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"Hoarding ammo" vs. Stocking up on ammo
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rburg
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Remember the old "You might be a gun nut if" threads?
Like: Your local PD stops by to borrow guns or ammo. Or you have enough guns to arm your entire neighborhood. The same goes for ammo.
We have a room in our house commonly referred to as the "Powder Magazine". And the ammo, mostly, isn't stored in it!
Like: Your local PD stops by to borrow guns or ammo. Or you have enough guns to arm your entire neighborhood. The same goes for ammo.
We have a room in our house commonly referred to as the "Powder Magazine". And the ammo, mostly, isn't stored in it!
BarbC
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My thoughts exactly.
Andy Griffith
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Originally posted by BarbC:
My thoughts exactly.
How's that old quote go again?
"Perception is reality."
My perception is that I have just about enough, but a bit more might not be too bad either.
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoarding
Hoarding as a human behavior may be a response to perceived or predicted shortages of specific goods, or a compulsive abnormal behavior. The compulsive collecting of objects is known as pathological or compulsive hoarding. The compulsive collection and ownership of pets is known as animal hoarding.
Hoarding behavior may be a common response to fear, whether fear of imminent society-wide danger or simple fear of a shortage of some good. Civil unrest or natural disaster may lead people to collect foodstuffs, water, gasoline, and other essentials which they believe, rightly or wrongly, will soon be in short supply. Unlike hoarding immediately before or in the wake of a crisis, hoarding a resource while its supply is abundant can actually alleviate future shortages because those who stockpile in this manner will not contribute to future demand when supplies are reduced.
Hoarding as a human behavior may be a response to perceived or predicted shortages of specific goods, or a compulsive abnormal behavior. The compulsive collecting of objects is known as pathological or compulsive hoarding. The compulsive collection and ownership of pets is known as animal hoarding.
Hoarding behavior may be a common response to fear, whether fear of imminent society-wide danger or simple fear of a shortage of some good. Civil unrest or natural disaster may lead people to collect foodstuffs, water, gasoline, and other essentials which they believe, rightly or wrongly, will soon be in short supply. Unlike hoarding immediately before or in the wake of a crisis, hoarding a resource while its supply is abundant can actually alleviate future shortages because those who stockpile in this manner will not contribute to future demand when supplies are reduced.
Jack Flash
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I think I crossed the line between stocking up and hoarding yesterday.
I went to a shop to buy pistol primers. The owner of the shop was on the phone telling another customer that things are crazy now and he can't beg, borrow, or steal pistol primers. All he could get was a few cases of large rifle primers from Remington.
Well, I already had plenty of large rifle primers, but I now have 1,000 more...
I went to a shop to buy pistol primers. The owner of the shop was on the phone telling another customer that things are crazy now and he can't beg, borrow, or steal pistol primers. All he could get was a few cases of large rifle primers from Remington.
Well, I already had plenty of large rifle primers, but I now have 1,000 more...
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Well, don't expect the prices to stabilize, let alone drop back to something like normal, as long as you're driving this boat in this manner!!! The only one you can blame is the guy you look at in the mirror.
crofoot629
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Pay attention! It's the other guy!
Went by Wallies today, no rimfire, I was gonna buy it all too, damn.
Emory
Depends on your habits. If you shoot 10k rds a year and you have 20k, that's not hoarding. If you still have the box of 50 that came with your new gun 4 years ago, and you go out and buy 1k rds, that's hoarding. If you believe me, well here's your sign. Joe
Folks, my mentor from 40 years ago said to always think of each gun you own as part of a system. You should stock enough ammo to keep it going when there was no more available or being made, have as many spare parts as may be needed to keep your pc. working{talk to gunsmiths about each model} and have plenty of magazines to keep that expensive semi-auto from being a real hard to work single shot , and if possible have duplicates of all your "serious" firearms. But mainly stock ammo all the time do not wait until times like now. For the more expensive ammo, buy 1 box a payday each and every week. If you had been doing this for the past years you would not now be running around paying higher than average prices.
FWIW....
Hoarding is also defined as a supply stored and often hidden away. I have a supply of ammunition, but it is carefully stored for security, not to hide it. Not hoarded. Nope. Not a bit. Nada.
Hoarding is also defined as a supply stored and often hidden away. I have a supply of ammunition, but it is carefully stored for security, not to hide it. Not hoarded. Nope. Not a bit. Nada.
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Originally posted by Duke426:
I look at it this way:
If someone is buying all they can for calibers they own and shoot, that is "stocking up."
If someone is buying because it is a good deal and it might come in handy for trade/barter/resale later (especially if they don't have a firearm chambered in that caliber), that is what I define as hoarding.
Probably not a text book definition but that is how I seperate the two. JMHO.
(Smokester and 2Loud beat me to it)
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I agree with Duke426.
586L-Frame
I just want enough so that I can rest easy for the rest of my life. I also buy parts for some of my guns based on how much ammo I have for them. Things like recoil springs, firing pins, impact absorbing peices, those little rubber rings that some semi auto shotguns won't run without, mag springs etc..
I stick with certain calibers: 45/70, 30-06, .308, .223, (although I did weaken and got a Ruger #1 in .458 magnum), 45 ACP, 40 S&W, 9mm, 38/.357, .380 and of course 22LR. I have enough of everything now I think, I have been planning this for 9 years and have acquired very little recently. Now I have to figure out how to stock up on .458 Winchester Magnum ($165 per box???). Maybe I will get reloading gear and componnents for that one. OOps, forgot about the 12 gauge-have had lots for years.
You see I had faith in our nation, and I knew that someday we would elect a Chicago political hack like Obama, honest I did. I guess I am a horder, but I am a happy horder. Now I have to find a cave in Montana.
I stick with certain calibers: 45/70, 30-06, .308, .223, (although I did weaken and got a Ruger #1 in .458 magnum), 45 ACP, 40 S&W, 9mm, 38/.357, .380 and of course 22LR. I have enough of everything now I think, I have been planning this for 9 years and have acquired very little recently. Now I have to figure out how to stock up on .458 Winchester Magnum ($165 per box???). Maybe I will get reloading gear and componnents for that one. OOps, forgot about the 12 gauge-have had lots for years.
You see I had faith in our nation, and I knew that someday we would elect a Chicago political hack like Obama, honest I did. I guess I am a horder, but I am a happy horder. Now I have to find a cave in Montana.
If you will recall, we elected one very similar to this one in 1992. It might not seem like it, but we were all pretty much singing the same song as now. Anyhow, I started "accumulating" ammo then. I'll probably never use all the ammo I have (somebody will), but it is nice to know I have it, and I will continue to buy it. I guess that constitutes "hoarding" in the strictest sense.
I'm 60 now. In 1992 I was 42. Those of you who are that age now, or younger, should learn a lesson from this. When this panic is over, and availability improves, start "stocking up." I really don't expect prices on most ammo to go down much, but I do expect supply to improve.
I don't want or need a cave in Montana. Just a piney woods in South Georgia.
I think that anything more than a 10 year supply for each of calibers you own may be considered Hoarding.
I did not realize I was hoarding until my latest ammo purchased showed up yesterday. I now have almost a thousand rounds of the much sought after .41 long Colt. If you can't find any, blame me.
Andy Griffith
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HA!
I just wanted some .41 Short Colts!
I haven't been able to find any .45 Colt short lately either. (AKA: .45 Colt Government)
Somebody must be hoarding it!
If you don't believe me, Linky linky!
I just wanted some .41 Short Colts!
I haven't been able to find any .45 Colt short lately either. (AKA: .45 Colt Government)
Somebody must be hoarding it!
If you don't believe me, Linky linky!
Lee in Quartzsite
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I am now only shooting my .22's because I don't want to deplete my stock of centerfire ammo. I was in the Wal-Mart in Lake Havasu City yesterday. They didn't have any centerfire ammo and only a few boxes of CCI .22. Plus they had a sign limiting purchases to 5 boxes per customer. People may joke about the shortage of ammo, but it is beginning to be a serious problem. You may own a hundred guns, but if you have no ammo for them you basically have an expensive club. Reloading supplies are also becoming as scarce as factory loaded ammo. So where is it all going?? Is the government secretly buying it all up to keep it from it's citizens? Is the military hoarding it all. It's time to investigate this shortage and see who or what is causing the problem. I find it hard to believe that the so called "Panic" has made this situation so dire.
Andy Griffith
I have a mixed box of 45 rounds of 41 Short Colts also. That's my smallest hoard.
I have a mixed box of 45 rounds of 41 Short Colts also. That's my smallest hoard.
Grayfox
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I've always tried to keep myself pretty well stocked up. But lately I've been thinking that I should just sit on my current supply of jacketed bullet ammo. We've got a local maker that can keep me supplied with lead bullets so I'll just shoot those for a while and save the expensive stuff for another time.
If that's hoarding, then so be it.
If that's hoarding, then so be it.
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