How much do you spend?

How much do you spend a year on ammo?

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I voted based on buying factory ammo only... I buy very little factory ammo. Now if we were talking components also, I'd need a much higher poll option.
 
I probably buy a couple of ammo cans of 800-1000 rounds per year of cheap 9mm target ammo, since it is cheap enough not to reload. That's about $450 dollars. Then, I probably shoot 2000 rounds of 40SW and maybe 500 rounds of 10mm per year. At just under 15 cents per round to reload, that comes to about $375 for a grand total of just under $800 per year. I cast some bullets, too, so those rounds are more like 6-8 cents (powder and primer), but casting takes a lot of time and I don't do it much. As much as I shoot, $800 seems like a good annual price for ammo. That's not counting the few rifle cartridges I handload, because I don't shoot them much.
 
Mint tells me that I spent $1500 on firearm related items last year. That is about $500 more than I thought. Of course I did get back into shooting after a 15 year break and purchased 4 guns. So far this year I have spent $250 on ammo.
 
It's not hard to spend $100 a month whether ammo or components. That's $1200 a year. It looks like a lot but isnt really that much.
 
I buy powder and supplies in bulk every couple years and shoot a few thousand rounds of reloads a year. I buy factory ammo here and there as I find good deals and it goes in the ammo closet for whatever. So I picked $301-$400
 
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in reality ................. Enough to keep a couple of supermodels looking pretty 24.7

Enough said
 
I load my own, so most of the figure is for components. I do buy factory ammo if the price is right.

Reloading / handloading is the way to go for those who don't do it yet. Once you build up a supply and keep it up, these crazy times don't affect you as much.

Of course, not much to be done about rimfires. You just have to buy it when you can and keep a nice inventory on hand.
 
I reload. Last year I spent about $4,500 to $5,000 on components. Some of that was hedging against possible changes in the next couple of years. So far this year I've spent $1,500 because I've run into some very good bulk offers and bought all of it. Some like gold and silver; I consider ammo a better investment of non-essential funds.
 
Nanook said:
Of course, not much to be done about rimfires. You just have to buy it when you can and keep a nice inventory on hand.
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During the previous shortage rimfire was about the only thing you could find consistently. Predicting the trends of the future is unfortunately a tough thing to do. I did lay in a supply of .22 but how many of us prepared for multiple years without rimfire ammo? It will be a very long time before I run out at the rate I'm shooting mine up but I still don't like it one bit that things are going the way they are. I don't know what to do about it but I still don't like it. Like you said we can stock up but how much is enough? I shot 30 rounds of .22 yesterday and I felt like I was extravagant. That stinks. I only shot enough to make sure I wasn't losing my ability to hit what I shoot at. It's sure hard to improve your aim under these conditions though.
 
Your poll indicated "per year". A $100 a year is essentially buying a couple boxes of centerfire ammo a year. Even $400 is not much on a yearly basis.

For me, probably $100 a month so far this year. But this is not typical. No 22 ammo to buy (or that I am willing to pay) and I would generally buy rimfire ammo on every trip to Walmart. I lost my desire to shoot a lot and have substituted other activities for the most part due to the ammunition thing.
 
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For me, probably $100 a month so far this year. But this is not typical. No 22 ammo to buy (or that I am willing to pay) and I would generally buy rimfire ammo on every trip to Walmart. I lost my desire to shoot a lot and have substituted other activities for the most part due to the ammunition thing.
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I heard that. I either shoot a few rounds of .22 or I take my .223 out and shoot it these days. Or I'll practice with my carry gun. I have about 7 mags for my Marlin 795. I used to empty those in about 10 minutes and go load them up again and do that until a brick was gone. Not anymore. If I shoot 30 rounds I feel like I'm risking never having any ammo in my old age. It's terrible to think that but until I know I can replace what I shoot I'm holding on just in case.
 
Thanks to the local lawmakers, I have spent more this year than I have in the last 10 years on new firearms, ammo and reloading supplies. Just in case
 
I have an approximate ammo budget of $100 dollars per month for basic marksmanship upkeep of my S&W M642 .38 special. 50 rounds per week, 200 rounds per month for that gun is what I make sure to buy and shoot.

However, I may spend more money per month to shoot my other guns but as of late I've been saving money so I don't go overboard. So in retrospect I probably spend somehwhere about $150 a month on ammo for all purposes.
 
Well I just responded to the poll but HAD to use the OVER $400.00 a year.

I think you should add a category of, "I can't answer that question otherwise my wife will want a divorce."

Just a suggestion.
 
Over $500/year. Have been preparing since '09 for the various events which trigger future price increases (and import "tariffs", or just politicians' threats) which could have an accumulation well ahead of the future inflation rate.

toejamm: I didn't know that guys' wives read these websites, or know husband's nicknames.

The solution I arrived at, to be quite frank: save up some affordable cash, buy a cashier's check to be mailed to an ammo distributor, and ship your case of ammo to a friend's address. You really Resolve to do something and you can make it happen.;) Gradually saved cash is the procedure.
 
WHEN reloading supplies show up, I spend. Once in awhile a deal on 22lr pops up, those are the only store bought ammo I buy. So I guess $500 on 22lr (Ihave 8-10k in the safe)

As stuff shows up, luckily Im in the position to buy as much as stores will let me.

I shoot alot.

be safe
 
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