How many rounds should you have stored away for a caliber?
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i try to buy a box or two whenever i have a few extra bucks and all the bills are paid. whether it be for my .40 or my .357. I have plenty of .22 and 12 guage. Need to start working on the 30-30. so if in 5-6 yrs i have several thousand rnds of each,so be it. I'd rather have more than i "need" without sacrificing my responsibilites as a husband and son.
i try to buy a box or two whenever i have a few extra bucks and all the bills are paid. whether it be for my .40 or my .357. I have plenty of .22 and 12 guage. Need to start working on the 30-30. so if in 5-6 yrs i have several thousand rnds of each,so be it. I'd rather have more than i "need" without sacrificing my responsibilites as a husband and son.
MikeNice81
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Well I gues I am way behind. I usually keep no more than 100 - 150 rounds on hand for any caliber.
The exception is .22lr. I usually keep 300 rounds around. It just seems to pile up when ever I see some on sale.
The exception is .22lr. I usually keep 300 rounds around. It just seems to pile up when ever I see some on sale.
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I do not know what is enough ammo for anything but I do have 9mm ammo over 2K, 22LR ammo over 5K and about 1K of .223. I am building up my supply of 40 cal. and have about 300 rounds of 44 mag.
The only things I am going to build on are my .22LR, my .40 cal and my .223. I am going to pick up an AR-15 in .22LR and get a .22LR conversion for one of my Glocks and then just sit on everything else, and I still feel that this is paranoia...
The only things I am going to build on are my .22LR, my .40 cal and my .223. I am going to pick up an AR-15 in .22LR and get a .22LR conversion for one of my Glocks and then just sit on everything else, and I still feel that this is paranoia...
I believe people who shoot regularly should have plenty of ammo on hand just like I believe that everybody should have enough cash on hand to pay their household bills for 3 months (or 6 months or a year or even two.) Not always practical, but still good advice. Be prepared.
I'm well beyond the point of buying ammo by the box and toilet paper by the roll.
I'm well beyond the point of buying ammo by the box and toilet paper by the roll.
Prof Young
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How many rounds
My rule of thumb is to have as many rounds as I can fit in the ammo cabinet.
Live Well, be safe
Prof Young
My rule of thumb is to have as many rounds as I can fit in the ammo cabinet.
Live Well, be safe
Prof Young
FairWarning
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Does your instructor live in a reinforced concrete bunker?
My "SHTF" calibers are well stocked (7.62x39, 7.62 NATO, 9mm, 12 GA) and I have a nice collection of 8mm Mauser rounds simply because they are cheap (although the A-1 stuff like Norma isn't) and I don't even know how many .22 LR I have (it's a lot, but not even 1/3 of your instructor's "minimum"), but to say 5K-10K of each is really pushin' it.
I guess my smallest collection would have to be .357 Mag, which is one of my main recreational calibers and also happens to be rather expensive. But I've still got hundreds of those.
Bottom line, either reload or find a reliable, consistent reloader or small ammo company and stick with 'em. I'd be BROKE right now if I had bought all of my ammo at retail price.
My "SHTF" calibers are well stocked (7.62x39, 7.62 NATO, 9mm, 12 GA) and I have a nice collection of 8mm Mauser rounds simply because they are cheap (although the A-1 stuff like Norma isn't) and I don't even know how many .22 LR I have (it's a lot, but not even 1/3 of your instructor's "minimum"), but to say 5K-10K of each is really pushin' it.
I guess my smallest collection would have to be .357 Mag, which is one of my main recreational calibers and also happens to be rather expensive. But I've still got hundreds of those.
Bottom line, either reload or find a reliable, consistent reloader or small ammo company and stick with 'em. I'd be BROKE right now if I had bought all of my ammo at retail price.
There is a great deal of paranoia associated with firearms; and a great deal of fanasy. I would think that 200-300 rounds for the caliber that is your primary for self defense, would be sufficient for an emergency. Others have also said that .22 LR is an excellent crisis round. It is cheaper, easy to carry a lot of rounds and quite functional. In my opinion, f you are going to have any substantial amount of rounds, have them for the .22 LR.
Dave R wrote:
"A couple of conflicting numbers...
If you shoot 1 round a day (to feed a family?) then 1,000 rounds will last 3 years.
If you're in a firefight, you can burn 1/3 of that pretty quick."
good point about the 1000 rounds and shooting only one round a day... but as for the firefight part.... only if someone is throwing lead.... if a true rifleman, then you would only be shooting at a well acquired target and then you would only use one round....
"A couple of conflicting numbers...
If you shoot 1 round a day (to feed a family?) then 1,000 rounds will last 3 years.
If you're in a firefight, you can burn 1/3 of that pretty quick."
good point about the 1000 rounds and shooting only one round a day... but as for the firefight part.... only if someone is throwing lead.... if a true rifleman, then you would only be shooting at a well acquired target and then you would only use one round....
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How much shooting was involved in those unhappy incidents? How many firefights? I remember them also and can understand why a person would want to have a firearm. (Remember, too, a photo of a fellow sitting on the steps to his home with an M1 Carbine across his knees).....but did any of those demand vast amounts of stockpiled ammo?
Pete
How much shooting was involved in those unhappy incidents? How many firefights? I remember them also and can understand why a person would want to have a firearm. (Remember, too, a photo of a fellow sitting on the steps to his home with an M1 Carbine across his knees).....but did any of those demand vast amounts of stockpiled ammo?
Please brush up my history with an example or two.
Pete
www.lafire.com/famous_fires/920429_...2002-0429_latimes_chartingthehoursofchaos.htm
Friday 5/12/1992 - Ammo sales suspended by order of Mayor Bradley. It included restrictions on gas sales too.
If you didn't have enough ammo already you were out of luck. Suppose the riots continued for weeks or even longer. I have lots of ammo because I can afford it and because I intend to shoot it at the range eventually. I'm glad I bought what I did because it hasn't gotten any less expensive.
Be prepared.
JohnBoyscoutT
Friday 5/12/1992 - Ammo sales suspended by order of Mayor Bradley. It included restrictions on gas sales too.
If you didn't have enough ammo already you were out of luck. Suppose the riots continued for weeks or even longer. I have lots of ammo because I can afford it and because I intend to shoot it at the range eventually. I'm glad I bought what I did because it hasn't gotten any less expensive.
Be prepared.
JohnBoyscoutT
spacecoast
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I think there is a pretty good analogy between silver coins and ammo as a commodity in a crisis situation. I would regard handloaded ammo in much the same light as "junk silver" - it does the job and is quite tradeable as a medium of exchange, but doesn't have quite the cachet (or value) as the uncirculated SAEs, which are viewed much like commercial defensive ammo.
A huge difference, however, is that there is NO guarantee and little way to readily tell if ammo in any form hasn't been emptied of powder and reassembled. The homogeneus nature of coins makes them a bit harder to alter to remove value.
A huge difference, however, is that there is NO guarantee and little way to readily tell if ammo in any form hasn't been emptied of powder and reassembled. The homogeneus nature of coins makes them a bit harder to alter to remove value.
500 shots enough? You might have to supply a bunch of people with guns, but not enough ammo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_armed_resistance_in_the_Los_Angeles_riots
""I want to make it clear that we didn't open fire first," said David Joo, manager of the gun shop. "At that time, four police cars were there. Somebody started to shoot at us. The L.A.P.D. ran away in half a second.... But when our shops were burning we called the police every five minutes; no response."[4] Jay Rhee estimated that he and others fired 500 shots into the ground and air. "We have lost our faith in the police," he said. "Where were you when we needed you?" One of the largest armed camps in Koreatown was at the California Market. On the first night after the verdicts were returned in the trial of the four officers charged in the beating of Rodney King, Richard Rhee, the market owner, posted himself in the parking lot with about 20 armed employees."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_armed_resistance_in_the_Los_Angeles_riots
""I want to make it clear that we didn't open fire first," said David Joo, manager of the gun shop. "At that time, four police cars were there. Somebody started to shoot at us. The L.A.P.D. ran away in half a second.... But when our shops were burning we called the police every five minutes; no response."[4] Jay Rhee estimated that he and others fired 500 shots into the ground and air. "We have lost our faith in the police," he said. "Where were you when we needed you?" One of the largest armed camps in Koreatown was at the California Market. On the first night after the verdicts were returned in the trial of the four officers charged in the beating of Rodney King, Richard Rhee, the market owner, posted himself in the parking lot with about 20 armed employees."
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