XD-40 Shooter
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Lets just say I've got a s***load in 40 S&W, 357 mag, 38 spl, 7.62x39, 22 mag, 22 LR, 30 carbine and 12 gauge.
How much ammo on hand?
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No. I think that when I buy in bulk I get a better price.
For the past year and a half I have been buying in bulk. Never again will I buy by the box, now its buy by the case. It only makes sense to buy that way when ammo has increased in price almost monthly. I would love for ammo prices to fall, but its just like gas prices, they will only go up. I have even started to buy ammo for guns I do not have yet, but plan on getting. Spending a few thousand dollars now on ammo will save me a few thousand dollars later.
So far:
3000 9mm
2500 45acp
1500 40cal
1000 380acp
500 357sig
1500 357mag
1000 44mag
6000 223
6000 308
3500 762x39
1000 762x54
270 50bmg
8500 22lr
800 12guage
And I'm still looking for more to replace what I shoot on weekends.
So far:
3000 9mm
2500 45acp
1500 40cal
1000 380acp
500 357sig
1500 357mag
1000 44mag
6000 223
6000 308
3500 762x39
1000 762x54
270 50bmg
8500 22lr
800 12guage
And I'm still looking for more to replace what I shoot on weekends.
XD-40 Shooter
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I reload all of my pistol calibers, I buy bullets and primers 2000 at a time. I usually buy the 2000 bulk pack of bullets from MidwayUsa, with free shipping, I buy primers at gun show's, 2 bricks at every show.
I usually buy the 2000 bulk pack of bullets from MidwayUsa, with free shipping, I buy primers at gun show's, 2 bricks at every show.bdjansen
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I shoot everything I buy. I do keep one box on hand but that's it.
The Bushmaster
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Just the right amount to do the job...Nothing less, nothing more...
Titan6
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In Iraq we don't go anywhere with less than 255 rounds per person and usually a bit more. Think about that.
? Not sure I understand, you think you will need 3000 rounds for home defense? That seems excessive in anything but the most extreme times. Maybe the ammo can be used for things other than HD?
Fourbits
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I'm retired, with a simi-fixed income. I love to reload and am stocking up on components for reloading. I keep a fairly large stock of reloaded ammo (1000 rounds of various calibers from 9mm to 45ACP).
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My opinion on ammo is that you want a good supply on hand but you want that supply to be within a level that is portable in case you have to change locations.
Right now I have about:
300 rounds of 7.62x39
300 rounds of .45
250 rounds of 9mm
150 rounds of .357
150 rounds of .38
100 rounds of .380
50 rounds 12 gauge buckshot
30 rounds 12 gauge slug
last but not least 700 rounds .22lr
For range use for my .45's and .357/.38's I just sit at my press and reload a couple of hundred rounds as needed.
If need be, I can throw all of the ammo listed above in a large gym bag, toss it in the trunk of the car and be on my way. I have a good friend that has 2 Outters gun lockers full of ammo. If he ever has to evacuate due to a hurricane or some other event, he is going to have no choice but to leave a good part of that behind. What gets left will probably supply the looters that come along behind him very well.
Right now I have about:
300 rounds of 7.62x39
300 rounds of .45
250 rounds of 9mm
150 rounds of .357
150 rounds of .38
100 rounds of .380
50 rounds 12 gauge buckshot
30 rounds 12 gauge slug
last but not least 700 rounds .22lr
For range use for my .45's and .357/.38's I just sit at my press and reload a couple of hundred rounds as needed.
If need be, I can throw all of the ammo listed above in a large gym bag, toss it in the trunk of the car and be on my way. I have a good friend that has 2 Outters gun lockers full of ammo. If he ever has to evacuate due to a hurricane or some other event, he is going to have no choice but to leave a good part of that behind. What gets left will probably supply the looters that come along behind him very well.
loop
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Better question is what ammo do you always keep at least 1,000 rounds of on hand?
That would be:
.45 acp
.223
7.62X39
7.62X54R
30-06
.22 rimfinre
7.62X25
Probably a couple more...
That would be:
.45 acp
.223
7.62X39
7.62X54R
30-06
.22 rimfinre
7.62X25
Probably a couple more...
ZeSpectre
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Not if I don't practice and do so regularly and you know what, that requires...wait for it.... AMMUNITION!
I refer to this thread 2007 Round Count. 3,000 rounds is NOT that much ammo for a regular shooter and it's Peanuts for a competitor.
At last count I had about 24,000 loaded rounds and components for reloading about another 4,000. Mostly .30-06, .223, 7.62x39, 9mm, .40, .45ACP, 12 ga and .22LR.
The point is not to have "just what I need for self defense". Sure, that is how my dad thought and we got along just fine. One or two boxes in each cartridge did just fine for sighting in and hunting each year.
BUT:
1) I like to practice! You aren't practicing much with a couple of boxes in the closet or range bag.
2) Save money by stockpiling as much as you can afford. I have never heard of ANY ammo getting cheaper over time. Some of the surplus such as .30-06 and .303 British is limited in supply and someday there will not be any "cheap" surplus at all. I buy a few thousand rounds or bullets and powder more each year than I shoot just to get it cheaper over time.
3) A box of ammo is plenty to fend of a burglar. But the folks in the LA riots or Katrina found PDQ that when something big happens all of a sudden there is no ammo on the shelves at the local shops and stores. And if you think we might ever have a situation bigger than Katrina or LA and lasting a lot longer (e.g., a depression, bird flu outbreak, zombies) then you might want quite a lot of ammo on hand.
If my boat loaded with firearms and all my ammo hadn't sunk in the river recently I would've been hoping to pass on a lot of free shooting fun and practice to my grandkids.
The point is not to have "just what I need for self defense". Sure, that is how my dad thought and we got along just fine. One or two boxes in each cartridge did just fine for sighting in and hunting each year.
BUT:
1) I like to practice! You aren't practicing much with a couple of boxes in the closet or range bag.
2) Save money by stockpiling as much as you can afford. I have never heard of ANY ammo getting cheaper over time. Some of the surplus such as .30-06 and .303 British is limited in supply and someday there will not be any "cheap" surplus at all. I buy a few thousand rounds or bullets and powder more each year than I shoot just to get it cheaper over time.
3) A box of ammo is plenty to fend of a burglar. But the folks in the LA riots or Katrina found PDQ that when something big happens all of a sudden there is no ammo on the shelves at the local shops and stores. And if you think we might ever have a situation bigger than Katrina or LA and lasting a lot longer (e.g., a depression, bird flu outbreak, zombies) then you might want quite a lot of ammo on hand.
If my boat loaded with firearms and all my ammo hadn't sunk in the river recently I would've been hoping to pass on a lot of free shooting fun and practice to my grandkids.
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Didn't get the chance to play the round count game when it was fresh... let me think a little... estimates are on the low side of course.
.50 BMG- 400
.223- (about) 3500
7.62X51- (about) 2500
9MM- (about) 1000
.40 S&W- 600
.22RF- not a solid idea.. Maybe 3000
12 GA- (All description)- 550
.30-06- 450
Other center fire rifle- 1250
Other center fire pistol/ carbine- 350 Other shotgun- 50
Blackpowder - 0 (got to work on that one)
So more than 10,000 rounds fired last year, with about half work related. So maybe having 3000 rounds (or much more for that matter) laying around in my "arsenal" is not so strange after all. I only wish the Army would get with the program and allow us free ammo to practice with on our own as many police departments do.
.50 BMG- 400
.223- (about) 3500
7.62X51- (about) 2500
9MM- (about) 1000
.40 S&W- 600
.22RF- not a solid idea.. Maybe 3000
12 GA- (All description)- 550
.30-06- 450
Other center fire rifle- 1250
Other center fire pistol/ carbine- 350 Other shotgun- 50
Blackpowder - 0
(got to work on that one)So more than 10,000 rounds fired last year, with about half work related. So maybe having 3000 rounds (or much more for that matter) laying around in my "arsenal" is not so strange after all. I only wish the Army would get with the program and allow us free ammo to practice with on our own as many police departments do.
Never enough. I'm gathering ammo. At the same time I'm conserving ammo. Shooting less, but I now own Snap Caps in most of my calibers so I can at least practice dry firing as well as immediate action drills, reloading etc.
It isn't perfect, but I've read how Hicock, Hardin, and even Elmer Keith (among others) were advocates of dry firing. It's helped me improve - especially with the revolver shooting.
It isn't perfect, but I've read how Hicock, Hardin, and even Elmer Keith (among others) were advocates of dry firing. It's helped me improve - especially with the revolver shooting.
I would like to hear the full context of what Jeff Cooper was saying. My dad was on the canal toward the end and later on Guam and Okinawa among others. From what he described the Marines had very limited ammo on Guadalcanal because the NAVY BUGGED OUT with their supplies before completing the landing. And yes, 50 years later it was still infuriating to Marines.
Dad drove an Amtrac and after surviving the landing one of their primary missions was to deliver ammo from beach to front lines (and retrieve dead and wounded). Sounded to me like the Marines never had enough ammo as it was hazardous to run around in a vehicle on an island in which the enemy has almost every inch zeroed in with artillery and mortars.
Let me ask a broader question: "Has any one that has been in combat found they had TOO MUCH ammo during a firefight or ongoing battle?" "Gee, I wish I had only brought 20 rounds with me, this bandolier is just too dang heavy for a little ole firefight."
To balance the above, I will mention a firefight in a Tacoma, WA neighborhood back in the early 1990s. The local drug dealers got tired of a nosy neighbor hassling them. So one day when Mr. DoGoody was having a BBQ with a couple fo friends the locals decided to let him have it good. The started blasting his yard and house with semi-auto fire from multiple locations aorund his house.
Oops! Turns out Mr. Good is actually a Special Forces NCO at nearby Ft. Lewis and his buddies are his team mates. When the police showed up the SF NCOs had the upper hand. No one dead but the bangers were starting to run. Over 100 holes in his house alone (who knows how many in the lawn, flying down the street), while the three NCOs had fired something like 14 rounds between them. So sometimes 20 rounds could be plenty.
Dad drove an Amtrac and after surviving the landing one of their primary missions was to deliver ammo from beach to front lines (and retrieve dead and wounded). Sounded to me like the Marines never had enough ammo as it was hazardous to run around in a vehicle on an island in which the enemy has almost every inch zeroed in with artillery and mortars.
Let me ask a broader question: "Has any one that has been in combat found they had TOO MUCH ammo during a firefight or ongoing battle?" "Gee, I wish I had only brought 20 rounds with me, this bandolier is just too dang heavy for a little ole firefight."
To balance the above, I will mention a firefight in a Tacoma, WA neighborhood back in the early 1990s. The local drug dealers got tired of a nosy neighbor hassling them. So one day when Mr. DoGoody was having a BBQ with a couple fo friends the locals decided to let him have it good. The started blasting his yard and house with semi-auto fire from multiple locations aorund his house.
Oops! Turns out Mr. Good is actually a Special Forces NCO at nearby Ft. Lewis and his buddies are his team mates. When the police showed up the SF NCOs had the upper hand. No one dead but the bangers were starting to run. Over 100 holes in his house alone (who knows how many in the lawn, flying down the street), while the three NCOs had fired something like 14 rounds between them. So sometimes 20 rounds could be plenty.
Spieler
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Not enough!
Seriously, a couple of hundred rounds at least of each caliber.
Seriously, a couple of hundred rounds at least of each caliber.
JustJim: While I was in Iraq most engagements were very short, 5-20minutes in duration with maybe 120 rounds fired by the squad. But some firefights lasted half a day or longer with the longest being three days of running firefights with over 4000thousand rounds fired by my platoon from rifles and belt fed MGs.
From that experince I found out you can never have enough ammo on hand. Your pucker factor increases when your PL uses a captured PK MG against a squad of insurgents.
From that experince I found out you can never have enough ammo on hand. Your pucker factor increases when your PL uses a captured PK MG against a squad of insurgents.
doc2rn
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If you draw 20 rounds per day you would need 7120/ yr. That vastly exceeds the 3000 you mentioned, and that would not even fill up one mag today w/ 30 rd mags. You would need 10,680 rounds if you shot off one 30 rd magazine everyday.
Schofield3
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my god mavracer, thats awesome, I thought i had a decent amount of ammo, looks like i need to go to the store-
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