Has anyone else done an ammo inventory?

Have you got any of that under water aluminum 9mm you and Leland bought after Katrina?

charlie sherrill said:
I also suffered the collapsed ammo shelves. I rebuilt using 2X4's and 1/2" plywood. It won't even sag now. The heavy stuff is on the floor in metal ammo cans. I probably have enough to last me for target shooting until the dirt nap comes.
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I inventoried my reloading components (exclusive of brass) recently and was surprised to find that I had more of some than I had remembered and less of others, but enough to last another couple of years. When the supply chain approaches normalcy, I will make some purchases, unless I keep finding stuff squirreled away where I had forgotten it. If I do tally the brass I suspect some will be for sale here as I have more than I need.

Inventorying loaded ammo is not something I want to contemplate.
 
Sevens said:
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.
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Being a University trained Engineer, and being responsible for a manufacturing facility that would put hundreds out of work if there was a shortage of something, I learned that developing the software was really quite an easy task.

So, I said, why not develop my own computer program(s) for my own use. MS made it easy in that all the canned programs talk to each other. Did I need it? No. Was it a heck a lot of fun to put it all together.....heck yeah.

My one database shows available ammo. That only needed to be done once. My second database logs in every time I shoot. The rounds shot automatically updates the inventory. Another calculation generates a 5 year running average of items used. The final page tallies every item (e.g., 22 LR, .45 ACP, small pistol primers, Bullseye powder, etc, etc.) and how many months my inventory of each item will last.

A perfect example of how useful it is came about in early 2020. Some items were down to only a year's supply and I was contemplating a purchase. The guy on the 6:00 news uttered the word "pandemic". Later that evening I checked my preferred online dealer and found that the shelves were well stocked, so I put in an order. Two days later most was out of stock.

As I said....lotsa fun.
 
Have no idea of the centerfire ammo as I tend to only reload what I shoot in a given match as I shoot it up. Probably a couple hundred rds of each. My logic there is to use my primers for the caliber I'm using instead on just loading everything. But I did get a rd count of .22s awhile back and only have about 15,000 rds. Some of those date from y2k.
 
I found a box of Long Colt 45. Never owned one.
Will trade for High Velocity .22 LR. Box for box
 
I recently started keeping an inventory of my ammo just to be sure I'm only buying what I'm really low on instead of buying more of what I already have. It was never a concern before, but if I'm going to pay $1 a round I want to be sure I really need it.
 
I keep a spreadsheet and know my stock levels, not so much just for inventory but I like to keep track of how much I shoot thru each gun. Noting I don't have a massive collection which makes it a bit easier.
Considering I deal with spreadsheets all day at work, no clue why I started one for my little collection. But except for an old Colt Challenger handed down to me from my in-laws back in '12 (my first gun, I was 50), I can say exactly how many rounds each one that I own has ran. And in turn what my ammo inventory is.
My family just shakes their head and laughs at my little obsession lol.
 
I tried to inventory my components for reloading, it was a pain so I have been pulling the handle like a mad man. It is easier to count rounds than primers, cases, bullets and powder. I am good for a while...I too am starting to worry about the weight breaking the bottom of the hiding place...
 
I am small taters compared to what I see here, but I had not worried much about counting till recently, as in the past, it was not an issue. However I got a pretty good stash of rimfire. I see that maybe will be the pocket change in the future. How many for a loaf of bread? Can of beans? With supply not meeting demands, I think that ammo traders will have the upper hand for dealing. Lead into gold, like magic.
 
I've systematically kept inventory of factory ammo, handloads, 22LR, brass, primers and powder for some time. After finishing the initial inventory, it's no problem to maintain the spreadsheet as I use items. I'm not about to do an annual inventory like many businesses do. Any errors I have will be corrected when I run out of something the spreadsheet said I had.

The biggest benefit is not having to rut through various stashes to find something I "knew" I had. I've numbered my tubs and ammo cans so I can go directly to the right container for something listed on the spreadsheet. Another benefit is seeing at a glance what I have before buying more. It keeps me from over-buying or (shudder) running out.

Seem excessive? Perhaps, but it works for me.
 
Small taters here. I have one bullet. When I shoot it I have to go out and find it. After I find it I clean it up then I remelt it, remold it, resize it then reload it. Then I am ready to shoot again. That follow up shot is kinda slow but I am working on it. I hope the government never comes and takes my one bullet from me.
 
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