Just out of curiousity, why do you guys stock pile so much ammo? What's the reason for having over 10k rounds stored in your house?
Not trying to start an arguement here. I'm a newb and its an honest question.
A very valid question. I purchased my first guns back in 2001 when I was just 21 years old. I had two pistols. When 9/11 came around I went out and got myself about 200 rounds of 9mm Winchester JHP. I thought that was a friggen stupid huge amount of ammo to have on hand at the time.
Today I've got 12-15k rounds in my basement. When I sold my car a little over two years ago my brother and I "found" about 1,000 rounds of various calibers in it.
Here's how it happens: I own about 30-something firearms now. I guess I've got about 15 different types of ammo that they all shoot. It might be close to 20 actually. Eventually you get sick of making a run to the gun store to buy a box of ammo every time you want to shoot, so you start buying by the case. So, instead of buying 50 rounds of 9mm every month for practice you admit to yourself that sticking 1,000 rounds at a time in your basement is a better deal.
When you're halfway through that, and you find a killer deal at the local shop (like when I found Remington 9mm for $7 a box just 6 months ago) you snag another case.
Now, if you're shooting 15-20 different calibers you can see how this tends to add up.
I'm pretty much a card carrying member of the Tinfoil Hat Brigade, but that's NOT why I have so much ammo on hand. It sorta happened by accident. A case here of this, a case of that, a good deal on a caliber you like but haven't actually been shooting much and BLAM! You've now got more ammo than your local gun shop has on its shelves.
When you shoot long enough it just becomes a part of the household stores, not unlike salt or sugar in the kitchen. I sure as heck don't run out and buy a bag of flour every time a recipe calls for it. Likewise, I don't want to have to make a stop at the local gun store any time I want to go shooting.
