Poll: How much ammo do you have??

[Grunwald]

I've got other flavors of AR food coming later this week.

I was just kidding of course. Glad you took it that way.

 

[thewhitebuffalo83]

I was kind of surprised when looking over the results of this poll. I figured I was on the low end compared to the average for stored ammo. And for this poll I didn't count my 22lr. This is the technique I started using about two years ago when I was having a hard time storing ammo long term. When ever I buy any caliber of ammo other than 22lr(I feel I have enough of that stocked up) and 45acp. Half always goes into long term storage no matter if I buy one box of 20 rounds or 1000 rounds of bulk, sometimes I will put back more than half if I feel it is necessary. Half always gets put back and is off limits until shtf. This has also made me more diligent when I go shooting, so that I don't run out of ammo I can shoot.

 

[BANE]

Monday i received 2000 rounds of 5.56 and 500 rounds of 45acp. Just to add to the stock pile!

 

[ak56]

At last count:

about 5k 22lr
550 45 auto
about 100 miscellaneous in calibers for guns I don't own


Need more 45
need more guns to use up the miscellaneous ammo

 

[BANE]

Just added another 1000 5.56!!

 

[PDXSparky]

I added another 9000 rounds, or so, of 22lr and a few hundred more 9mm

 

[justpyro]

Just bought another 2k in 9mm. Buy as much as I can afford whenever a sale pops up. It'll go down the pipe sooner or later. I don't keep a stock specifically for SHTF. It's all just ammo.

 

[rockstardrnkr]

Is too much ammo even a real phrase?

I am slowly amassing a collection of ammo, cheap 9mm of course, .40, I have over 500 each. would like it to be in the thousands each but Ive got time. Also would like to get a grip of .233 5.56.

 

[Grunwald]

I quit counting rounds because I had trouble writing it down in exponential form, and now only count cases. ;-)

::gun09::gun10::gun12::gun13::gun21:

 

[BANE]

Just ordered. 500rds 5.56 and 500 rds 45acp and 1500 22lr.

 

[badclam]

Hoarding seems to be the norm nowadays, judging from the bare shelves in stores. I'm not one of them nor want to be.

Where do you shop? Bare shelves? Are you talking about woman's underwear stores? We were talking about ammo. No shortage anywhere I've been. Just price gouging.

 

[HappyRoman]

How much ammo.. humm Maybe.. Enough..,More? Seems like opportune words, If 1 shot = 1 win, then more might be the answer

 

[Chalupacabra]

More than most, not as much as some.

 

[Mark W.]

Interesting that before the internet became our daily obsession I don't remember ever hearing about guys stock piling ammo anything like they do now days. And I have been going to gun shows and stuff since the mid 1960's I remember the discussions my dad had with his buddies about the gun control act of 68. Sure they did a bunch of reloading but I doubt they ever made up 100 rounds of anything that didn't get shot up at the club before making more.

The internet and feeding off each others worries and panics has done more to change the world of firearms ownership then anything else I can think of.

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

Enough to extremely limit the UN troops sent to take my firearms.

 

[joken]

And while we are at it, how many guns do you have, what's your address and when would it be most likely that no one would be home? Your friend

 

[40calruler]

I wish I could hoard ammo like some of you guys. I am afraid I enjoy shooting too much to do that though. I always have at least a few boxes of critical defense for each caliber and couple boxes of range ammo but I cannot resist the urge to shoot my guns every week at my range and that does not allow for much hoarding. I may have less ammo but I will be accurate enough to not need as much as far as I am concerned.

 

[Misterbill]

More than enough to do any foreseeable job that needs doing.

Stockpiling ten of thousands of rounds only makes sense if you're betting on long-term costs being higher due to things like lead, copper and brass prices.

I have a few thousand rounds because I shoot that much in a fairly short period of time.

If you're stockpiling for the revolution, you're kidding yourself.

A: It's not going to happen
B: Even if it did, why the Hell would you waste time stockpiling 10s of thousands of rounds at great expense when your local NG armory is such an inviting target for insurgents?

Seriously, even the wingnuts here majorly fail in revolution 101. And "how much ammo do I have stockpiled against 'go-time,'" is an exercise for Mall Ninjas.

 

[Phrank]

I see this question being along the lines of asking a lady about her age or weight.

 

[PaulZ]

NOYFB