Stockpiling Ammo

[Ben Shepherd]

SilentStalker-

Some folks keep horses, some folks fish, some folks travel, and for some of us shooting/guns are our thing. ALL of these can be very expensive and time consuming. On this board, which group do you think is going to post?

 

[Phydeaux642]

All I can say is that you guys must have some serious cash to be stockpiling this much ammo, buying equipment to become self-suficient, shooting at the range 2 times a week and blowing through 1000's or rounds, etc. All I can say is wow. That must be very expensive. What in the world do you do for a living?

You have to develop a taste for PB&J and Ramen noodles.

 

[Titan6]

I bought when it was cheap in anticipation of prices going way up. They did. Most of the people who are buying now I think are buying at very near the market peak, unless hunting and shooting suddenly becomes America's favorite sport again. Then prices will rise again until the market normalizes.

The morons who think the revolution is coming haven't quite worked it out yet. You have to have leaders, cause, followers and a number of other things for a revolt.

They have nothing to offer that is better than what we already have, which is this: The most free nation on Earth.

 

[jlg]

All I can say is that you guys must have some serious cash to be stockpiling this much ammo, buying equipment to become self-suficient, shooting at the range 2 times a week and blowing through 1000's or rounds, etc. All I can say is wow. That must be very expensive. What in the world do you do for a living?

My friend freaked out when he heard that I spent $5,000 on a rifle...then he went and spent $30,000 on a fishing boat.

To every man his own.

 

[gego]

Here is a humorous explanation of why I have been stockpiling for the last 5 years. Better to be years early than one day late.

A Post-oil man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QovBLFZhQME

You don't need to run out of oil for the economy to collapse. All you need to do is run out of cheap oil or have production start to declines. What do you think is really behind the current economic collapse? How about high energy costs which is another way of saying less economic output. Lots of people point to the faulty monetary system, and true that was an accident waiting to happen, but even more fundamental than being ripped off by the banks is hitting the energy limits.

 

[Rembrandt]

Due to the primer shortages.....I'm forced to stockpile lead balls and pyrodex for my blackpowder rifle.

 

[ThrottleJockey]

"They say that there is a shortage of Gold too because everyone is buying it.
In a way ammo has been better than gold."

Dumb. Everyone buying gold does NOT create a shortage, it raises price. You should have learned this selling blow pops and jolly ranchers in the second grade.

 

[ThrottleJockey]

Server FAIL.

 

[Dr. Fresh]

I don't have the money to "stockpile," but whenever I'm at the store I pick up a pack of Wolf x39 or a box of 9mm or .38 Special. It adds up. Right now I have around 300 rounds of x39, with more coming.

 

[brin747]

I'm not stockpiling, but I did get a great deal on a 1000 case of Golden Tiger 7.72X39 the week after I bought my SKS so I grabbed it. I also have a Wal Mart near me that (until this week) has always had 9mm available so I figured picking up a couple of boxes a week couldn't hurt.

This way I have plenty to play with this summer when I can get to my favorite sand pits!

 

[AllAmerican]

Lighten up Francis... errrr Jorg.

I am collecting as much ammo as I can afford to collect. That runs about 40-60 dollars a week. Im actually doing pretty good.

I am collecting for any number of scenarios. There, how's that for an explanation?

LOL

To answer the OP, I own an Heating and Air Conditioning company. I am a one man outfit. I also travel a bit playing guitar backing a Nashville cat.

 

[SilentStalker]

I hear you guys. I guess I just have too many expensive hobbies and a job that doesn't pay well enough to support all of them as much as I would like. However, at this point I am just happy to have a job. I am also one of those people that spent $3000 on a gun LOL that I cannot even shoot right now for a number of reasons, which all goes back mainly to the monetary situation. The gun is nice, but without a scope, scopemounts, a bipod, some sights (not necessary but wanted), and some ammo it is nothing more than a very expensive baseball bat.

 

[shotgunjoel]

I bought about 800-1000 shotgun shells and 1500 rounds of .22lr because it's nice to have on hand, and I don't think I'd like some big ammo tax.

 

[crazy-mp]

Stockpiling for when SHTF no, not really but I do have quite a bit of ammo. I bought most of mine pre-oh crap I have 2 guns and only 35 rounds between the two better go buy a couple more guns and a few thousand rounds.

I have begun to wonder how many rounds I would get off in a civil unrest/SHTF situation before I run out or get killed myself. I still buy a box here and there, but I am not driving hours from home on the weekend to find deals on ammo.

To each his own, and prepare for the worst but hope for the best!

 

[ShadyScott999]

Yes, and Yes. I just can't afford it anymore.

 

[Isher]

Oh man have I got a program for you.

Satisfies both parties of the Gummint.

Based on proven previous Gummint programs,

And fits perfectly with Mr. G. Orwell's

"Animal Farm."

Its called Ammo Stamps, exactly, perfectly

Like Food Stamps.

No hoarding, no panic, no sleepless nights.........

Just go in every month and cash in your ammo stamps.

There you go, Bro

isher

 

[Redneck with a 40]

I'm a reloader, so I make sure I have ample supplies to load several thousand rounds of 40 S&W, 357 mag, and now, .308. I like to have a couple year's worth of ammo on hand, its just a comforting feeling, knowing I can target shoot without fear of running short. My goal is to have 500 rounds of .308 loaded, in the next few month's, that should be plenty.

By the way, this past weekend was my first foray into loading .308, I'm hooked! Its awesome!

 

[chuwee81]

well, i'm buying because ammo is not readilly avaailable like it was before. I have a 9mm pistol and ammo have been scarce. So i want to have a supply on hand.

Just like before Ike hit, everyone should have their tank full, because after the landfall, some gas stations were out of gas for a couple of weeks.

So i'd like to have supply on hand. I bought 11 boxes of 100 rds WWB 9mm at wal mart yesterday because the price is still the same before the shortage, whereas academy charges $2-3 more for a box of Monarch. My wallet felt the hit since i've never bought anything that much before but i figure I'll always be a shooter and it's just a matter of time before i spend the same amount of money and rounds. The difference is, i might not get it as soon as i want it in the future.

 

[3pairs12]

I tell you who is guilty of stock piling ammo. My damn nieghbor. He must have 100k rounds in mixed calibers. Makes me jealous.

 

[moooose102]

ever wonder how much ammo a revolution takes?

yep, sign me up!

 

[ThomasT]

I tell you who is guilty of stock piling ammo. My damn nieghbor. He must have 100k rounds in mixed calibers. Makes me jealous.

Hey 3Pairs12 you don't live next to me do you? LOL.

I have lots of ammo, primers, powder and cases. Also 1400+ pounds of lead and twenty bullet molds. I started stocking up on supplies and ammo in the mid 1990s. I saw this day coming a long time ago.

I feel sorry for you guys trying to scrape and find stuff but I think you did let yourselves get caught short. Hopefully it will get better in a couple of months.

I never forgot the lesson I learned during the last primer scare. I have 25,000 primers on hand now. I won't get caught short again.

 

[BigNYMini]

Alot of people are definately buying out of speculation. Chances of a SHTF scenario... slim. Chances ammo prices going up... high. Given current socio-economic conditions and political atmosphere, it seems to be a no-brainer for those already involved in the sport. Others are hedging their 401k or whatever is left of it. For ammo to get cheaper or cheap again global conflict and anti-gun legislation would have to cease. Again, slim chance.

 

[gotmine]

A stockpile is a warehouse full....10,000/20,000 is preparing for the future of your sporting needs at today's prices.

 

[Gottahaveone]

If one is apprehensive enough then a case might be made for storing medicines, food, fuel, spare parts and the like, but why large amounts of ammo? Perhaps I'm missing something.

I feel that anybody who isn't doing exactly this doesn't fully grasp what a day-to-day inventory that your local grocery store carries. What happens when, for whatever reason, the trucks stop running for a few days? Go ask the manager of your local store just exactly how many days of inventory he has on hand. I expect the answer will scare that pants off of you. I have about 12k rounds, spread over 6 calibers/gauges. And enough beans and rice and canned hams in the closet to last me at least 3 months. I've done that for years. Do I expect to use 12,000 rounds in a major battle or SHTF scenario? Of course not. Do I see a time when a box of .22's would be a valuable barter commodity? You betcha. It's not like I went out last week and bought all this, I've been accumulating a cushion for some time now. I would MUCH rather have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. And it's not like it's going to spoil, sitting in my safe......

 

[Duke of Doubt]

I didn't exactly stockpile on purpose. I used to own and shoot a very broad array of calibers, primarily vintage military rifles. I still do, but I got out of quite a few categories and calibers a few years back. But with that sort of hobby, you have to have a lot of different cartridges on hand, and you'd best get them when you can, as supply is spotty for most (I did once get a few boxes of .41 Swiss rimfire, but that was a Find worthy of a certain PBS show). So it became a habit to grab up good deals on cartridges for those calibers I shot, which was a lot. I've got ammo I've never even seen. Yesterday when digging out some stuff for St. Patrick's Day I found a long-lost sardine tin of 8mm Mauser. Three-hundred and eighty rounds I didn't even know I had misplaced, which I guess I could run through my Persian, my Yugo, my Turk, or whatever, but which probably will go back to gathering dust.

"Stockpile."

Bah.