"Ok, let me get this right. You have fired 100 rounds a week, (of bottleneck rifle of course, thats what were talking about) for 40 years without taking a break."

Yep, i firean average ofabout 8,000-10,000 rounds of center fire ammo per year,About halfof it isre-loads. There have been some years when i fired less than 1,000 rounds when i was working overseas and others when i fired30,000 rounds. Thegunsmithloves it when it is time to re-barrel.