Do you count your ammo

Plinking ammo i like to keep a running track. Hunting ammo I don't really check until hunting season. I usually have a box or two laying around of that.
 
I don't keep a running count. Most of my ammo is in dozens of military ammo boxes. The most popular ones have representatives sitting in original boxes on the shelves above my loading bench. That's where my reloads go also. When a caliber gets low, I just hit the corresponding ammo box to restock. It's when THAT box gets low that I start to worry.
 
I keep a rough estimate in a spreadsheet, and update as needed. I only count specifics (say I have 10 boxes of 223 unopened), I only count those. I ignore any loose ammo or half-used boxes. That way, I always have more than I think I do.
 
I use an app called Gun Log I got off ITunes on my IPod. I can store just about anything gun and ammo related on it. Great app!

I can tell you how many times I've went to the range and how many rounds I fired and from which gun over the last few years. I also know exactly how many rounds of ammo I have on hand in each caliber, by factory brands and my reloads. It also tracks cleaning and maintenance for each gun.
 
Gooooly geeee! I reck'n that I'm just lazy. Maybe I don't count so dang good.:rolleyes:

I keep 2-300 rds of factory defense loads for each of my carry guns. 2-400 rds for each gun that I hunt with.

I try to keep 1-3,000 rds of shootem up ammo, stored in ammo cans, for each handgun. Shootem up stuff is all cast bullet reloads.

When a can of any caliber gets low, and the empty brass can gets full, I start reloading that caliber.

Mean time I buy components as I have money and can find the stuff that I prefer to use.

Keep records, naw. Count, I only got so many fingers and toes, so naw.

Stay Safe:D
 
I have a spreadsheet that contains all the standard identification information, rough purchase dates and storage locations.

It helps me keep track of what I have so I know what I need at any given moment. It also helps me rotate my stock so that I can always shoot the oldest ammo I have.
 
I count things a bit differently. When I go to the range is when I start counting.

9mm <BooM> = .15
.40 S&W <BooM> = .17
.308 Winchester <BooM> = .75

:)
 
i keep a rough count, but not exact or a log book or anything, ideally i would like to have the following set aside so if there is another shortage i can keep shooting like normal. off the top of my head i think i have about 800-900 22lr, 200-300 40 S&W, and around 800-900 9mm, just a rough tally

1,200 9mm (100 per month, 1 year supply)
1,200 40 S&W (100 per month, 1 year supply)
13,200 22lr (1100 per month, 550 every 2 weeks, 1 year supply)
 
I keep track of every round I have. I know what I have in stock, how many cases to reload, how many to clean and tumble, how many in the safe and so on. I have a line where if I get below it for any caliber I load, it becomes priority to load that type of round until the stock is back to a susceptible level.

My base line is:
9mm - 2,000 rounds
.40 S&W - 1,500 rounds
.308 - 4,000 rounds

We usually shoot every Sunday for four or five hours and encompass many different weapons but a only a few calibers.

I reload, 9mm, .40 S&W and .308 as an example.
 
... ideally i would like to have the following set aside so if there is another shortage i can keep shooting like ...1 year supply
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By my reckoning, the last two major shortages have significantly disrupted supply for a total of 4 years, 2 years each with about 2 years in between. If your goal is to keep shooting through the shortages, then using the last two and the lull between them as a metric would suggest that you need at least 2 years supply if you assume that you can restock completely during the 2 year lull between the shortages.
 
I use an Excel spreadsheet too. Track:
Shots fired, by gun and location
Inventory; caliber, weight, type
Purchase price (gross) per round.
 
No way too really. Well there is but my changes daily. Shoot almost everyday and reload tons too. So no as long as I have tons who cares the number amount.
 
Only the rounds in a given ammo can...I will note the rounds in the can to keep an eye on which caliber/load I need to set my press up for.

Bob
 
I count my ammo, 20rnds per box, rifle, 50 per box, handgun/.22LR...:D

I know what I have in stock, how many cases to reload, how many to clean and tumble,...
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A fine system, I suppose, but you sir, will never know the joy of "discovering" a bag (or two) of brass that you forgot you had! :D
 
I inventoried my 22 rimfire ammo a few of yeas ago. I had no idea what I owned. I decided that if I have a couple of bricks available, I'm in good shape for the time being. I will say that I am in very good shape. :D

I found ammunition for guns I don't even own anymore and have no intention of buying another one. Decided to just take it to the range and leave it for somebody who might need it.
 
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