No, the bottom line is if you have more than you can carry at a time by yourself reasonable distance you have an excess of ammo....when you exceed the floor load limit of a poured on-grade concrete slab
No, the bottom line is if you have more than you can carry at a time by yourself reasonable distance you have an excess of ammo....when you exceed the floor load limit of a poured on-grade concrete slab
No, the bottom line is if you have more than you can carry at a time by yourself reasonable distance you have an excess of ammo.
The bottom line is people should not be hoarding ammo. In the future we will have firearm permits which will be required for all ammo purchases logic being that people lacking them should not buy own ammo in the first place. It will be great just like buying Sudafed products at local drug store. Nothing to worry about.Another arbitrary and ridiculous line drawn. Maybe that applies in the zombie apocalypse when all fuel has gone bad and no horses or mules exist....
I have a friend who shoots more than I do, and suffers from a spine injury. Most days, I doubt he could carry a single case of 5.56 much further than 50 yards. But in your view, that is excess, even though he probably averages 30,000 rounds consumed each year with personal shooting as well as business related rifle and suppressor demonstrations. Meanwhile, even though I only go through about 10,000-12,000 rounds annually, because my fit and uninjured body could hump a half dozen cases in a frame pack for many miles, I am more justified in my quantities?
Absurd.
That's hogwash!No, the bottom line is if you have more than you can carry at a time by yourself reasonable distance you have an excess of ammo.
Ya really think that would work?In the future we will have firearm permits which will be required for all ammo purchases logic being that people lacking them should not buy own ammo in the first place.
Refresh yourself about the problems we has when GCA '68 was in full effect.Nothing to worry about.
The bottom line is people should not be hoarding ammo. In the future we will have firearm permits which will be required for all ammo purchases logic being that people lacking them should not buy own ammo in the first place.
It will be great just like buying Sudafed products at local drug store. Nothing to worry about.
That's your bottom line. One of the many wonderful things about freedom is that I am free to reject your reality and substitute my own. I choose to buy what I can afford when it is available, in full anticipation that another severe shortage may occur at any time. If I buy too much, my heirs will be happy to cart it to their homes.No, the bottom line is if you have more than you can carry at a time by yourself reasonable distance you have an excess of ammo.
Have you considered reloading?I wish I could afford more ammo. I only have:
100 rounds .455 Webley
250 rounds .38 Special
50 rounds .38 Smith & Wesson
275 rounds .303 British
75 rounds 8 mm Mauser
500 rounds .22 Long Rifle
300 rounds .223 Remington
30 rounds 12 guage
I love to shoot...and to shoot I merely have to walk out into my yard or over to one of my neighbors...or if I am in the mood for fancier digs, to the shooting club a couple miles to my west or the public outdoor range a couple of miles to my northeast. When I lived in NM the NRA Whittington Center was literally my backyard. Point is, I shoot daily, whether it be 50 rounds or 500. With the freakin irrational panic attacks that seem to be coming in shorter and shorter cycles, it's common sense for me to not only keep a good stockpile of the ammo I use, but also a good stockpile of reloading components for not only own ammo needs, but for my neighbors as well.Well how much do you shoot? Do you shoot thousands of rounds a month like some claim here? Do you shoot in any competition? Never known anyone to burn that much ammo without shooting competitively which I have done in the past. I'm not saying there aren't any, just saying it's unlikely. Even the OP's story suggests that competition is a reason for people to have a lot of ammo on hand which I agree with and clarified that.
Most of the objections I'm hearing to what I posted are saying they keep thousands of rounds of CF ammo stockpiled and they don't shoot in any competition.
And just a note of caution. I don't think I would be posting up pics of huge stockpiles of ammo on the net just to impress someone. You may be impressing the wrong people.
You know, just too much unnecessary information for people who don't have a pro gun agenda. That wouldn't be me if you think otherwise.
Been there, done that, fer shure. There was a time not that long ago when I had to sell off all of my firearms, ammo, accessories reloading equipment and reloading components (and about everything else I owned). It took a long time to recover and I it's still a work in progress. I count my blessings that I am in a financial position where I can dedicate some disposable income to my shooting jones each month. Don't let it worry you...what you have is still better than nothing and I am confident that over time you'll be able to more comfortably support your shooting jones. I've started looking at casting my own bullets and shot/slugs...and with the way powder is I may go all chemist and start learning how to make that too!I do reload. All the .455 Webley and .38 Special rounds are reloads. Right now I can't even afford the powder for reloading.
Keeping 6 months to a year of the food and supplies (including ammo) that you usually use is hardly hoarding. Back in the day it used to be called plain old common sense.The bottom line is people should not be hoarding ammo. In the future we will have firearm permits which will be required for all ammo purchases logic being that people lacking them should not buy own ammo in the first place. It will be great just like buying Sudafed products at local drug store. Nothing to worry about.
The bottom line is people should not be hoarding ammo.
Hmmmmmm ... I have been wondering about those cracks propagating across the basement floor....when you exceed the floor load limit of a poured on-grade concrete slab
Self inflicted shortages make us look stupid and impede new shooters from joining our sport.I have a honest and simply question about this statement...... Why not?
I'm asking because I honestly don't understand what could make anyone reach the conclusion that other people should or shouldn't hoard up anything they want, assuming it's legal and not a health hazard. It baffles my mind, maybe if understand your thought process it help me to see where your coming from.
Again, it's an honest question.
that would be too little. more than 100 1000rd boxes of 230grain 45acp per stack......when you exceed the floor load limit of a poured on-grade concrete slab
Self inflicted shortages make us look stupid and impede new shooters from joining our sport.
Ok, I see your point and change my mind to agree with you. What amount ammo anyone wants to store is up to them.First, thanks for responding.
But honestly I believe your point is at the very least debatable, for one because I don't care if others think I look stupid, that never enters my mind as I make any decision, except maybe what I wear and such as that.
Also, I keep a pretty fair amount of ammo, a whole lot more than I carry, likely in the 5 digit range. BECAUSE of this I have on several occasions been able to take non-gun people shooting for hours, and sometimes multiple people at once. I have probably given away close to a thousand rounds in one day before, because people who aren't gun owners are having the time of their life and I'm just stupid enough to give away a few hundered dollars I guess.
That certainly wasn't impending them from joining our sport, many times it caused it.
But either way, it doesn't matter so long as the (relatively) free market is allowed to work. Most "hoarders" don't have unlimited funds so the problem of ammo availability will self correct, as we've seen more than once in last few years.
In short, if that's your only point I do at least understand how you came to the conclusion you came to. But I don't share that opinion, I believe it's based on false premises.
Again thanks for responding, I know your getting attacked and that wasn't my intention.
I wish I could afford more ammo. I only have:
100 rounds .455 Webley
250 rounds .38 Special
50 rounds .38 Smith & Wesson
275 rounds .303 British
75 rounds 8 mm Mauser
500 rounds .22 Long Rifle
300 rounds .223 Remington
30 rounds 12 guage
Self inflicted shortages make us look stupid and impede new shooters from joining our sport.
No, the bottom line is if you have more than you can carry at a time by yourself reasonable distance you have an excess of ammo.