Nio
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Ammo is like garlic.
You can have enough, but you can never have too much.
Nio
You can have enough, but you can never have too much.
Nio
How much ammo is alot?
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Depends on how many Calibers you own. I can't afford to have 2k rounds per caliber becaus that would mean I need almost 40k rounds of ammo in my house and I'm not prepared to have that LOL.
For example, my .270 is my Deer Hunting Rifle. I'm still using the same Box of ammo I bought when I got the gun. Why? Because that rifle doesnt get used much. I've only take 3 game with it. and the other rounds used were for my annual sight in.
Now my .45ACP, .22,.223, .17HMR, .308 I have thousands of rounds for because thats used more.
My other calibers don't get used much as well so I usually try to have maybe 4-500 rounds of.
For my Shotguns I try to have 2 cases for each(12ga and 20ga) and that I buy before each season.
For example, my .270 is my Deer Hunting Rifle. I'm still using the same Box of ammo I bought when I got the gun. Why? Because that rifle doesnt get used much. I've only take 3 game with it. and the other rounds used were for my annual sight in.
Now my .45ACP, .22,.223, .17HMR, .308 I have thousands of rounds for because thats used more.
My other calibers don't get used much as well so I usually try to have maybe 4-500 rounds of.
For my Shotguns I try to have 2 cases for each(12ga and 20ga) and that I buy before each season.
frostbiker
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You can never have enough ammo unless you are drowning or on fire!
JesseL
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I really can't afford 185,600 rounds right now.
I'm not even that old or fat either.
Owen
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For a handgun or EBR, 1000 rounds is nothing. It's a few trips to the range, or a single class.
For John Doe with his deer rifle, 100 rounds is a pretty big pile.
For John Doe with his deer rifle, 100 rounds is a pretty big pile.
Titan6
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Should I add the wife and kids weights and ages in as well? Sure why not they shoot as well. Lets see: 52,621 rounds on hand. That means 96 boxes of .22RF. Sounds like another trip to Walmart is in order.
03Shadowbob
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Owen, You are right about the handguns and EBRs. 1000 rounds really isn't a whole lot UNLESS you have to buy all your ammo from the range shop in which case that 1000 rounds sitting in your closet might be a lot since you never use it and then it just kind of stockpiles on it's own. I found myself a year or two ago buying ammo like I could take it to the range and shoot it then realized I couldn't so I still have all those rounds.
I kinda see it like my 5k rounds of various flavors is like money in a savings account since I can't use it around here, where if I lived in the country and had 10k rounds that be like just having money in my checking account that I would spend anyways.
I kinda see it like my 5k rounds of various flavors is like money in a savings account since I can't use it around here, where if I lived in the country and had 10k rounds that be like just having money in my checking account that I would spend anyways.
22-rimfire
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Based on the emperical formula, I need to go to the store. I can use that forumula to justify to my wife acquiring additional ammunition when the time comes. 
ZeSpectre
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Based on the emperical formula... I don't need to go to the store, I need to buy the store.
Though y'all made me go and look and DAMN I have a lot of .22LR
Though y'all made me go and look and DAMN I have a lot of .22LR
Owen
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Based on the formula, I need to gain some weight
Jamie C.
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Not enough ammo = If you run out before you die.
Too much ammo = If you die before you use up all your ammo.
The amount of ammo you'll need/want in your lifetime = A lot. ( Sometimes known as "Enough" )
J.C.
Too much ammo = If you die before you use up all your ammo.
The amount of ammo you'll need/want in your lifetime = A lot. ( Sometimes known as "Enough" )
J.C.
PracticeFreedom
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(Age + number of guns you own) * your weight = minimum number of rounds you should have on hand.
Takes into account your maturity and wealth (# guns + how fat you are getting) to calculate minimum number of rounds you should be able to afford.
Mine comes to 220,480 rounds.....Thats it?? I've got it and them some!!
oops I was doing age X # of guns X your weight, oh well......
Takes into account your maturity and wealth (# guns + how fat you are getting) to calculate minimum number of rounds you should be able to afford.
Mine comes to 220,480 rounds.....Thats it?? I've got it and them some!!
oops I was doing age X # of guns X your weight, oh well......
ArfinGreebly
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Too Much?
I'm not sure that's possible.
If I have some left when I die, I'm sure the kids will appreciate not having to buy food for their inheritance.
If the people who manufacture inflation would just friggin' knock it off, I could afford to buy it as I go along. Many people do.
The idea that I (a) have to go to the store every stinking time I want to go shooting, and (b) have to pay yet another 5% or 10% every stinking time I buy more, immediately leads me to ask myself, "why am I buying twenty or fifty rounds at a time when the stuff doesn't spoil within a lifetime and takes very little space to store and it will just be more expensive the next time I show up and need some?"
So, of course, once it became clear that ammo doesn't spoil like food does and doesn't decay like liquid fuels do and is easy and safe and compact to store, the answer was obvious. Buy more than I need for any given range trip and stash the leftovers.
Oh, and there's this: the price of ammo went up 20% or more on some calibres at the beginning of the year (and has doubled on some). My credit cards have a nominal 15% to 18% interest rate, but I usually pay them off within 30 to 60 days. I was able to lay in enough to supply months of range trips and, even with interest, it came out cheaper than waiting "until the day" to buy it.
So, what is "a lot" ("a bunch, a more-than-adequate amount, an eyebrow-raising quantity") of ammo?
I would say it's enough that
Oh, another good definition: you have A LOT of ammo if you have more than Preacherman. (I was gonna link to the photo, but it seems that's no longer out there. Rats.)
I'm not sure that's possible.
If I have some left when I die, I'm sure the kids will appreciate not having to buy food for their inheritance.
If the people who manufacture inflation would just friggin' knock it off, I could afford to buy it as I go along. Many people do.
The idea that I (a) have to go to the store every stinking time I want to go shooting, and (b) have to pay yet another 5% or 10% every stinking time I buy more, immediately leads me to ask myself, "why am I buying twenty or fifty rounds at a time when the stuff doesn't spoil within a lifetime and takes very little space to store and it will just be more expensive the next time I show up and need some?"
So, of course, once it became clear that ammo doesn't spoil like food does and doesn't decay like liquid fuels do and is easy and safe and compact to store, the answer was obvious. Buy more than I need for any given range trip and stash the leftovers.
Oh, and there's this: the price of ammo went up 20% or more on some calibres at the beginning of the year (and has doubled on some). My credit cards have a nominal 15% to 18% interest rate, but I usually pay them off within 30 to 60 days. I was able to lay in enough to supply months of range trips and, even with interest, it came out cheaper than waiting "until the day" to buy it.
So, what is "a lot" ("a bunch, a more-than-adequate amount, an eyebrow-raising quantity") of ammo?
I would say it's enough that
(a) you're not worried about the store running out when you need a given calibre,
(b) you're not worried about the calibre becoming "obsolete" or just "seasonal" and finding you have to wait for the shows to get some,
(c) you're not worried about a crisis or catastrophe preventing you from having adequate stocks . . . for three months or more,
(d) you're not worried that events will drive the price up to the point where you can't afford to practice any more, and
(e) you will have plenty of time to equip yourself for reloading that calibre before you reach "critically low" in your stocks of it.
(b) you're not worried about the calibre becoming "obsolete" or just "seasonal" and finding you have to wait for the shows to get some,
(c) you're not worried about a crisis or catastrophe preventing you from having adequate stocks . . . for three months or more,
(d) you're not worried that events will drive the price up to the point where you can't afford to practice any more, and
(e) you will have plenty of time to equip yourself for reloading that calibre before you reach "critically low" in your stocks of it.
Oh, another good definition: you have A LOT of ammo if you have more than Preacherman. (I was gonna link to the photo, but it seems that's no longer out there. Rats.)
CajunBass
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I'm not there yet, but I'm working on it.
I have a little over 2k of .40 right now, I'm hoping to get another 1k soon.
that and about 5k of .22lr....
I don't think I have a lot by gunny standards.... to the left I'm sure I have an insane arsenal worthy of massive public panic.
I'd say a lot is something like 10k+ of every caliber you use. Sound right?
that and about 5k of .22lr....
I don't think I have a lot by gunny standards.... to the left I'm sure I have an insane arsenal worthy of massive public panic.
I'd say a lot is something like 10k+ of every caliber you use. Sound right?
No, a lot of ammo is when Uncle Sam calls you saying "I'm a little low...can you spot me a few million cases? 
That'll never happen. For my part, I have what I need and a bit. I buy all I can afford when it goes on sale, and I always buy far more than I can shoot. In doing so, I persistently build more and more. I will say that 5K rounds of .22LR is not the same as 5K of 7.62 by N, "N" being a variable (39, 51, 54R, etc). The larger the "N", the less I need. That is to say, I need less .300 Win than I need or their 39, 51 or 54R.
Given that one of my all-time favorite firearms/cartridge combinations is the T/C Arms Contender and G2 in .22LR MATCH, I truly don't need much. For defensive matters, I question how much benefit 50,000 rounds of anything would be to me, because I don't own any full-autos.
Doc2005
That'll never happen. For my part, I have what I need and a bit. I buy all I can afford when it goes on sale, and I always buy far more than I can shoot. In doing so, I persistently build more and more. I will say that 5K rounds of .22LR is not the same as 5K of 7.62 by N, "N" being a variable (39, 51, 54R, etc). The larger the "N", the less I need. That is to say, I need less .300 Win than I need or their 39, 51 or 54R.Given that one of my all-time favorite firearms/cartridge combinations is the T/C Arms Contender and G2 in .22LR MATCH, I truly don't need much. For defensive matters, I question how much benefit 50,000 rounds of anything would be to me, because I don't own any full-autos.
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P5 Guy
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Is that part of the house/storage shed sinking yet?
If not then there is room for more!
If not then there is room for more!
you should try to have a months worth of ammo on hand if you shoot alot, like say, you shoot 500 rounds a week, you have to have at elast 2,000 rounds on hand.
now the interesting part no one thought of,
ask a shooter and hell tellyou to have as much as you can afford to buy on hand.
ask a politician in an election year after a mass shooting, they will say "1 round is too much"
ask a politician from new york or chicago, "you mentioned ammo/gun, someone arrest this nutjob" while flinging themselves behidn a bodyguard.
now the interesting part no one thought of,
ask a shooter and hell tellyou to have as much as you can afford to buy on hand.
ask a politician in an election year after a mass shooting, they will say "1 round is too much"
ask a politician from new york or chicago, "you mentioned ammo/gun, someone arrest this nutjob" while flinging themselves behidn a bodyguard.
22-rimfire
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I can't imagine shooting 500 rounds a week of anything on the average. Maybe when you crank up the AR. But normally, no.
Everytime I go bang, I'm thinking $1, $2, $3... puts things in perspective.
Everytime I go bang, I'm thinking $1, $2, $3... puts things in perspective.
Doggy Daddy
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The answer depends on whether the ammo is moving toward you or away from you.
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