How much ammo do you guys keep around?

[semsora]

I first look at storing it like insurance. I spend a small fortune every year on house, car & umbrella insurance that I never use. At least with this, I have something to show for it. Second, I like to look at it like poor man's gold. For the cost of a few ounces of gold I can have a LOT of ammunition.

If/when the shtf, ammo will be much easier to barter for food and supplies. How can I buy breakfast, groceries or suppies with a 1oz gold coin? What would you get back as 'change'?

 

[raincitywheel]

A year and a half ago during the shortage... zero.

Now, across all calibers about 10,000 to 12,000 rounds.

 

[GB]

I buy when I find something I use at a decent price. This includes ammo components. I try to replace what I shoot up and when I find a deal I buy a little extra. I am sure that someday, when I am working on a long dirt nap, someone will go to my storage area, put their hands on their hips and say: "What in the H*ll was he thinking!"

 

[zoom6zoom]

I try to keep about 2,000 rounds of .22LR, 300rds .45, 300rds .40, and about 100-200rds .380 and 150 12 ga.

So, just enough for one trip to the range?

 

[RobertJ.]

After the election in '08, I was caught with less than 1000 total rounds loaded ammo, and components for only about 1000 more.

That will never happen again!

I got permission, almost an instruction, from my wife, to stock up. I have, and if I stopped buying right now, I'd still never have to buy ammo or components for the rest of my life. But I'm not letting the fact that store shelves are filled back up, powder is back down to $20, and .22 ammo is back down to $15 a brick lull me into a false sense of security. I'm not in the same buying frenzy I was when I thought ammo was gone for good, but I'm not stopping my stocking up.

 

[LBWill]

I don't think you can ever have TOO much ammo and if and when you think you have enough GO BUY MORE. : )

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

In my state you can only have 10k rounds of rimfire and 10k of centerfire 5 k shotgun and 16 pounds of smokeless powder without a special permit.
The first thing I did was to apply for a special permit which allows 30,000 rimfire and 50,000 of centerfire and 50k of shotgun and 48 pounds of smokeless powder, of course I disagree with the 10,000 primers (it is easy to get there)

I am not there yet! maybe 10k rimfire, and 20k various centerfire, I bought about 3k 30.06 before the prices went up! I only have a couple hundred rounds of 12 gauge.
I keep it all locked up in several stack-on gun cabinets.

 

[whoppo]

In my state you can only have 10k rounds of rimfire and 10k of centerfire 5 k shotgun and 16 pounds of smokeless powder without a special permit.
The first thing I did was to apply for a special permit which allows 30,000 rimfire and 50,000 of centerfire and 50k of shotgun and 48 pounds of smokeless powder, of course I disagree with the 10,000 primers (it is easy to get there)

I am not there yet! maybe 10k rimfire, and 20k various centerfire, I bought about 3k 30.06 before the prices went up! I only have a couple hundred rounds of 12 gauge.
I keep it all locked up in several stack-on gun cabinets.

surrounded by a plethora of "NO SMOKING" signs ?

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Actually next to my furnace room (at least 6 feet from the furnace), my reloading bench is in the furnace room, it is an oil fired furnace.

Friends figure I will be in orbit some day

 

[chrisj6061]

Two mags loaded with CCI Stingers and Brick of Federal.

600rnds.

 

[RGERBER875]

about 10 k rimfire
2,000 .223
2,000 7.62x39
1,000 .40
500 .45
500 .9mm
250 12 ga, slug and 00 buck
and then about 50 of each of some cal.

 

[gcsniper]

20k+ 22lr, 5k+ 223, 2k 308, 3k 9mm. <500 of 45 and 380.

 

[huthike]

I counted once, a few years ago, but it's a moving target. I reload, I shoot, I give some to my buddy, I find myself low on something, so I reload, I pick up some cheap components, I shoot....I guess I try to keep my ammo cabinet full. After reading "Patriots," I admit I've been more liberal with purchasing .22 ammo when I find it reasonably priced...

 

[JSR III]

In my state you can only have 10k rounds of rimfire and 10k of centerfire 5 k shotgun and 16 pounds of smokeless powder without a special permit.
The first thing I did was to apply for a special permit which allows 30,000 rimfire and 50,000 of centerfire and 50k of shotgun and 48 pounds of smokeless powder, of course I disagree with the 10,000 primers (it is easy to get there)

I am not there yet! maybe 10k rimfire, and 20k various centerfire, I bought about 3k 30.06 before the prices went up! I only have a couple hundred rounds of 12 gauge.
I keep it all locked up in several stack-on gun cabinets.

I'm in trouble. Was at a swap meet on Sunday at the gun club and bought 10 racks of primers in one shot. At $10/1000 I couldn't resist. I missed out on 4000 more when I went to the car for extra cash.

 

[ladder13]

More loaded ammo and primers than I'll ever need.

 

[HermanH]

I stock about 4 pounds of gun powder
2,000+ primers
10-15 lbs. of assorted brass (.45, 9mm, .357, .44 and .40SW for some odd reason, and .223 re-sized for 7mm)
10lbs. of .38 lead
10lbs. of .45 hardcast
not much 7mm BT
Think I'm out of 9mm RND

But .22LR I only just buy about 500 at a time for now. I'm sort of getting back into my 7mmTC/U after a 15 year storage! I just shot this sucker last weekend and forgot how much of a kick it has and chrono'd at 1600+fps! Now I'm all hot and bothered on getting it scoped for 100 and 200 yards!

 

[MikeinCA]

7.5K-10K 22LR
2.5K 5.56
1.5K 9mm
500 .357
100 12Ga
100 20Ga

Quantities subject to change weekly.