Would you share ammo if SHTF?

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Assuming we were ever invaded Red Dawn style or there ever was a civil/revolutionary war in this country again, American gun owners could put up a heck of a firefight for about 5 minutes if everyone had the nerve to fight. I think it would be safe to say that 80% of gun owners don't have more than 1 box of ammo for each caliber of gun they own.

This is where my question comes in. Would you share your ammo to help in a fight if they ran out and you still had some? It will make you make you run out faster but it would put more shooters in the fight. Unfortunately, a lot of gun owners are so short sighted in the fact that they don't stock up on ammo for SHTF. The anti gun left has been successful in their attempts to paint gun owners who stockpile ammo as right wing gun nut extremists who are waiting to blow up another federal building like McVeigh. If there were a war being fought in this country you most likely won't be able to run down to the local Wallyworld or gun shop to buy ammo.

Thinking about this makes me think I need more ammo!
 
PROUD right wingTIP, gun nut, extremist.

If I'm getting shot at, having someone else shooting at the person shooting at me is a good thing!


Just randomly passing out ammo, no. Arming others who will fight with me, yes.
 
just a 1000?:uhoh: Think about it. 1000 rounds won't last very long during an invasion like the Red Dawn movie. We can always hope that we can confiscate guns and ammo off of the dead commies we shoot but we have to have superior firepower initially to kill those dead commies.
 
"If there were a war being fought in this country you most likely won't be able to run down to the local Wallyworld or gun shop to buy ammo. "


First off if an all out war is going on. I'm not going to any store to buy ammo. I'm going armed and I'm taking it. No questions asked.


"If I'm getting shot at, having someone else shooting at the person shooting at me is a good thing!


Just randomly passing out ammo, no. Arming others who will fight with me, yes."

I agree with that also.
 
I have no idea how to do it but maybe we should post a poll on this and break it down to see what percentage of gun owners have 1 box of ammo, 100-250 rounds, 250-1000, 1000-5000, and 5000 and up.

I have 250 rounds of buckshot. 258 if you count those in my Mossberg persuader.
 
Share?

You mean like the ant and grasshopper?

I might SELL you some.

If you're covering my flank, I might ISSUE you some.

If you have something I need, I might TRADE you some.

Share?

Nope.

Exchange for value?

Sure.
 
I dare venture to say that in a SHTF situation, the first new law passed would be no selling, trading, sharing of arms, ammos or supplies. I believe that there would be total control-mongering to the max. But, what I do know...I'm a mere subject. :rolleyes: Remember when all gold was recalled and mandated turned it? Well, I wasn't alive then, but, I have read of it.
 
I'm of the opinion that most shooters who don't stock up on ammo wouldn't have the skill and training necessary to keep their cool and place their shots well under that kind of stress. If I knew them and they were competent to help defend me and my family I'd share. Otherwise, would I share my ammo if the SHTF? F no!
 
Make sure you're the one with the ammo

I think the big idea here is to make sure you're the one that has to decide whether or not to share rather than being the one begging and hoping to get some ammo.

I don't see how you could ever have too much. It's easy to imagine a scenario in which you don't have enough.

I believe it's a good discipline to only add a new caliber to your collection after you have an adequate supply of ammo for your current calibers. 1000 rounds is the bare minimum in my book. (unless your just a hobbyist who likes to shoot strictly for entertainment - even then you might as well buy it when you can. Who knows when it will be cost prohibitive or just plain illegal?)
 
I don't mean to hijack the thread, and please delete this if need be, but Pharmer's comment brought up something I've always wondered about.

Why does anyone think gold will be a worthwhile commodity in a SHTF situation? It's heavy as hell, you can't eat it, you can't defend yourself with it, (save for chucking it at someone) you can't use it for shelter, etc, etc...

I mean, are you going to trade it for stuff? Why is a chunk of shiny metal better than anything else? I can trade food, ammo, guns, medicine, clothing, all sorts of things for what I need in a crisis..what makes gold worth it? What about it give it the ability to retain whatever value it currently has, in such a catastrophic situation?
 
Many of the shots you fire should net you additional ammo, clothing, weapons, and equipment. If you are from New Guinea or a descendant of the Donner party, you will even have fresh meat.
 
Kingpin, cause people are stupid and greedy and have been raised to think it's got inherent value.

After a couple of years of SHTF, I doubt gold would be worth much and the people that traded for it would be dead.

Remember the people in Alas Babylon that died of radiation poisoning from jewelry traded to them?

And no, cause it'd be my family watching my back and they will already have all the ammo we can load up. We should have enough to arm everyone pretty well (all 30 of us).
 
just a 1000? Think about it. 1000 rounds won't last very long during an invasion like the Red Dawn movie.
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I haven't seen Red Dawn, but if it was that bad of situation, we probably wouldn't live long enough to use 1000 rounds of ammo IMO. Most of us don't have automatic weapons that eat 30 rounds in a second and a half. If you get to the point of needing over 1000 rounds, you will be in one of a firefight. Plus, that kind of situation would be so bad it would require full on military support with communications. Civilians don't have that. We wouldn't last 10 minutes.

Barring a foreign military invasion, my guns are to get me out of town.
 
something I've always wondered about.

Why does anyone think gold will be a worthwhile commodity in a SHTF situation? It's heavy as hell, you can't eat it, you can't defend yourself with it, (save for chucking it at someone) you can't use it for shelter, etc, etc...
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Well, in THIS scinario... supplies would be smuggled in from other countries (Just like during the War for Southern Independance)
The other countries would not likely take FRN's... but would take gold.

As for after TSHTF Gold not being worth anything... go check your history.
I DO expect there would be a SHORT time where it was not worth that much, but historically as soon as there is a LITTLE stability PM's will once again be a medium of exchange.

PM's are not FOR TSHTF, but for transfering wealth to the OTHER SIDE of TSHTF.
-There's alot to be learned from history.


Also, take it from me, 1,000 rounds can go QUICKLY in combat with very few rounds 'scoring hits' FA or no FA.
 
Also, take it from me, 1,000 rounds can go QUICKLY in combat with very few rounds 'scoring hits' FA or no FA.
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Point noted. In your opinion would being on the offense and going into a situation be a different expenditure of ammunition than if attempting to get out of one?

Also, we have to carry everything we have. Civilians don't have supplies lines. Whatever we don't have in our immediate possession we should assume is being looted.
 
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