[JohnKSa]

I just did an inventory to start the new year.

I'm curious to know if I need to seek help or if I'm just average...

[QuarterBoreGunner]

4k ~ 6k ...in various calibers...mostly rifle; I figure that a couple hundred rounds of handgun ammo will allow me to get to my rifles... which may require a couple thousand rounds of rifle ammo...

[SMLE]

I can take over France when I feel like it!

I have about 3000 rounds of .303 and a couple of thou of 308.
700 or so of .40 S&W.

[JohnKSa]

I was a little taken aback to realize that I had about 2.5 times MORE ammo than I had estimated...

I was hoping for some reassurance, but so far you guys aren't helping much!

And yes, now that I think about it, it's possible that the last option on the poll is more universally applicable than I thought at first.

[tc300mag1]

I would vote enough ammo to take over france but one round isnt a lot

[Boats]

Going through the bottom of the safe the other day I realized I have about 1500 rounds of 9mm ball to shoot through pistols I don't even own anymore. The AWB better end so I can justify a wondernine or two.:D

[cslinger]

I was going to say that I believe I could take France without firing a shot so.......

[ACP230]

Not quite enough! :cool:

[Prodigalshooter]

I don't have as much as I used to, since I started reloading. Now I load up a few hundred .45ACP for practice and a match about twice a month. I haven't been shooting my 9mm's as much lately, been concentrating on the 1911, so the 9mm stash has been pared down to 7 or 8 hundred rounds, I was keeping a thousand minimum all the time until about 6 months ago. The rest of my 3 or 4k of ammo is mixed .45ACP, 30-30, .357/38, 223, 12 guage and a few bricks of .22. Oops, forgot the 200 rounds of 9x18;)

It's obvious I need to do some shopping next time the gun shows hits town!

[MaterDei]

I can take over France when I feel like it! Heck, any of these categories would qualify for being able to take over France.

[Mike Irwin]

Exactly, Mater.

A broken cap pistol would qualify anyone here as the new King of France...

[Justin]

Not nearly enough.

[rayra]

Needs an 'enough' option.

[Ky Larry]

A broken cap pistol would qualify anyone here as the new king of France.


True, but it would be a step down from my job as a shoe shiner.:D

[Sactown]

You don't need any ammo to take over France.

[Shweboner]

I've got nearly 20000 rounds on hand at the moment.

Its nice living at your own ammo store. Of course I don't technically own it, but its there if I needed it;)


I have at least a couple thousand each of:

7.62x39
7.62x54r
7.62x25
.308
8mm
.223
9mm
9x18
.380
12 ga
.410
22LR
.357Mag
.38 Spl.
.40 S&W
.45 ACP

All of which can be found on my newly updated website:D

~Brian

[Moparmike]

A 550 brick of .22, ~55rds of 10mm, ~155 of 8mm, ~110 of 12ga.

Give me a super soaker and a can of black spray paint, and I could take over France. Remember the phrase "Votre mère était Belge!" when taking over France, because its really insulting.

[Dr.Who]

I got the makings for over 10,000.... plus the ready to shoot kind as well.. Does that count?

[esheato]

Honestly, I probably have less than 400 shootable rounds available (not including .22 lr)

I don't keep a lot of ammo on hand as my theory is it won't do me any good unless I practice with it. I make a few hundred rounds and shoot them.

esheato...

[chaim]

I'm actually pretty low at the moment, but I promise to buy a couple thousand of .38 and/or .357, .45acp and .223 to be closer to where I should.

-.22lr: 1 brick, 550 rounds
-12ga: 50 rounds assorted shot and slugs even though I don't currently own a shotgun
-7.62x39: about 500 rounds
-.223: about 500 rounds
-30-06: 40 rounds
-30-30: 100 rounds
-.270: 20 rounds (don't get down on me for so little- I've never owned a .270)
-.38spl: about 100 rounds, plus brass for 100 more
-.357mag: 100 rounds, plus brass for 100 more
-.41mag: 40 rounds
-.380acp: 100 rounds
-.45acp: 150 rounds
-9mm: 500-600 rounds

Total: approx. 2700 rounds. Oops, I under voted.:o I was thinking between 1-2K, oh well. You will notice the trend that most calibers only have what I need for a range trip (where I bring multiple calibers), however I do cache two calibers for rifle and two for handguns in small amounts. I plan to increase either my .223 or 7.62x39 to larger numbers and same with .38/.357 reloading components and either .45acp or 9mm. I'm also about 1K rounds short on .22lr compared to what I want.

[artherd]

I've got piles of ammo for which I don't even own a gun yet.

Come and get it France! ;)

[Majic]

Factory stuff i could probably count on my fingers and toes, but I got stacks of primers, several hundred pounds of lead waiting on the pots, and a mountain of brass. :D

[DB Cooper]

I have some for each pistol and Rifle. .303- 400rds? 8mm.- 200, 30/06-300 7.63x39 - 600 .30 carbine 200 .45 - 200 7.62 x .25- 200 9x18 - 250 .22 lr approx.-1000. Moral here is too many Mil-surps = Too many calibers. I reload for the 30 carbine and 30/06 no surplus availabile.
The France option is a trick question because a lot would be ventured, not much would be gained.
Votre mere etait une Belge. = Your mother is Belgian.
Votre seur est une putain. = Your sister is a prostitute
Baisers mon cou! = Kiss the part of my body on which i sit
Medievel battles usually began with an exchange of insults. Raising your middle finger signified that your Bow-finger was ready. Sorry for the long post, Dan Cooper
:neener:

[redneck2]

but when you were a kid, did you ever believe there'd be a day that you'd count ammo in multiples of a thousand???

Got probably between 3,500 and 5,000 and enough stuff to make maybe another 10,000

[SapperLeader]

I was hovering around 4000 or so until I realized I hadnt counted my bricks of .22. That put me alot closer to the 10,000 mark.

[Thrash1982]

Here's what I got

900someodd .40 S&W (ran out of primers or I'd have 1000someodd)
a few .45s
just shy of 100 7.62x54R
500 .22LR
140 .223 (although I don't own anything in .223)

Enough parts to put together another 200 or so .223

So that comes to a total of 1200someodd.

[JeepDriver]

By my count I have about 7500 rounds currently

In 5.56, 7.62x39, 7.62x51, 12 ga, 9mm, 380 Auto, 357 Mag, 38Special, 7.62x54R, 22LR and 30-30.

[OEF_VET]

Heck, point your index finger forward, raise your thumb, point it at a Frenchman, and watch as he pees himself in a rush to surrender.

I'm not sure how much ammo I have. I'll have to take a look in awhile and figure that out.

[foghornl]

Untill I have more in stock than say Ammoman...
not nearly enough

[Dorrin79]

counting my .22 bricks, I'm in th 5000 rd range (of which maybe 3000 is .22)

I need to get another case of 7.62x39

[Denver]

http://www.alpinesurvival.com/gtg-ammo.htm

This guy says 10,000 rds of .22LR for each so-chambered rifle in the house.

Maybe not a bad recommendation for each of one's fire sticks if you've got the space for 'em. That much ammo is a little hard to physically move if necessary, but if you are preparing to stay put for the duration of the SHTF scenario...

I'm still behind on accumulating that much: I keep shooting the darn stuff!

[Spieler]

I think the most I've ever owned at one time was 2K, but normally I have about 1K in the various calibers around the house.

[Sean Smith]

I'm actually very low. Need to get some cheap .38 Special and 10mm Auto bulk practice stuff, and maybe some fresh 10mm hollowpoints, and... :D

[Tusker10mm]

I would ask further, better than how much, would be, how much can you make?? I store my brass in 4 1/2 gallon buckets, cleaned, deprimed, polished, and ready to load. Is that a clue since there are over 20.:rolleyes:
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[GLOCKT]

Thou shalt stock a thousand rounds per caliber,Right?

[Blackcloud6]

Uh oh, now the goberment knews who has 'arsenals.'
:eek:

[DragonRider]

Tusker, for you, its how much power and primers:D

Over 6K easy not including 4 M60 Cans for SHTF

[Blackcloud6]

I can take over France when I feel like it!

Shouldn't that be at the start of the list? I doubt it would take more than one round! :D

[mtnbkr]

Hmmm, offhand, I think I have:

600+ 38special
200 32acp
150-200 357mag
100+ 30-06
20 6.5x55 (I'm taking a break from load development now that hunting season is over)
200 12gauge shotshells
80 20gauge shotshells
150 9mm

I have components to load another 300 6.5x55, 400 357mag, and 120 32acp (I could use the 357mag bullets for 38special, but they would be slow 180gr 38's...).

Chris

[Chipperman]

Heck, I've got about 1500 rounds just in my car!!
As for the gun closet.... A little more than that. :D

[Tusker10mm]

Blackcloud6--- You said it-- However- I believe i have enough.:D-- storage is underground bunker.:)
:uhoh:
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[P95Carry]

Hmmm ...... I guess 2 hrs needed to obtain full inventory as of now ... not to mention a brass count, bullets count, primer count etc ........

I have exactly ''several'' rounds!:D

[shermacman]

I remember the first time I bought a brick of .22lr ammo. I thought I was in the big leagues. 500 rounds of ammo! Whoo Wheeee!
I now have the floor of my gun cabinet covered with boxes of bricks of .22, 9 mm, .40 S&W, .223, .308 and .30/06. And I don't even reload.
Oh, yeah, then there is the shotgun stuff...yikes!
I think I need to buy some more guns so I can fire off some of this stuff!

[45R]

1100 plus rounds of .22lr
100 rounds of .38
100 rounds of .45
150 rounds of 12 gauge
a box of 38+P
1 box of 9mm +P
300 rounds of .308 that last time I checked.

[Ivanimal]

Just in surplus and colectible ammo for firearms I shoot once in a great while I have 10,000 rounds in firesafes. The rest I use and recycle as frequently as possible so it can go from 1-5000 in a hurry. Component wise I have about 5000 rounds as well. I willl buy 1000 rounds if I get a deal onthe drop of a hat. Are we counting shotgun as well because theres another 1000 rounds and 22 rimfire 1800 rounds or so.

Look out france, if you had anything I needed!:D

[dav]

Where I live I can only shoot (realistically) at an indoor range. They stock ammo (more expensive, true, but they do have it), so I don't really need to keep my own for my practice sessions.

I have no intention of stocking for TEOTWAWKI, I want to be at ground zero.

So, I keep enough for home defense. But I honestly can't think of a good reason for "stocking up" unless I come by a great deal that won't last.

So, I have about 400 hundred rounds of .45 and shotgun, and maybe a brick of .22.

If ammo becomes generally unavailable in California for the calibers I shoot, then there is no way I could ever stock enough to last me through that. And if it remains available, then why stock up?

I admit I like having a stockpile. But I don't miss it much at times like this when I am low.

[Dave R]

Glad the reloaders are including components in the counts. I could make a few more rounds if needed.

Hmmmmm, need more primers.

[Hardtarget]

I'm in the 3k-4k bracket. If you ask my wife, I have too much. Ask my sons, I'm a little "light". As for me...it'll do...for now. ;)
Mark.

[JohnKSa]

Uh oh, now the goberment knews who has 'arsenals.'
Well, I DID make it a poll so folks can "confess" anonymously if they so desire.

I also MEANT to make the post refer specifically to centerfire ammo only. Oh well, that means my vote might be on the low side since I didn't count mine.

I also keep a container of partial boxes. I never count that stuff because I'd have to open every box. If it's not a full box, it doesn't get inventoried.

I'm feeling much better today looking at the results. I'm definitely on the high end, but at least there are some others here as sick (er-- prepared) as I am.

BTW, I'm not stocking for SHTF or TEOTWAWKI either. I have a lot of different calibers (some pretty unusual) and I try to make sure that if I want to go shooting on the weekend I can do it without a big ammo treasure hunt covering all the nearby gun stores.

I need to set up my RL550B--it seems that the reloaders stock less ammo than the non-reloaders. Makes sense...

[biere]

I can clear 10k easy on centerfire. This is store bought.

I am really starting to get serious on reloading though and the components are nearing the few thousand mark. And actually I expect my next reloading purchases to send things over the 10k limit. Reloaded ammo right now has to be around 3k or so I think.

And I never expected to save money by having cases sitting around, but 308 surplus ammo has gone up in price. Some 223 surplus I bought is either no longer available or higher in price. I also have some 9mm that has gone up about 20 bucks per case of ammo. I don't buy ammo to save money, I consider it my savings account since my bank account earns less interest than this ammo would if I kept the cash in a bank. Of course I won't sell ammo, I prefer to use it as intended by the manufacturer.

[lee n. field]

Not counting .22 rimfire, somewhere in the 2-3K range.


Need to get more.