But my point is UNLESS you are putting on a new scope every year( or can't shoot ) 20 a year of 30-30 is much. Most hunters kill one deer or 2. OK 3 to check for zero. 17 to hunt with. BUT wait there was a bunch of Buckeyes (4)leased a farm beside us and they shot around 75- 100 shots over a 3 day weekend. So maybe you northerns can't shoot. Or you got lots of money and don't worry about the number of shells you sling. !!!!
You talked about 5,000 rounds a year how many of those where 30-30 ?
As for the 12,000 22 that was in his closet not what was in his gun cabinet he hunted / plinked with.....
depended on the year , during the 22 shortage I did a bunch of cast bullet 30-30 shooting I was loading them for less than 22lr 250 or so those years
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the years I went 5K were mostly 223 for rifle clinics and pracitce , 9mm and 22lr for league and marksmanship clinics.
Action pistol league and practice eats rounds when your trying to shave seconds off your times 3k just in 9mm I am not that busy of a shooter the guys running an USPSA match nearly every weekend with practice 15K 9mm in a season wasn't difficult. same goes for 3 gun competitors I never got onto tournaments or 3 gun.