Fishslayer
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If a good portion of it is Yugo brass 7.62x39 & x54R I would prefer his retirement plan to mine. His has certainly done a lot better the past few years...
How much ammo to keep on hand?
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If a good portion of it is Yugo brass 7.62x39 & x54R I would prefer his retirement plan to mine. His has certainly done a lot better the past few years...
How much ammo on hand?
I'll answer this the same way Rolls Royce does when asked about horsepower output for their engines... "sufficient".
I'll answer this the same way Rolls Royce does when asked about horsepower output for their engines... "sufficient".
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AS MUCH AS I CAN GET!!!!!
papajohn428
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For the upstairs guns, as much as the floor joists would hold. For the basement guns........three times that. Too bad all my guns were lost in that horrid boating accident.........third one!
Are you worried about a collapse of society? If you aren't worried about doomsday, how much ammo depends on how much you shoot. Right now, with 3 young children, my shooting time is limited. It would take me several years to go through as much ammo as some of these guys are talking.
tanker26
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I think it's what you feel comfortable with and how much money you have available. But saying that, we all know the possibilities of things happening this year because of the up coming election or whether or not there will be an election. As we get closer to Nov. things will start to unravel themselves. If the UN gets the small arms treaty laws passed we may find ourselves in a totally different situation. I suggest you buy what you can afford to stock away, you may need it more then you think. Also it will depend on where you live, in the city or a rural area. I like what LTC commented on, I don't really like sharing that sort of information. It's like going to the hospital for treatment and the doctor asking you if you have any guns in your house. Some of this information could be used against you if ended up in the wrong hands.
You know, I never thought about that. Boy, do I feel stupid.
Andy Griffith
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You're running low for a Georgia boy. Better stock up for the duration.
I lost all my ammunition in a terrible barge accident a long time ago.
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Uhhh, that would equate to about 27,000 rounds here.
But in principle, I have to agree. I have enough to hunt for a couple seasons if I can not find the particular ammo I prefer to hunt with.
To minimize ammo collection size, I consolidated the calibers I shoot. No weirdo, oddball stuff in the cabinet. Just calibers that are common and easy to locate. It is cheaper and less frustrating to find ammo that way.
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If I remember correctly, .380 Auto was near impossible to acquire after the last elections. I ordered a few hundred more of these, some .22 and some 40 cal yesterday. There is no such thing as "TOO MUCH".
truckemup97
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Not nearly as much as I'd like.
Fishslayer
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While I'm not too worried about a Zombie Apocalypse, living in Kalifornistan is a bit different from Free States. Our state gov is extremely anti gun and they've figured out that it's easier to restrict ammo than to outlaw guns (for the moment.) They've tried before and they will try again. They have already succeeded to the point that many vendors won't sell as much as a rifle sling to Kalifornistan and some sellers actually still believe that ammo is restricted statewide instead of a few of the more rabidly anti jurisdictions like L.A. & San Francisco.
I may have a couple extra boxes laying around here somewhere...
You're running low for a Georgia boy. Better stock up for the duration.
I know. Don't rub it in. I'm trying to do better.
I'm off to WM now to check their stock.
Gosh a fella whats got 17 posts wanna know how much anti obama material I got????????????????
two words for you bub,,,aint neither one of 'em happy birthday!!!!!!
two words for you bub,,,aint neither one of 'em happy birthday!!!!!!
rburg
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Actually, I have an industrial kitchen sized roll. Its 18" wide and 1000 feet long. Just enough. And if you buy it in those sizes, you get a lifetimes supply. The same rule applies to ammo. Buy in bulk, just like tinfoil.
trapper704
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As long as you have room and money, there is no end. I am 66 but, I'll bet my grandkids will shoot a lot of my ammo up, and mabe even the great grandkids. I have bought so many cases of 22 shells when they were on sale since the 60's that you couldn't haul them away in a pickup load. Could reload for several rifle cal. for years on my stockpile. Guess you know how they will take my guns away if they ever try............1 round at a time.
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A kid I grew up with; his granpa used to move his ammo around...... with a forklift.
He had an incredible collection of old, hard to come by rifles from yesteryear, and he had grabbed ammo for everything he owned for decades. His point?? "They have not made a lot of this for 30 or more years. The brass means more than the bullet itself." Not so necessary in today's world where many more people are into creating brass as needed. 40 years ago, I imagine there were far fewer folks with the equipment to do that.
prochi2k
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I have a few hundred for each cal. I got and even some for what I don't...lol!
No need for ammo, I don't have any guns 
tork'd
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i thought i had enough until SWMBO's grandfather pasted.
it took three of us about three hours to haul all the loaded rounds, bullets, cases, powder and loading equipment out of the basement.
i swear he was prepping for the end....
i did not know one could have that much ammo or different calibers in the same place at the same time...
i tire just thinking about it...
it took three of us about three hours to haul all the loaded rounds, bullets, cases, powder and loading equipment out of the basement.
i swear he was prepping for the end....
i did not know one could have that much ammo or different calibers in the same place at the same time...
i tire just thinking about it...
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