frank; I understand what "WROL" is. My question was to determine exactly what you were aiming at with the topic. You're going to have some people that believe when it comes to the self defense needs, that a lot of ammo/guns isn't that necessary. (Which I believe this way). Even in a survival mode, that much isn't necessary. However, you're going to have those that believe a gun of every caliber and 20,000 rounds of each caliber is necessary. So again, I ask, what is the purpose of the thread? There are plenty of forums that will discuss paranoia, conspiracy theories, etc... But I just don't see the purpose here. Not unless you're paranoid and trying to get others to validate your beliefs to make you feel better about yourself.
But self defense would be a good example of this. Exactly, how much ammo would a person believe they need for self defense against a break in or for their carry weapon. Well, let's go extreme and let's assume you had 4 weapons for self defense. A shotgun at home, a handgun in one part of the house. Another handgun in another part of the house. And a handgun that you carry. Well, in the last 50 years, I remember both the riots of the 60's and the LA riots. These would be some pretty extreme situations. Living in the New York City/New Jersey area in the 60's; I don't think that my father, uncles, grandfather, or anyone else I know even shot an entire box of ammo to protect themselves or their homes. Some shots were fired. I remember it well. But the reality is; for self defense purposes, you're probably not going to need more than 1 box of ammunition for each caliber of gun that you are using for self defense. Anything past that is paranoia. Obviously, you WANT more for plinking, practicing, etc... But for actual self defense, you don't NEED more.
As for a survival environment, the majority of ammo I will have will be 22's. For survival, they are the best thing you can have. I will have a little handgun/shotgun to protect what I have; but that goes back to self defense. And without going to paranoid, maybe have some for trading material. But anything beyond this is paranoia. People with tens of thousands of rounds of ammo for survival purposes is strictly paranoia. And I define paranoia as anticipating a certain level of response without having any valid reason, proof, or historical data to validate it.
So, tell me again; what's the PURPOSE of your thread???? Mike.....