One of the factors in my choosing the 22 is the weight of the ammunition. I think in a survival situation a person may have to be mobile and I don’t think I can carry 500 rounds of 223 or 9mm in my backpack along with other essentials. Obviously it isn’t likely we will ever be limited to one gun I was just curious as to what you all would choose. Let’s hope it never comes down to a situation like this but let’s be ready if it does. Be well my friends.
I had some time to kill today, so I did some weighing with the electronic kitchen scale. I set ammo quantity at
200 instead of the 500 you mentioned.
Below are the non-scientific results of what I had on hand that could be fired from a long gun. As Robert Ripley said long ago, "believe it or not".
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200 rounds of each ammo type in cardboard ammo boxes. Some boxes have no ammo dividers, some have plastic or styrofoam ammo dividers.
.22 LR 40 grain = 1 lb. 10 oz.
.22 WMR 40 grain = 2 lbs. 3 oz.
9x19 115 grain = 5 lbs. 8 oz.
9x19 124 grain = 5 lbs. 15 oz.
.357 Magnum 110 grain = 5 lbs. 12 oz.
.357 Magnum 158 grain = 7 lbs. 5 oz.
.45 ACP 200 grain = 8 lbs. 15 oz.
.45 ACP 230 grain = 10 lbs. 0 oz.
5.56x45 55 grain = 5 lbs. 9 oz.
7.62x39 124 grain = 7 lbs. 6 oz.
7.62x51 147 grain = 11 lbs. 5 oz.
7.5x55 Swiss 174 grain = 12 lbs. 6 oz.
12 gauge 2-3/4 7-1/2 shot = 18 lbs. 2 oz.
12 gauge 2-3/4 4 Buck = 23 lbs. 0 oz.
12 gauge 2-3/4 00 Buck = 21 lbs. 4.0 oz.