it should get me thru for awhile. Between 12,16,and 20 I've got about 10,000 wads in the closet and the majority of the 12 and 20 will be loaded by someone else.During nice weather I shoot 50 to 100 rounds a day.

Joined: 31 Jan 2017 Posts: 17 Location: Western PA

I have always enjoyed shooting skeet, trap, sporting, five stand as well as backyard clays with skeet being my favorite. All of my trap, sporting and 5 stand are shot with a 16 ga. Probably 75% of the skeet is shot with a 16, the remainder being 28, 410 and a few 20's. This year I decided to keep track of my shooting. To date I have shot just over 18,000 shotgun shells. With about 15,000 being 16 gauge. I have a trap shooting friend who gets components for me a couple times a year from a distributor. Sometimes he takes his wife along with him. She thinks my shooting is excessive...I disagree Very Happy

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Joined: 18 Feb 2018 Posts: 621 Location: va, ct, mo

second q was missed in OP.

current price check on CB waa16's please.

Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 1310 Location: Western WA

https://www.powdervalleyinc.com/product/claybuster-16-ga-win-waa16/

https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/2304

Joined: 04 Oct 2015 Posts: 280 Location: Clemson

10 weeks. If I shoot 300 a week. If I shoot less... it will take longer.
10 weeks or 10 years, why does the amount of time matter?

Joined: 18 Feb 2018 Posts: 621 Location: va, ct, mo

plastic decays..........

Joined: 18 Feb 2018 Posts: 621 Location: va, ct, mo

wow...graf is high. 28 per 1000 plus 10 bucks to ship? is this normal?

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Looks like Graf's isn't stocking 16 ga. Cheddite hulls anymore.