How much ammo to keep on hand?

[Dmaxboy08]

never enough. Guns and ammo will never lose their value. If there is ever a shortage or even worse, ammo and guns cant be sold to the public, ammo and guns will sky rocket on the black market. I have 14000 rounds as of right now

 

[buck45]

If you need to ask, you don't have enough. I always stock up in the spring for the season's shooting. I suspect the lowered stock levels are mostly that instead of election fears. Then again .........

 

[JJEH]

As much as you can

 

[Vulcan Bob]

Well this time around I have stocked up more primers.

 

[bp231986]

Waste of time for me to think about it because in all honesty i would like to be up in the 100,000 round range but i know that will never happen because one i dont have the money and two i love to shoot so im always shooting what i get....i do however have a little saved back. The way i look at it is this way....what if i die tomorrow and have all that ammo saved up that i never shot....to me thats a waste. I get the ammo to shoot it.

 

[dirty gary]

Currently have 75,000 rds assorted handgun and rifle ammo. Have enough components to produce about 50,000 more. This does not include the 2,500 pcs of 50 BMG brass and related components waiting for the day I start cranking them out for the Barrett.

A few days ago police arrested a fellow in Miami. Searched his home and found - THREE THOUSAND ROUNDS OF AMMO. Local news made it sound like he had an ammo depot at home.

Some of us would be front page news if we weren't upstanding citizens

 

[Droid]

This is one of those questions I tend to dislike. Similiar would be, how many guns do you own and where do you keep them? Sorta like, how rich might I be?

Some things are ones own business and I'll leave it at that.

No offense ment to anyone.

LTC

How much tin foil do you own? Lol

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[WrongWay]

I believe a minimum of 1,000 rounds per caliber, and more for the ones you use frequently. In .22RF I keep about 5,000. When I moved a few years ago, the movers kept asking what was in all those green army cans that were so heavy, they made many trips up the basement steps with a 2 wheeler stacked full.

I'm with you on this one. The only firearms I don't have at least 1000 rounds for are my 30-06, and .375 H&H.

 

[45times6]

I like to have a sizeable reserve, and I get in the habit of buying a couple of boxes every week, unless I've just made a big (case-size) purchase. That way, whenever I go to the range, I'm not making a dent in the reserve and I'll have some on hand if the shelves are bare due to a run on ammo.

 

[m1gunner]

As the average gunfight entails 2.8 rounds expended, I figure the 5 rounds of ammo I have will last the rest of my life.

 

[DesertFox]

20,000 rounds of .22 lr rf.
2500 rounds .22 magnum rf
5000 rounds of .45 acp
5000 rounds of .38 special
5000 rounds of .357 magnum
500 12 gauge birdshot
200 12 gauge slug and buckshot
500 20 gauge birdshot
100 20 gauge slug and buckshot
3000 .45 Colt
10,000 lp primers
10,000 sp primers
10 lbs Unique powder
5 lbs Bullseye powder
50,000 assorted cast bullets

Keep stock rotated of course.

Wow! That's my inventory too - except substitute 10mm for 45ACP and 44 Mag for 45 Colt!

 

[GF]

Try to have enough ammo on-hand that you open a can and say, "I don't remember buyin' that !?!"

GF

 

[SSW1911]

As much as I can get and safely store. Every week I stop by my favorite local gun store, just to look at guns, talk with the guys and I always leave with atleast one box of any caliber I shoot that has the best price.

So it's kind of an on going restock without quotas, unless I shoot a competition. Then restock what was used.

Not much of an answer, but going to the gun store every week is always a good thing!!!!

 

[bushmaster1313]

as many rounds as there are stars in the sky.

I think the human eye can see less than 1,000 stars on a clear night

 

[venomballistics]

I determined the dead minimums for myself to be 1000 rounds per bolt action, lever action and single shot rifles. 1500 rounds per shotgun or semi auto. Pistols tend to be hungry, and I maintain a minimum of 2000 rounds for each.
these minimums are determined by ammo demand of a given weapon over the course of two concurrent hard and heavy weekends plus a few reloads worth should I need to call upon that arm at any time.

 

[Angry Bill]

More than most, less than some.... Let's just say I'm good to go for anything short of a "Red Dawn" type invasion.

 

[Ironhand]

"Enough".........

 

[chud333]

I got probably 5-6 thousand .22 LR various makers for my K-22's
Another 2000 rounds of .38 and .357
Another 2000 rounds of .223 for my AR
And reloading components to load at least that much more
for my centerfires. I'm good for awhile. No worries.


Chuck

 

[Combat]

I can say I honestly don't know. I do know that my wife finally has offered to buy me my own storage shed to put it in. It seems we can't park the car in the garage anymore......

 

[joeintexas]

Not really sure, but I know I have at least 1 .22 short and a half a box of .410s somewhere.