Has anyone else done an ammo inventory?

[SupportTheSecond]

I decided to dive in and do this after my Dad's estate had been finalized back in 2019. I had untold number of ammo cans, boxes and crates that went with us to our move to Arizona.

It took me 4 days of about 3 hours a day to sort and count everything along with what I already had acquired.

At today's prices and availability I was astonished at the monetary value of what the spreadsheets I filled out were once I finished.

But as a friend of mine said "If you can count everything you have in reserve you don't have enough"

 

[Onomea]

Lucky dawg!

 

[Model5]

Well all of that ammo doesn't amount to much of you don't have magazines to put it in. Unless it's belted ammo.

 

[Sevens]

I can't see doing more than a cursory look... ammo is a consumable item. I use it and I add to it so trying to keep an inventory seems silly for my needs.

 

[RobertJ.]

I recently did an inventory on all my loaded ammo. I have it stored in four different places, so it took me a few days. I'm not posting the number, but I was pretty satisfied that if I never buy loaded ammo again, I'm okay. And I didn't count ammo on my reloading shelves, or any of my components.

 

[lihpster]

The pile seems adequate at the moment.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Years ago, when ArtDoc (then SP) posted about his garage shelves collapsing under the weight of his ammo, I knew I would always sit at the ammo collecting kiddie table.

 

[Eric300]

One should have enough ammo stored to either start, or, end a small war!

 

[lihpster]

Years ago, when ArtDoc (then SP) posted about his garage shelves collapsing under the weight of his ammo, I knew I would always set at the ammo collecting kiddie table.

When I was a member of another forum, not as nice as this one, One of the members was complaining that for the third time that month, the driver delivering his ammo had been sent in a truck without a lift gate to his home. Luckily he had a forklift so he could pull the pallets off the truck. Several of the ammo hoarders on that site, and this was before the ammo shortages, had 5 or 6 calibers that they had 6 figures of rounds for each caliber. Sometimes the term gun nut applies.

 

[kraynky]

I open my cabinet, and look for a caliber that has is a smaller supply than the others. Just offhand figuring. If I see that I have a much larger supply of one particular caliber of brass, I check to make sure I have components to get caught up. I don't count them, if I see I have around 10-20 boxes (roughly), then I'm good to go.

There are a few strictly deer hunting calibers that it takes years to shoot, I don't worry too much about them. It's basically all in my head.

 

[Walter Rego]

I did before I moved a couple of years ago. I had it all pretty much segregated by caliber in ammo cans so it was just a matter of opening them up and seeing how many boxes were in each. I was surprised by how much .22 LR I had accumulated, mostly a result of a lesson learned after the last panic and shortages.

I have not tried to estimate current value vs. what I paid for it, but I'm sure it has outperformed the stock market by a considerable margin. And has greater utility value.

 

[pasound]

I have a good inventory of everything I shoot regularly, and enough SD rounds for the calibers I may carry to get me through for a long while. Started collecting after the last shortage, so not surprised by the one starting last year. All I need at this point are rifle primers and powder for my M&P15 and my Mossberg 30-30. Got plenty for my pistol and revolver collection.

 

[ContinentalOp]

I'll occasionally do an inventory of ammo, more often when I actually went shooting frequently. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your perspective), I don't have a lot of ammo on hand so it's not too much of a chore. However, I did check recently, maybe a couple of months ago, nothing too detailed, but I ended up finding three 50-round boxes of .45ACP FMJ when I thought I only had one, at most, so that was nice.

 

[rockquarry]

I can't see doing more than a cursory look... ammo is a consumable item. I use it and I add to it so trying to keep an inventory seems silly for my needs.

Best post. I guess I don't have much ammo. I can tell at a glance what's there.

 

[Bozz10mm]

Yep. I keep inventory on an Excel spread sheet. Probably not accurate to the exact round count, but close enough.

 

[Rustyt1953]

The pile seems adequate at the moment.

They make an ointment for that.

 

[lihpster]

They make an ointment for that.

You think I'm made of money? I gots some b'ar grease for thet!

 

[vonn]

One never can have too much ammunition or guns that can fire it. Pretty sure that's the law here in Texas.

 

[Drm50]

I been to enough estate sales to tell you one thing for sure, you ain't allowed to take it with you.

 

[sigp220.45]

When I was a member of another forum, not as nice as this one, One of the members was complaining that for the third time that month, the driver delivering his ammo had been sent in a truck without a lift gate to his home. Luckily he had a forklift so he could pull the pallets off the truck. Several of the ammo hoarders on that site, and this was before the ammo shortages, had 5 or 6 calibers that they had 6 figures of rounds for each caliber. Sometimes the term gun nut applies.

And when they croak without ever shooting a round their widow or kids will sell it for pennies on the dollar.