Just Curious on Ammo Stocks

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How many rounds to you all keep on hand you know for the just in case the world goes to hell in a hand basket. :)

I have 7 boxes of 12 gauge, 80 rounds of 7.62x54. 30 rounds of 303 (not near enough), and 10 boxes of 9 mil.
 
I can only ever manage to keep a duty loadout for my rifle, pistol, and shotgun just laying around, because I already have "smart" guns. They're smart because apparently they can talk! I mean, EVERY time I walk by, I hear, "C'mon man, we took a vote and decided that we need to be shot today!"

me- "But I can't, I.....OK."
 
My rule of thumb...

Is to keep 1000 rounds on hand of every caliber I own/shoot.

I handload for 24 different chamberings. Save for the most obscure ones, I'm right at that 1K/per comfort zone. ;)

(Which is why I like Preacherman's ammo locker with built-in heavy-duty shelf unit!)
 
I guess my rule of thumb is "When it's a good deal-buy some more" :cool:

At least thats the way it has been working lately.. :)

I have probably 8-10K in 9mm and .223 alone..

Been buying up ye old XM193 as of late.. ;)
 
I like to keep just under 1k of every pistol caliber but I tend to keep a lot more of the rifle calibers. If I get under 4k each of 7.62x51, 7.62x39 and 5.56x45, I tend to start scouring the mailers and websites for deals. Because it was so cheap, I've bought so much Hungarian LPZ and Czech silvertip 7.62x54R, I don't think I'll ever run out.

I tend to like certain manufactures of ammo and whenever I need more, I never seem to be able to find any more. I once bought a small stock of S&B 7.62x39 and Yugoslavian 7.62x54R. My rifles and I really liked them but now they are impossible to find and I'm almost out of them. I really like Federal XM193 and Winchester/IMI Q3131 5.56. M193 spec ammo is getting very hard to buy now. Luckily, I have a sizeable stock for now. You also never know when some law will pop up banning importation of ammunition or making interstate purchases difficult.

So now when I choose ammo that I like, I buy in large quanities when it's available and economical to do so. You snooze, you lose.
 
I have about 1000 rounds of 9mm on hand at this point, another 5-600 rounds of .45acp. Some .38's but not much. I have several hundred rounds of Santa Barbara 7.62 on hand.
 
3000 .40 caliber
8000 30-06 on enbloc clips
5000 .223
5000 7.62x39
500 00 buck
500 Slugs
Misc. 22s

Ammo could be good for bartering in a SHTF scenario. It is just smart to have it on hand in case they decide to tax ammo or ration it. I typically shoot 100 rounds, buy 150 to replace them.
 
7.62x54 is cheap now, but cut off ammunition imports and it will be expensive.

.303 is a pain to get cheap.

If those are your main rifle calibers you might want to get a case or two...
 
I don't stock much, maybe 100 buckshot and a ammo can or two of .45, 400+ 12 gauge skeet rounds (not considered stock, as it's typical to shoot nearly all that in a good practice day).

Basically, there's three amounts:
Not Enough / Enough / More than Enough

I enjoy the daily session in my loading room putting ammo together.

Ed
 
between 1k and 2k each of .45acp and .223, with components for 20,000+
 
not sure ...

three-five gallon buckets of 45acp
fiver plus each of 9mm 40 and 38
almost full fiver each of 44 and 357
couple gallons of 45 colt
three fivers of 223
one of 22 250
one of 6.5 /284
couple gallons each of 243 250-3000, 3006, 300 savage, 270 and 7mm08,308
one fiver of 5.56 ss109
about 1 1/2 fivers of xm80 fmj 7.62 nato

plus odds and ends.
45 70, 33 win, 38 s&w 257 robt 32-40 38-55 etc
Plus at least 10k of 22
 
I generally keep about 1 case of a 1000 in each caliber I shoot. i'm thinking about getting into reloading now that i'm getting into larger bore pistols though. So who knows. I really need to stock up.
 
How many rounds to you all keep on hand you know for the just in case the world goes to hell in a hand basket.
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34 rounds of HP 9mm (2 17rd G17 mags) and 10 rounds of 00 buckshot.


All the rest of my ammo (~15,000 rounds) is packed in ammo cans with labels.
 
I have 1000 rounds of SS109 that sits there, and about 3000-5000 rounds of other calibers. I think I've dropped down to less than 2000 rounds when I was spending "too much" time at the range. :D
 
Firearms are useless without ammo, and it's the most vulnerable component. A break in the 'supply chain' could come from an unexpected event at any time. Ammo has a long shelf life. Keep a lot of it close by. ;)
 
I keep a couple of boxes of ammunition around for most of my guns, usually these aren't full boxes. I use a round or two for hunting season every fall, I expect my couple of boxes will last me a long time.
 
Fluctuates with shooting/purchases

But
500 rds 9mm(including 3 boxes +P+ Black Talons), need more
1000-2000 rds 7.62x39 (closer to 1000, now, need more)
at least 1000 rds. .22, sometimes quite a bit more
400-500 12 gauge (need more)
and a few hundred rds of 8x57 and 7.62x54R....using up all the milsurp stuff, 'cause accuracy is lousy....will be replaced with a few hundred rds of handloads

In short, need to go on an ammo buying binge, but funds are low right now....So I haven't been shooting much except .22, so as to keep my stocks up
 
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