Deaf Smith
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Emergency Ammo - How much is REALISTICALLY needed?
Dunno.. depends on what really happens. Might need nothing. Might need everything.
Deaf
Emergency Ammo - How much is REALISTICALLY needed?
1000 rounds? Hmm, given casting bullets at 124 grain each,(lead at $1 a pound), 5 gr Unique each, and primers...comes out to $60 or so, roughly. Primers are the big expense, of course. Oh, plus about $1 to run the lead pot long enough to cast them up.It is also important to consider that for the price of a 1000 rounds of ammo, you can get food to last months.
Those must be expensive rounds. My Kroger bill doesn't reflect this.
Hey - then not to worry! There is no economic downturn at present; things are better than they have been in 8 years, and getting better. So don't stockpile your ammo in fear, but in anticipation of a fun day at the range!I know unlikely, but the economic downturn is worrying me some
How much ammo for each caliber of weapon should a person keep on hand as a minimum for an emergency scenario?
As much as you can afford without neglecting to budget for good training and the many other aspects of dealing with an emergency. I imagine it's quite unusual for anyone, post gunfight, (which would usually qualify as an emergency), to say, "dang it, sure wish I'd had less ammo during that".
Emergency Ammo - How much is REALISTICALLY needed?
Dunno.. depends on what really happens. Might need nothing. Might need everything.
Ammo for emergencies? Depends what type of emergency.
1) Natural disaster.
2) Urban riot.
3) Viral pandemic.
4) Nuclear fallout.
5) EMP (solar or man made).
What I would do is look how long people were on their own in recent real-world weather incidents. The troops started arriving on Day 6 post landfall for Katrina, with mass relief efforts starting on day 7. In the LA riots you had the National Guard arriving on the 4th day and restoring order (for the most part) on day 5. The police had pretty much abandoned law enforcement and left the residents on their own (as they did for the 3-4 days of the Crown Heights Riot).
Figure on a week.
How many shots were actually fired by civilians in the last few natural disasters?
I think those that are comfortable with 50 -200 rounds of ammunition are those that don't actively practice or participate in shooting sports. One of the competition shooting sports I participate in I can go through 200 rounds in just one day.
I suspect this is true. But in an emergency you aren't going to practice. Yes to the 200 rounds in a day, but that is not an emergency and I seldom feel most here will ever need to shoot 200 rounds in a single week because of need unless you are a professional hunter culling out game animals such as in Texas.
When ammo supplies became is short supply, I stopped the majority of my casual shooting. Honestly, after a couple months, I didn't even miss it. Substituted other activities.
It is a perishable skill. To cease all practice/training, or even just to cease or severely restrict all live fire, would leave a person less prepared for emergency use
Of course. But we're talking about emergencies. Not situations lasting months or years. You can take a few weeks off while your area recovers from a hurricane without worrying that you won't have the skills to fight off roving gangs of murderers.
If this is an emergency that's going to persist for a year or more...wow. That's a biggie. Getting out to the range to practice is probably WAAAAAAY down on the list of survival priorities at that point.
Now for a panic or extended ( think years ) ammo drought; obey your local fire code and check to make sure the floor isn't sagging or cracking.