stocking up/ordering ammo

[rock n roll kid]

from various on line ammo wholesalers usually . just sent an order for nearly 5 bills to sg ammo . they have great prices mostly and great shipping time . but i have been doing this for bout 2 1/2 years . stocked pretty good now . i must say i need to turn my attention else ware b 4 this becomes a phobia !

 

[alwslate]

Better to have too much than not enough. Prices are low right now but
that can change overnight as we all know.

 

[Daniel Howe]

I find reloading to be a good relaxing hobby so do load all my own ammo. I stock 5,000 rounds for each of the 9 calibers that I own. Plus a couple for friends. I really enjoyed the last ammo shortage since I was the only person at the range for most of the summer.

 

[gwpercle]

When the TV show "Hoarders" wants to do an episode featuring you....only then you can feel assured you have enough ammo .

 

[Wee Hooker]

For a long time now, I've had a rule to stayed "stocked" with a 3 yr supply of Ammo/ reloading components for every caliber I shoot. This has allowed me to easily ride out any shortage I've seen to date.
That said, since I can't reload for it, I have been "hoarding" .22 lr these last coulpe of years. Great prices, availability and ease of storage have allowed me to lay in a supply that is 2-3 times that rule.

 

[BigBill]

If the SHTF like the end of life as we know it I think no amount of ammo is enough anyway. I think vegetable seeds will be more important. Noe if they can make a hybrid pepperoni pizza seeds I’m golden.

 

[joe44va]

Another situation where too much is never enough.

 

[BigBill]

If something bad happens in this world I’ll make my whole wheat pancakes, my fresh ham bacon, pork breakfast sausage , with my Amish roll butter with real 100% maple syrup. I’ll sit and eat and watch the world go by. If the men in Black show up well eat together.

Better to use pellet and B.B. guns for small game.

 

[Rpg]

Since I reload virtually all the centerfire handgun ammo I shoot, I only buy ammo when I find it at extraordinarily low prices.

Good buys can be had if you get out from behind the computer, keep your eyes open and aren’t on a mission to buy ammo right now.

In the past year, I found 12 boxes of Remington and Winchester 148 gr WC 38 ammo at $5 per box: I bought it all.

I also found 10 boxes of Camp Perry Match 45 acp ammo which I bought for $15 per box.

A few weeks later, I stumbled on a couple of cases of GI surplus Remington Standard velocity 22 rf at a price that worked out to less than a penny per round.

Since the vast majority of what I shoot is handloaded, and I’ve been loading for many years, I don’t keep track of how many rounds I have on hand or how many rounds I could assemble from components I have on hand.

I can say I’ve never run out!

 

[Muddyboot]

As I like to say, the time to stock up on ammo is always. Buy as much as you can afford, and have room to store. The same goes for reloading supplies, include black powder supplies if you have black powder fire arms.

 

[BigBill]

I been practicing on one good meal a day. Indetween I drink the high energy drink boost. Think light for breakfast. It works.

For small game be stealthy, pellets and bb’s . During the depression my uncles camebfrom Italy and my great uncle would shoot the birds lined up on the roof peak of the chicken coop. My great aunt would clean them and make bird catchatore. I’m not sure how much meat they got from small birds but the lived through the depression. My grandfather knew how to get things. He fed the neighborhood. He fed everyone by barting of course. Even the family of different religions. In the 70’s the guy remembered who I was and gave me breakfast from his coffee truck he remembered my granddad feeding them in the bad times. Difference people were good back then they respected each other.

 

[max503]

The political shortages are one thing; We couldn't get 22 rf during the Obama years but there was plenty of shotgun shells and other calibers. For those kinds of shortages it's good to stock up.
If the world goes to heck I don't think you'll want to be out banging around and making noise and advertising the fact that you are ammo-rich.
I think I'm going to invest my next gun money in a good pellet gun - and take care of it. Any suggestions?

 

[MRB1]

I fear the next "shortage" will be much worse than that. If you don't have a good supply now, get crackin - because the well will be dry on the next administration (if a commie is elected).

 

[robertrwalsh]

I find reloading to be therapeutic though I do buy a bit of commercial ammo, mostly for carry ammo.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Let's not have this thread to go far to the end of the world stuff. We should all buy what we think we will need in hard times and good times.

 

[Warren Sear]

^^^ Right there!

The nutty conspiracy theories make us all look like crazy people.

 

[BigBill]

I have 22 shorts which probably I need more 22 longs, long rifles. Good hunting stuff.

 

[krsmith58]

i like the 22 cb shorts. quieter than an air rifle .

 

[alwslate]

22 Short CBs and LR Quiets. Good stuff to have where ever you live. More
effective and far less trouble than air rifles.

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

One air strike and it's all gone. I buy it because I like shooting and look for great deals.

 

[Dave Lively]

22 Short CBs and LR Quiets. Good stuff to have where ever you live. More
effective and far less trouble than air rifles.

After I tried the LR quiets I will never buy a CB short again. The LR version is just as quiet, much more accurate in my guns and feed better. I only use them for plinking but the heavier bullet would probably make them more effective for pest control.

 

[alwslate]

After I tried the LR quiets I will never buy a CB short again. The LR version is just as quiet, much more accurate in my guns and feed better. I only use them for plinking but the heavier bullet would probably make them more effective for pest control.

I agree for typical .22 rifles with LR chambers. I also have a few
old Winchester rifles chambered for .22 Short only so I like to
have the Short CBs on hand too. .22 Shorts aren't quite as loud
as LRs but they are still plenty loud enough to get unwanted
attention. The supersonic crack from HS .22 ammo can be
easily heard from a half mile away out in my rural area.

 

[sotexas]

My silly self thought shortages were simply due to over-purchase which would deplete the inventory causing that whole supply and demand thing to kick in, if I was a manufacturer I would love shortages.

 

[mike from st pete]

Fifteen years ago I bought two cases of 22LR from the CMP. I never did much shooting with 22s so they last a long time for me. I figured 10k would do me the rest of my life. Well, I still have a lot left but I was the envy of the range when I shot a couple hundred 22s and no one else had any.