What do I do with all the ammo I've stacked up

[salt&battery]

I don't think I could ever have too much ammo on hand. When I die who ever gets the guns will have ammo for a few years. Maybe they will never have to buy any. Depends how much they shoot. For as much as I have shot in the last couple of years, I may not have to buy anymore.

well you can be like a pharaoh and have all that ammo buried with you in a vault

 

[KansasSasquatch]

Academy Sports just opened their first store in Illinois today and, like the opening of Gander Mountain 18 months ago, I went looking for certain items.
Academy had a variety of .22 LR ammo (not a lot) and I got some Federal bulk for $22.99 for 525 rounds. This was better than the Winchester bulk at Gander last spring.
I also got another box of bullets for reloading my .357 for $21.99 (Hornady 158 gr. XTP) BUT I couldn't find .357 brass, "small" pistol MAGNUM primers (just standard ones), nor could I find the powder I'm using for the .357 (Winchester 296). The clerk told me that, being a new store, they don't get all the items a regular store has, and they carry mainly Hodgdon (sp.?) powder. At least they had .38 Special brass which is more than Gander has had since they opened.

See if they have Hodgdon H110. If you don't already know, it's the EXACT same powder as W296, just with a different label. And H110 tends to be $1-2 cheaper per pound. Hodgdon pays royalties to distribute the Winchester powders, so the Winchester powders are a little more expensive. But don't take my word for it. Compare the data for the 2 http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/pistol or call Hodgdon 7:00am to 5:30pm Central Monday-Thursday : 913-362-9455

 

[splattergun]

Don't shoot it all! THe Repubs will not hold on to power forever and the pendulum WILL swing back at some point. You'll be glad you have some at that time.

 

[Sarge]

I don't think I could ever have too much ammo on hand. When I die who ever gets the guns will have ammo for a few years. Maybe they will never have to buy any. Depends how much they shoot. For as much as I have shot in the last couple of years, I may not have to buy anymore.

Sounds a bit like me. I probably shoot 10% today of what I shot 5 yrs ago. At my current rate of depletion I've got enuf to last another 20 yrs. My next problem will be to still be around for the next 20 yrs.
Sarge

 

[RX-79G]

Whew, I actually stopped myself from ordering some yesterday. I grew less and less anxious as the evening went on.

Sell it at a discount to try and make up for the bloated prices caused by hoarding?

 

[FROGO207]

I also follow the buy two shoot one rule. Same goes for reloading components. Having done this slowly for many many years these periodic supply disruptions do not tend to be all that bothersome to me. Also allows you to buy only when on sale and that there will save you substantially. I always target having at least a 4-5 year anticipated use of supplies ahead. I not only do this on ammo but stock ahead on other non perishable items as I have the extra funds. Prices of everything go up, saving money is ALWAYS good. Yes, some have a hard time just making ends meet these days unfortunately. My wish is that everyone will some day be able do this as well.

 

[HKGuns]

Buy some 120mm mortor ammo cans. I have 10 and store ammo and stuff like AR / AK magazines in them. They are air tight and will keep things fresh for a long time.

 

[Lycidas Janwor]

A humorous side thought ... Do you think all the gun store owners, gun/ammo manufacturers voted for hillary ? Had she won there would be a stampede to buy guns.

I was thinking the same thing. Obama has done miracles for the gun and ammo industry in the USA. I would not be surprised at all of some gun sellers/ammo sellers secretly voted for Clinton hoping for a big payoff. Honestly, can you blame them? The gun and ammo industry has just gone crazy over the last 8 years and I am part of that wave too. Over the last 8 years I've bought more guns and ammo than ever before. I've invested time, money and spent time at the range in order to get more proficient at shooting (especially pistol range).

 

[salt&battery]

Sell it at a discount to try and make up for the bloated prices caused by hoarding?

also the money from the sale could be used for hoarding therapy

 

[Samco]

Wat

i have too much to comfortably store. i've spent every extra penny on ammo for the past year.
i'd like to have some money for other things.
i'm gonna shoot without buying until i'm down to 10,000 rounds.
that is, unless my fav, wolf 22lr drops under 11 cents/round.
i've been buying cci sv because it's affordable, but my bulls eye gun prefers wolf.

Watch walmart. Can get pretty good deals. 5-7 cents per 22lr. Been buying for awhile. Got enough. It's addictive. Time to go use some up and practice. Let the fun begin.

 

[Samco]

I don't think anyone here was referring, as far as shortages, to anything other than there being no ammo on store shelves due to hoarding based on fears of possible political action. Seems you're off on a tangent, getting well into that which shall not be spoken of here. lol

Back to the OP topic, I, too, have more ammo right now than usual. This just tells me to start using the oldest ammo, and hold off buying for a while. It really doesn't go bad, so I see no reason to dispose of it by any means other than to shoot it. Puts a smile on my face to break out a box and see the old price. Just started a sleeve of 500 Winchester Thunderbolt .22's from Dick's marked $8.99. They all have gone bang so far.

Oh the days of 8.99 clearance 22 ammo. Should've saved the one I found in my stash for nostalgia. We may be there again soon. I've got to stop buying. Things are going to be ok.

 

[Sheepdog1968]

Personally, I'd put it all away in the back of a closet and buy new ammo as you go to the range to shoot. That way you have reserves just in case for whatever reason.

 

[JTHunter]

See if they have Hodgdon H110. If you don't already know, it's the EXACT same powder as W296, just with a different label. And H110 tends to be $1-2 cheaper per pound. Hodgdon pays royalties to distribute the Winchester powders, so the Winchester powders are a little more expensive. But don't take my word for it. Compare the data for the 2 http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/pistol or call Hodgdon 7:00am to 5:30pm Central Monday-Thursday : 913-362-9455

Thanks for the tip!

 

[Ignition Override]

Let's clarify that my .22LR rifles are only seldom used. About 300 rds./month.

But I'm still curious whether the same good old boys (and wives etc: enticed out of a warm bed) are still the first in line to buy Bricks of .22 LR when it is "available" (0600 or 1000) at Walmart/Bass Pro etc?
Have the "flippers" become anxious?

 

[hdwhit]

1911 guy wrote:
...Now, I'm shooting for 69 cents a box....

Given when ammunition was 69 cents a box, had you invested that money in an S&P or Dow-Jones index fund, it would today be worth about $5 a box. Alternatively, had you switched over and invested in a REIT at the time Congress created them, your 69 cent box of shells might today be worth about $12. So, I don't consider hoarding ammunition to necessarily have been an effective "investment".