Is It Time To Stockpile Ammo?

[JohnB-40]

There is a worldwide shortage of nitrocellulose in these times because of the multiple on going conflicts. I read the other day we are also dependent on Turkey for TNT supplies. I'm sure we have to stand in line like all other countries. It is a sellers market and we are the end users of the supply chain. It ain't going to get any cheaper in my opinion.

 

[CoalTrain49]

If your a reloader....you will usually, as a normal course of action, have thousands of rounds on hand loaded and the ability to double or triple that amount on demand, before ever going somewhere or getting online.
Waiting on Academy or LuckyGunner to have a sale, is well.......not a good plan.

I reload but don't keep more than a few hundred rounds loaded for each firearm. I do however have the components to load as much ammo as I would need for any civil defense situation.

 

[The Night Rider]

Early on in our WWII history the Japs had us on our heels. Never forget that!

Point of order, Japan never had us on our heels. Even Yamamoto didn't expect to defeat the United States.

In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success.
Isoroku Yamamoto

All he wanted to do was slow us down long enough for Japan to consolidate their gains in the Pacific and hopefully negotiate a peace.

 

[Laphroaig]

There is a worldwide shortage of nitrocellulose in these times because of the multiple on going conflicts

...and China and Russia are the 2 largest producers. Not a good situation for us here in the USA. This, along with the demand for military use, is certainly reflected in powder prices and availability.

 

[The Night Rider]

This discussion has been around in so many different variations for so long that it's almost impossible to add anything intelligent to the discussion without repeating yourself.

I've said this before, a bunch of times. I learned my lesson during the Obama years. My wife handles the finances. She puts money aside from every paycheck specifically for ammunition. Really, for firearms related consumables. Which would be ammunition, holsters, magazines and the like. When she finds a good deal she buys as much as we can reasonably afford.

We've been doing that since the middle of Obama's second term but it isn't helpful for me to keep repeating that online because it doesn't change your situation . All it is is a chance for me to brag about how smart my wife is.

The best I can advise anybody is to do the same thing. Start putting a little aside. Start looking for the sales. When you find a good price by as much as you can reasonably afford. Starting from where you're at is better than doing nothing.

 

[.455_Hunter]

Just one thing to keep in mind- that case of 9mm/5.56mm/XXX your plan to purchase and blow through in a couple extended range sessions might be fun for you now, but might be invaluable to one of your kids or grandkids in the future. Plan accordingly.

 

[jmorris]

Approx 1500 .45ACP.
Approx 1300 9mm.
Approx 400 .380.
Approx 1800 7.62x54R.
Borderline hoarding? Yeah I know I'm a piker compared to some (a lot?) of you folks out there. This, except for the rifle, is a few years shooting.

I don't see a "few years" worth as being hoarding. I will never not have at least 2 POTUS terms on hand, myself.

 

[luv2safari]

Point of order, Japan never had us on our heels. Even Yamamoto didn't expect to defeat the United States.

In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success.
Isoroku Yamamoto

All he wanted to do was slow us down long enough for Japan to consolidate their gains in the Pacific and hopefully negotiate a peace.

We were caught flat footed, and had we not succeeded at Midway the war could have lasted much longer and with a broader Japanese Empire in the Pacific. Our amazing feat of getting Yorktown back in action may have saved us from Japan's consolidating power in the Pacific through a negotiated peace.

I discussed this with my father, who was a young communications officer on Yorktown and on several islands after Yorktown's demise, then he was later decoding messages from CINCPAC to the Pacific fleet and ultimately on Yorktown II. He loved the atomic bomb, BTW. He was on CV-10 getting ready for the invasion of Japan at the time.

 

[The Night Rider]

We were caught flat footed, and had we not succeeded at Midway the war could have lasted much longer and with a broader Japanese Empire in the Pacific.

Japan wasn't going to defeat the United States. Short of Japan developing an Atomic bomb Japan was never going to defeat the United States.

If we'd failed at midway the war might have lasted longer. How long is a matter of speculation.

I think the Yamamoto quote is essentially accurate. He ran wild in the Pacific for 6(ish) months and after that it was a matter of time.

 

[luv2safari]

After seeing this opinion and logic expressed repeated online after the last 25 years, my answer is simple. No. It is not time to start stockpiling ammo. That you haven't done it already, means you have been missing all the signs throughout your adult life (you just turned 18/21). You are behind the curve and should have been stockpiling all along

I'm 76 and have put things away most of my life for later needs. It appears you are no real history scholar. The proliferation of Nukes and ability to deliver them is a real danger to the entire world. Should FJB steal this election, we could see China, Russia, and Radical Islam testing the waters.

 

[luv2safari]

Japan wasn't going to defeat the United States. Short of Japan developing an Atomic bomb Japan was never going to defeat the United States.

If we'd failed at midway the war might have lasted longer. How long is a matter of speculation.

I think the Yamamoto quote is essentially accurate. He ran wild in the Pacific for 6(ish) months and after that it was a matter of time.

I agree for the most part. We were weak militarily at the onset, but the US had some great advantages in natural resources, engineering/manufacturing abilities, and the fact we were isolated geographically and hard to damage with the capabilities of the period... no ICBM's, no long range bombers, no effective embargos. This nation has no idea how much we owe to the brave men at Midway and to the genius of the code breakers.

Also, my initial post was mostly directed at younger members who were not taught history. It's not a swipe at young shooters and is just a suggestion. The world is at the most dangerous place it's been in my lifetime with the possible exception of the missiles in Cuba and the showdown.

 

[The Night Rider]

The world is at the most dangerous place it's been in my lifetime with the possible exception of the missiles in Cuba and the showdown.

I can't respond to this without violating the rules against religious discussion.

Let me just say that I watch the news and sleep like a baby at night anyway

 

[Walkalong]

I think we can put this one to bed, but don't worry, the question will come back around again, it always does.