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Range Log shortcode reference

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0500

Range Log adds five shortcodes. Each one is shown below with the code and what it renders.

caliber

A card with the standard name of a caliber, its type, and spellings that stores use for it. Write the caliber the way you normally would: 9mm, 9x19, .223 Rem, 5.56 NATO, 300 BLK, 12ga, .30-06.

{{< caliber "300 BLK" >}}

The club Glock 19 at 1,000 rounds

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 17:00:00 -0500

The rental Glock 19 Gen 5 passed 1,000 rounds this week. It shoots the club’s 9×19mm Parabellum case ammo, and it gets a full cleaning every 500 rounds.

This month

Sessions in October
Firearm	Ammo	Rounds	Notes
Glock 19 Gen 5	Magtech 115gr FMJ	350	Intro class, October 11
Glock 19 Gen 5	Magtech 115gr FMJ	150	Rental, October 26
Total		500

All sessions so far

The table below adds up every range log on this site that lists this pistol, including the 9mm ammo test in September.

Clay day: 12 gauge target loads compared

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:00:00 -0500

Twelve members shot two rounds of sporting clays. The club’s rental shotgun is a Beretta A300 Outlander, and we used the day to see which shells to stock in the pro shop.

Price per shell

Shotgun shells are usually priced per box of 25 or per case of 250. Shown here in cents per shell:

What a handloaded .308 Win round costs

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:00:00 -0500

Several members asked whether reloading for the club’s .308 match rifles is worth it. Here is the cost of one round at current component prices, without the press, dies, scale or time.

Components

Component	Price	Rounds it covers	Per round
Large rifle primers	$109.99 / 1,000	1,000	$0.11/rd
Powder	$46.99 / lb	159	$0.30/rd
168 gr HPBT bullets	$52.99 / 100	100	$0.53/rd
Brass, five loadings	$94.99 / 100	500	$0.19/rd

A pound of powder is 7,000 grains, which covers about 159 rounds at our charge weight. Use the charge from your powder or bullet maker’s published data, not ours. Brass life depends on the rifle and how hard you size it; five loadings is a cautious guess.

October rimfire league night

Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:00:00 -0500

Five shooters came out for the first indoor league night of the season. Targets were at 50 feet, 10 shots per relay.

Results

League night, October 4
Firearm	Ammo	Rounds	Malfunctions	Notes
Ruger 10/22 Target	CCI Standard Velocity	120	0	Best group of the night, 0.6 in
CZ 457 Varmint	SK Standard Plus	100	0
Ruger Mark IV 22/45	CCI Mini-Mag	150	2	Light strikes; both fired on a second try
Ruger Mark IV 22/45	Federal AutoMatch	100	3	Light strikes
Marlin 795	Federal AutoMatch	80	4	Feeding problems with one magazine
Ruger 10/22 Target		120	0
CZ 457 Varmint		100	0
Ruger Mark IV 22/45		250	5
Marlin 795		80	4
Total		550	9

The Mark IV had five light strikes across two brands of ammo, which points to the pistol, not the ammo. It goes to the gunsmith before next month.

First 500 rounds through the club AR-15

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:30:00 -0500

The club bought a 16-inch AR-15 for the rifle intro class. Before it goes into the rental rack, three of us put 500 rounds through it over two Saturdays.

Which ammo it takes

The barrel is marked 5.56 NATO. A chamber marked 5.56 NATO is made for both of these cartridges:

Choosing a 9mm practice load by cost per round

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:00:00 -0500

The club shoots about 3,000 rounds of 9mm a month. We priced six practice loads and ran 100 rounds of each through the same pistol.

Price per round

9mm practice ammo, prices checked September 5
Ammo	Store	Price	Rounds	Per round
Magtech 9mm 115gr FMJ	Club order	$264.00	1,000	$0.26/rd Lowest
Winchester USA 9mm 115gr FMJ	Online retailer	$279.99	1,000	$0.28/rd
PMC Bronze 9mm 115gr FMJ	Online retailer	$14.99	50	$0.30/rd
Blazer Brass 9mm 115gr FMJ	Big-box store	$15.49	50	$0.31/rd
Federal American Eagle 9mm 115gr FMJ	Local shop	$17.99	50	$0.36/rd
Speer Lawman 9mm 124gr TMJ	Local shop	$21.99	50	$0.44/rd

Box prices are hard to compare when one option comes in 50s and another in cases of 1,000. A 50-round box at $17.99 is $0.36/rd. The club’s case order works out to $0.26/rd. Shipping is not included. The online prices need a minimum order to ship free, which the club order clears but a single member buying one case may not.