Did you ever run out of ammo ?

I have run out of ammo in my range bag, but that was when I was in a hurry and didn't pack it thoughtfully before I left the house. I have never been down to zero ammo at home, and come to think of it even when I ran out of range ammo out of dumbnocity I had my HP with me.
 
No, I always keep stuff on hand. I buy what I want to shoot or just keep min 500rds of each caliber. +..
1000rds 12g, from federal bulk packs is $230ish. Good deal, and good for zombies. :p
 
to be perfectly honest
I dont shoot my "real" duty ammo at a range.
my carry ammo is JHP +P and just what I want when it counts.

Do I practice with it? Occasionally. Just to keep up to speed.
9 out of 10 times I use range ammo at the range, Its 1/3 the cost and just as effective on paper targets as the JHP rounds are against live bodies. ie. it makes holes in it. Oh yeah, and I buy my range ammo in 500 count boxes as well, makes running out a LOT harder.
 
The factory new nickel-plated stuff stays home, except for a box a year or so in each caliber to refresh the stock. Even do that with some reloads - leave the nickel-ed ones at home because they won't reload as much, but neither will they get grungy looking.

I guess the OP begs the question, why would you ever take to the range 100% of your ammo inventory? I wouldn't. If I were down to 100 rounds, and if it weren't an election year, and if only the dog weren't complaining at me, I might take 50. If that's not enough, I'd call and be sure I can buy more at the range or at a shop on the way to the range. Otherwise, I'd cancel. I don't light the coals until I know there's some meat to throw on the grill.
 
I'm sorry I had to drop back by
for me to take 100% of my current stock of ammo in the calibers I typically keep on hand( .22 LR, 9mm, .223/5.56, and 20 gauge #8 pellets)
anyway the point I was about to make is that I NEVER buy a box of 50 rounds by itself. That's like having a jelly sandwich, where is the peanut butter?

I've got a supplier I get bulk reloads from, awesome stuff, I have plenty of people think it was much pricier new stuff. If anybody in the market for a supplier I will provide details, they ship or you can pick up at a gun show if there is near by.
 
I keep a resrve of 1000 rounds for each of my 6 main handgun calibers that I don't plan on getting into. I basically keep 250 rounds for each caliber in my working supply and reload during the week what I shot up the previous week. I can load 200 rounds in an hours so catching up is never too far away
 
No and not likely. I have enough components in 9, 40, 45 to load up several K of each in my off premise loading facility. I have around 3K of each caliber in the house to use at the range on any given training day. Social is another matter that is not discussed here as it is beyond definitions. I have stock of primers and brass from the middle 1990's and lead from the early 1990's until now. Lots of time to exercise the right arm on the progressive presses (read that as 2 Dillon Square Deal B's).
 
I have meaningfully fired up all of my ammo before, but never unintentionally ran out. I usually fire it all up beforehand when I sell a gun that is the only one I own in a certain caliber. I have also gotten to the range before realizing I didn't bring any ammo with me.
 
Never. I have 3K rounds of 40 S&W in ammo cans. It is my "emergency" stash. I still buy ammo, but I rotate the oldest out of my stash for range activities and add the new to my stash. I will always have surplus ammo.

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I have run out of ammunition for some guns, sometimes for months at a time. But I don't think I've been without any ammunition in many decades. And since I now have some ammunition with no gun to use it in I'll probably never be without again.
 
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I keep 1,000 rounds of 9mm in reserve, and I buy extra when I shoot.

Eventually, I'll buy a rifle, and I'll put together 1,000 spare for that.

I suppose this hobby makes us value ammunition.
 
Nope wont allow it to happen. I have started buying a box of ammo here and there for each caliber I have and putting it aside. Compared to others I don't have a huge stockpile but I got around 500 rounds for each caliber except 22 which I have around 5000.


I suppose this hobby makes us value ammunition.
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Absolutely, otherwise we would all have a bunch of really expensive paper weights.
 
Did you go to the range and shoot everything up in all of the EXCITEMENT of shooting. And find out when you get home no ammo
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Ammo at home, or showing up empty?

You may have ran out of ammo, but you never run out of unique question's.:rolleyes:
 
Sure. Back in the day I'd just stop at the store on the way to the range. Ammo was cheap and easy to get.

It was only after I started reloading that the stock pile started to grow.
 
redhawk 5.5+p+ I have never run out of ammo for my guns .I always have a pair and a spare reloads all ways. 3 mags or 3 speedloaders .
 
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.223 and FMJ handgun ammo, you betcha. Been out of 7.62 Nagant for quite some time now, not a priority. Might still have a partial box of .357, haven't looked lately.
Always have SD ammo on hand, .38, 9mm, .45 ACP, even .45 Colt for the Model P (and now the Rossi 92). Buffalo Bore SWC and some JHP. Cashier accused me of having a Judge.
.30-06 and .30-30, usually have at least a box and a partial each. Currently swimming in the aforementioned .223 and M2 Ball. At least by my standards.
Also have ammo where I have run out of gun. Partial box of .44 magnum for the Mountain Gun I no longer own. Kinda miss that one. Couple rounds 7.62x39 from the SKS I sold to a buddy. Even eight or ten rounds of .270. I have never owned or even shot a .270...:confused:
 
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