How many buy ammo for guns you don't own yet?

[bruss01]

I got stuck with some .44 special ammo for my Marlin 1894 that just wouldn't feed reliably. Had to go get a Charter Bulldog to use it up. Funny thing, that "throwaway" revolver ended up being one of my favorite guns. And the .44 special being one of my favorite rounds.

 

[CrackerJim]

Not sure this counts. I had a 40cal pistol I didn't like and sold it.

I like the caliber and have a couple of boxes of ammo for it which I haven't sold or given to anybody as I plan on getting a pistol to shoot it one of these days.

Jim

 

[bannockburn]

Not only have I bought ammo for guns that I don't own yet, I've bought accessories for guns that I don't have either. Before I even thought of getting an AR-15, I had already bought a bayonet with scabbard, and a cleaning kit for it. And this was quite a few years before I was even old enough to legally buy a rifle.

 

[Huddog]

Nope, not often unless thinking I will someday have the firearm to go with it and the price is very good. Actually I can't even think of the last time I did that.

 

[Dave/hoff]

Never bought ammo before the gun but was given 300+ rounds of 7.62x54R and then was compelled to buy a rifle....

 

[Orthonym]

I bought a coupla hundred rounds of .22LR a few years back, when minding somebody else's place who left the revolver for me, but no ammo. I left him one box, kept the rest as possible trade goods in SHTF scenario. Lately, I've actually acquired a .22 rifle.

 

[Nikdfish]

Does picking up some .223 count if all you have is the stripped lower???

Nick

 

[AjayofCanada]

Once I bought a couple hundred rounds of Winclean in 40S&W because it was on sale, but it was actually the excuse to give my wife for buying another handgun, specifically a M&P in 40.

I don't think I can pull that same scam again though. Everyone else feel free to try it.

 

[jonmerritt]

I buy guns that I don't have ammo for, yet.

 

[Loomis]

The only time I buy ammo for guns I don't own, is if it is bulk surplus military ammo sealed up somehow, like in a metal tin, or in a plastic/rubber battle pack. Since I already own the usual pistol calibers, that means I only get rifle ammo that I don't already own.

Twice in the past, however, I bought really nice pistol ammo that I didn't have anything to shoot it in that was pricey and not sealed up. But that was because I bought it for a gift for someone else.

 

[Walkalong]

When Midway had their "blemish" sale, I bought 500 bullets for the 6.8 SPC, and I don't have one, yet.

 

[Claude Clay]

since i reload 32 acp/32 S&W/32 colt/32 H&R it was easy to get a nagant revolver. dies for it are Lee special 32-20 brass reformers or 32-20 and m-1 carbine combined. so now i need a 32-20 and a m-1. soon, or not so soon; but i think they will follow me home eventually.

 

[RockyMtnTactical]

I don't, unless I am buying it imminently.