How much ammo do we need?

[Mosin77]

Based on my actual volume of shooting, a half box of .30-30 and a few bricks of .22 should have me set for a long time. /fudd.

In reality my experience tells me that the second prices start to spike, there’s a panic and product disappears, causing another spike and a vicious cycle that continues until they make enough and list at high enough prices that nobody buys…

…and the ammo that becomes unobtainable first, is inevitably the caliber that I really, legitimately want to shoot. Plus, inevitably, prices take years to come down to “affordable.” So stocking up is always a great call.

 

[br549arkie]

TEOTWAWKI.... The end of the world as we know it. Think civil war, nuclear fallout, aliens, a Marxist in the White House, stuff like that. A total breakdown of society.

Or another term with Biden or one of his kind as President.

 

[jar]

The most important thing is to have the ammo so I regularly pat my shirt pocket to make sure the cartridge is still there. It should be good, it gets washed and dried regularly.

 

[Mosin77]

To expand on my above post a little. From 2012-2019 I really enjoyed shooting .32acp. I still enjoy the caliber but it’s not a wonderful handloading proposition because it’s small and fiddly, and brass is small and a pain to pick up, especially when it gets thrown everywhere by old blowback semi-auto pistols. Pre-Covid, the ammo was affordable. Now it really isn’t. This has made me a lot more apt to shoot 9mm and .22, which can be bought a lot cheaper. Based on my realistic range use, 1000-2000 rounds of 9mm should get me through the next panic, and that’s exactly what I intend to procure after Christmas. (I already have approx. 1k rounds in that caliber, which will be a strategic reserve.) I already have plenty of .22 and a sufficiency of powder and primers for my rifle needs.

 

[Charlie98]

Or another term with Biden or one of his kind as President.

I thought I covered that...

a Marxist in the White House

 

[rhino465]

Ammo prices are going up again next year. Some mfs. say there is a world-wide shortage of gun powder.
How much should we to stock up? How long will the shortage last?

That would depend on personal needs, particularly how much you shoot. If you practice every week, shoot matches every week, and attend training regularly, you should have enough to cover those needs for however long you believe there might be a hiccup in the supply train, whether availability or cost.

If you are a collector who rarely shoots, it's a much simpler solution.

 

[Reloadron]

How much should we to stock up? How long will the shortage last?

I have no idea. When I see what I feel is a good deal on ammunition or reloading components I buy. Been doing it that way for decades. That habit has kept me well prepared for any shortages. That said when people start panic buying just sit back and watch the show. Since the 90s we have seen it happen over and over again. How much to stock up? What you can afford less taking beanies and weenies out of your family's mouth or blowing a mortgage payment on powder and primers.

Just My Take....
Ron

 

[Reloadron]

Lead, brass, primers and powder may not be historically cheap, but they are easy to acquire. That likely won't always be the case.

Not to mention they have a long, very long shelf life.

Ron

 

[Walkalong]

Sigh. We don't do SHTF, TEOTWAWKI, politics, etc, etc.