How much ammo do you bring when traveling?

[Grimjaws]

So heading out of town to visit my son where my state permit is honored in his state so bringing my EDC.

I carry a 442-1
I plan on bringing two speed strips and two speedloaders

So when you travel how much ammo do you bring with you? (assuming you are not headed to a shooting match or something)

 

[colt_saa]

I usually fly, so ammunition must be in original or similar packaging.

So I always bring a full box.

 

[Grimjaws]

Curious

So when you fly you have a suitcase and a gun case inside the suitcase, correct?

So do you keep the ammo in the case with the gun or in your suitcase?

 

[brucev]

Driving ... pistol and magazine. On the seat to my side. Flying ... pistol and magazine and maybe another magazine. Checked baggage. Sincerely. bruce.

 

[Inusuit]

Driving, full magazine plus 1 in Glock 19 and second 15 round magazine. Assuming if I need more ammo, it will be available on the road.

 

[WardenRoss]

Sig M18 with eighteen loaded and two twenty-one backup mags.


Side note: Back-in-the-day we were taught to never carry an autoloader without a spare magazine.


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[robertrwalsh]

Two reloads on me, a full box in the luggage. Just incase of zombies.

 

[AJ]

When driving, I carry a couple of speed loaders with me. Unusually a full box in the back of the SUV, that is in case when I get where I am going we may do some shooting. When flying to visit friend, I borrow a carry gun from them.

 

[BourbonCowboy]

I carry the VP9 when travelling. 17+1 rounds in the pistol and one extra 17-round mag.

 

[zonker5]

If a revolver one extra speed strip, If a semi-auto the 15 in the gun is enough.

Not planning to get into a firefight with a heavily armed mob of mutants, but only want to save my butt in an emergency so that should be all I need.

 

[AR_Black]

Er….driving to northern Illinois to visit family, I typically tighten my tinfoil hat and bring a few extra guns, plural. And extra ammo (but not as much to drag down gas mileage a lot).

But I usually go shooting while on the visit. Nice to have options while at the range.

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Seriously, when traveling by vehicle alone, typically 2-3 handguns and 50 rounds for each. Kind of hard to discreetly bring a long gun into a hotel room.

And don’t forget your go-bag: flashlight, water, food, hiking boots, and seasonal clothing. Never know when you may have to walk home.


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[Bill In Texas]

My wife and I are full-time rv'ers. I travel with several j frames and a k frame revolver. All of them are, of course, chambered in either .38 special or .357 mag. I haven't counted lately, but I'm pretty sure that I've got around 100 for each caliber. However, I only get back home about once a year to restock, so my situation is different. Fortunately, I have never needed to restock and hope that I never have too.

 

[hyena]

Last trip I had my Bodyguard .380 with one spare mag. I was ready for anything.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Traveling carry is the same as EDC. Hubby and I both carry a CZ PCR with spare mag, so 58 rounds between us.
Edit: hasn't occurred yet but if we traveled to wilderness, we would add a 686Plus and two reloads for each of us. Same as woods walks here, so 42 more rounds of 180gr. .357 between us.
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[flintsghost]

When I carry my 637 in the car, I keep a caseguard 18 with 6 shot cartridges and 12rds of Gold dot short barrel. Plus 1 speedloader and 5 in the gun. If I carry my Colt Defender .45, 3 full mags and a box of 50 in the trunk.

 

[M29since14]

I almost always have something very similar, except I usually have an old Model 36 along instead of a 442. 15-20 rounds seems like plenty. If I happen to take an auto pistol for some particular reason, I usually bring one extra magazine, which typically amounts to 15-30 cartridges total.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Half of my kids/grandkids live in New Jersey, NOT ONE ROUND!

When traveling for vacation to a free state, Standard EDC 5 in a J-Frame, 8 in a speed strip. Plus recreational fire power! Usually a 4 gun "set" of 45 LC/12 gauge about 1200 rounds. OR 2 Sporting Clays shotguns and around 1000 rounds of ammo! In other words, 5 days worth.

Ivan

 

[BabaBlueJay]

Usually none, but I'm going to change that because Ohio has great reciprocity with CCW. Problem is one of my relatives live in Cali so can't go there with any CCW Florida kind of has reciprocity.

 

[JMalone]

I don’t leave home without a go bag anymore, it holds a Pc Carbine, and a security 9. Both using the same 17 round mags. 8 mags loaded and a box of spares. So 136 rounds in my backpack and 13 plus one in my waistband.
I’m prepared for most imaginable circumstances.. I just wanna get home to my family and gear.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Lately it’s been 2 extra Mags for my LCP Max.
And a box+ for my 642.