What do I do with all the ammo I've stacked up

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I've been stocking up all year. I've also been stocking up on reloading supplies. I can rest a little and decide where to go with all of this stuff now.
 
I'm going to shoot mine. I stocked up a two year supply, I normally maintain a one year supply. The whole idea was to be able to shoot, so that is what I will do. I just do not have to buy any for the next year or so.
 
A humorous side thought ... Do you think all the gun store owners, gun/ammo manufacturers voted for hillary ? Had she won there would be a stampede to buy guns. :)
 
i have too much to comfortably store. i've spent every extra penny on ammo for the past year.
i'd like to have some money for other things.
i'm gonna shoot without buying until i'm down to 10,000 rounds.
that is, unless my fav, wolf 22lr drops under 11 cents/round.
i've been buying cci sv because it's affordable, but my bulls eye gun prefers wolf.
 
Well, out here in Cali-forn-eye-A, quite a few hoplophobes threw the rest of us under the bus at the polls, and in six months' time we'll have to undergo background checks to purchase ammo! So, one can only have too much ammo if one is trying to swim. Otherwise, a wise man once said, "A man can never have too many books, too much wine, or too much ammunition..."

I started reloading for my two Blackhawks (.41 and .44) just before I heard of this insane Ca senate or assembly ammo background check bill... needless to say I've recently acquired dies in the other calibers I shoot. Plenty of powder, primers and brass... just finding out which bo0lits I like with a big ol' stash of samples to try... fortunately reloading components are at this time, anyway, exempt from that egregious restriction.
 
Save it - it's just like gold........ (OK, shoot some of it....) I love the dog in your avatar.
 
Well, out here in Cali-forn-eye-A, quite a few hoplophobes threw the rest of us under the bus at the polls, and in six months' time we'll have to undergo background checks to purchase ammo! So, one can only have too much ammo if one is trying to swim. Otherwise, a wise man once said, "A man can never have too many books, too much wine, or too much ammunition..."

I started reloading for my two Blackhawks (.41 and .44) just before I heard of this insane Ca senate or assembly ammo background check bill... needless to say I've recently acquired dies in the other calibers I shoot. Plenty of powder, primers and brass... just finding out which bo0lits I like with a big ol' stash of samples to try... fortunately reloading components are at this time, anyway, exempt from that egregious restriction.

Writings on the wall for CA, antis will keep chipping away. Its only a matter of time before they go after powder and primers here in CA, Stockpile while you can.
 
you cal guys really need some public education campaigns.
your problem is not Democrats . i know many.
lots are pro gun, most don't care.
heck my state is dem n everyone has guns.
 
I wonder what CA will do when it runs headfirst into issues like National Reciprocity? As for the rest of us, having a backlog of ammo to shoot is nice to have - but it requires setting aside money and then not having it to spend on other basic needs. Not everybody gets to do it.

On the other extreme, pallets of ammo in the home just become an attractive nuisance if and when others want to take it. But, we don't discuss that sort of stuff here.

For the most part if you "need" two years supply of ammo then it could be suggested that there are other reasons for it other than a "banic" or short supply. No one is required to keep shooting it on a regular schedule if there's a panic, and alternative methods of practice exist to keep skills up. Doing the math and with an mind toward consumption rates in combat, the average shooter will only need a maximum of 4500 rounds of your primary self defense cartridge firing 300 rounds a day at which point the odds show you aren't likely going to be either healthy or active.

Given a correlative loss of utilities the first day you will likely be out of water and action after seven. Nobody considers those basic needs and we even scorn the preppers who consider it while bragging about the stockpile of ammo. I see the threads about how much someone has stored back in finished rounds as being out of balance with the other priorities of life - the whole discussion is hinged on a worst case scenario where evil always triumphs and good men do nothing.

Since we take the High Road here I find the ammo stockpilers have questions to answer about why. It's been taken for granted for some time but gosh gee whillikers some of us have this thing called reality which intrudes in our thinking and we don't let unbalanced risk assessments run unchecked.

Given an important caveat: It's America, things aren't that bad off, and you have every right and all your dollars to do exactly as you please, and I support you in doing it. I just wish we could generate a map of all the ammo caches for those speculative times when we are fighting house to house - likely against each other trying to get the ammo. We will need it to barter for food.

Goes to the OP and his stated emotional needs - anxiety defined is "an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, unpleasant feelings of anticipated dread, an overreaction to a threat which is subjectively seen as menacing" if I extract some phrases from Wikipedia. I don't see lack of ammo as the real issue. There's a lot more going on and buying the ammo is just a placebo.
 
Too much ammo? give it as Christmas gifts, I know I always enjoy ammo under the tree ;)

My concern with ammo isn't about shortages but cost, as we (wife and I) move closer to retirement we need to be tighter with the money so I'm more inclined to seek deals now and put some away for latter. Naturally panics and gun grabbing posturing are counter productive to what I want to do so I'm looking forward to stable ammo supply and prices so I can continue my plan of buying cheap and stacking it deep.
 
I wonder what CA will do when it runs headfirst into issues like National Reciprocity? As for the rest of us, having a backlog of ammo to shoot is nice to have - but it requires setting aside money and then not having it to spend on other basic needs. Not everybody gets to do it.

On the other extreme, pallets of ammo in the home just become an attractive nuisance if and when others want to take it. But, we don't discuss that sort of stuff here.

For the most part if you "need" two years supply of ammo then it could be suggested that there are other reasons for it other than a "banic" or short supply. No one is required to keep shooting it on a regular schedule if there's a panic, and alternative methods of practice exist to keep skills up. Doing the math and with an mind toward consumption rates in combat, the average shooter will only need a maximum of 4500 rounds of your primary self defense cartridge firing 300 rounds a day at which point the odds show you aren't likely going to be either healthy or active.

Given a correlative loss of utilities the first day you will likely be out of water and action after seven. Nobody considers those basic needs and we even scorn the preppers who consider it while bragging about the stockpile of ammo. I see the threads about how much someone has stored back in finished rounds as being out of balance with the other priorities of life - the whole discussion is hinged on a worst case scenario where evil always triumphs and good men do nothing.

Since we take the High Road here I find the ammo stockpilers have questions to answer about why. It's been taken for granted for some time but gosh gee whillikers some of us have this thing called reality which intrudes in our thinking and we don't let unbalanced risk assessments run unchecked.

Given an important caveat: It's America, things aren't that bad off, and you have every right and all your dollars to do exactly as you please, and I support you in doing it. I just wish we could generate a map of all the ammo caches for those speculative times when we are fighting house to house - likely against each other trying to get the ammo. We will need it to barter for food.

Goes to the OP and his stated emotional needs - anxiety defined is "an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, unpleasant feelings of anticipated dread, an overreaction to a threat which is subjectively seen as menacing" if I extract some phrases from Wikipedia. I don't see lack of ammo as the real issue. There's a lot more going on and buying the ammo is just a placebo.

I don't think anyone here was referring, as far as shortages, to anything other than there being no ammo on store shelves due to hoarding based on fears of possible political action. Seems you're off on a tangent, getting well into that which shall not be spoken of here. lol

Back to the OP topic, I, too, have more ammo right now than usual. This just tells me to start using the oldest ammo, and hold off buying for a while. It really doesn't go bad, so I see no reason to dispose of it by any means other than to shoot it. Puts a smile on my face to break out a box and see the old price. Just started a sleeve of 500 Winchester Thunderbolt .22's from Dick's marked $8.99. They all have gone bang so far.
 
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susieqz wrote:
i've spent every extra penny on ammo for the past year. i'd like to have some money for other things.

Agreed.

So many people have been spending "every extra penny" for years now in anticipation of a gun grab by the government that now that the Republicans control both the White House and Congress they may find they need to spend some money on their car, a new washing machine or new clothes. If they do, that's going to start to put revenue pressure on the manufacturers and distributors of guns, ammunition and components.

Just since the election I have seen retailers that six or eight months ago were not discounting anything now making offers like, "Buy this .22 rifle and we'll throw in a brick of ammunition".
 
Tirod wrote:
Given a correlative loss of utilities the first day you will likely be out of water and action after seven. Nobody considers those basic needs...

Actually some do.

My "vacation home" is situated next to a spring-fed 18 acre lake. It has wood heating (in addition to a modern heat pump for use until the utilities go out). There is a year's supply of wood cut, split and stacked that is rotated periodically. I could go on, but the preparations to use it as a refuge have been being made for generations and were tested and proven in the 2009 ice storm that shut down the middle of the country for more than a month.

Still, numbers such as 4,500 rounds are arbitrary as they don't take into account the unique requirements of each situation. As I posted separately, I now believe I have enough ammunition and components to last me for the rest of my life at current (or projected) utilization and it's far less than 4,500 rounds.
 
Whew, I actually stopped myself from ordering some yesterday. I grew less and less anxious as the evening went on.

Use it. I have made right decision by picking up only 80 rounds of Federal "Micro" now having 100 rounds total on hand. Gland I didn't buy any extra ammo as prices will stay the same or fall.
 
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