I am an ammoholic and I need help

[The Heretic]

Whenever I see ammo I could use at a relatively reasonable price (especially given the current prices), I usually buy it if it is a good sized quantity (sometimes that is just 100 rounds, but usually ~500 rounds or more).

I have tens of thousands of rounds of both centerfire and rimfire (more of the latter than I will probably ever shoot), and no, I won't sell any of it. I have more ammo than some LGSs keep in stock.

Yesterday I bought almost 600 rounds of .40 S&W even though I had more than ten times that amount already. I bought 80 rounds of .460 Mag even though I already had twice that much and rarely shoot it. A couple of months ago I bought 800 rounds of .44 mag, a caliber I rarely shoot.

I can't help myself. I am spiraling out of control.

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[808hondacrguy]

There are worse things to be addicted to

 

[eb in oregon]

There are worse things to be addicted to

Absolutely. He could be spending all his time on the bloody internet on social forums.

 

[eb in oregon]

Whenever I see ammo I could use at a relatively reasonable price (especially given the current prices), I usually buy it if it is a good sized quantity (sometimes that is just 100 rounds, but usually ~500 rounds or more).

I have tens of thousands of rounds of both centerfire and rimfire (more of the latter than I will probably ever shoot), and no, I won't sell any of it. I have more ammo than some LGSs keep in stock.

Yesterday I bought almost 600 rounds of .40 S&W even though I had more than ten times that amount already. I bought 80 rounds of .460 Mag even though I already had twice that much and rarely shoot it. A couple of months ago I bought 800 rounds of .44 mag, a caliber I rarely shoot.

I can't help myself. I am spiraling out of control.

Think of it as a retirement plan. The accrued interest and rarity at retirement will be substantial.

 

[Mono1]

AMMO: The currency for the new millenium!

 

[Knobgoblin]

Think of it as someone else's big score at a garage sale.

Of course, you might shoot it prior to that eventuality.

Everything is relative

 

[Xrperry]

Carefull, you will be labeled a hoarder

 

[crossbow5]

I understand the issue. For some reason, when ammo is not easy to find, and you see some for sale, you want to buy it. I was in a store a few weeks ago and they had probably a hundred boxes of 9mm for less than twenty dollars a box I almost bought a couple boxes. I had to really think about why I should not buy this, because I already have enough to last a couple years. I walked away and did not buy any, but it was difficult.

 

[P7M13]

Don't sweat it.

 

[eb in oregon]

AMMO: The currency for the new millenium!

You should read the series by William R. Forstchen which starts with "One Second After." There are three books and relevant to our society today. But in the first book after the SHTF a fresh killed squirrel trades for three .22LR cartridges. If I remember correctly, it's been ten years. One to replace the one that killed the squirrel and one for another squirrel to eat, and another to trade again. Trapping is better.

 

[titsonritz]

If it helps matters, I can bring over a bottle of whiskey and take that ammo off your hands and leave you to a your new "hobby".

 

[66PonyCar]

It's only a problem if you are buying calibers for which you have no guns. But that can be easily resolved by buying guns in those calibers!

 

[eb in oregon]

It's only a problem if you are buying calibers for which you have no guns. But that can be easily resolved by buying guns in those calibers!

Humm. That must be why I reload for 22 different calibers.

 

[Hueco]

* Step 1: Honesty: After many years of denial, recovery can begin with one simple admission of being powerless over ammo.
* Step 2: Faith: It seems to be a spiritual truth, that before a higher power can begin to operate, you must first believe that it can - believe in our lord and savior, John Moses Browning, and he will believe in you.
* Step 3: Surrender: To thy higher power, you must surrender the fate of yourself.
* Step 4: Soul Searching: Recovery is a process, take inventory of yourself and your ammo.
* Step 5: Integrity: Be true to yourself and your gunpowder needs.
* Step 6: Acceptance: Accept your flaws and a life of fewer calibers.
* Step 7: Humility: Have the humility to ask for help in decreasing the rounds in your inventory. I will take one for the team and help you.
* Step 8: Willingness: Make a list of those less fortunate than you and be willing to bequeath upon them a glorious bounty of brass.
* Step 9: Forgiveness: Make amends with your other hobbies, the ones you did before you fell victim to your weakness.
* Step 10: Maintenance: Recovery is a process and you will need to continually divest your rounds to Hueco.
* Step 11: Making Contact: Discover a life unbound by ammo constraints.
* Step 12: Service: Give yourself over to a life of filling magazines for others. It's the only way.

 

[Ridge Walker]

Whenever I see ammo I could use at a relatively reasonable price (especially given the current prices), I usually buy it if it is a good sized quantity (sometimes that is just 100 rounds, but usually ~500 rounds or more).

I have tens of thousands of rounds of both centerfire and rimfire (more of the latter than I will probably ever shoot), and no, I won't sell any of it. I have more ammo than some LGSs keep in stock.

Yesterday I bought almost 600 rounds of .40 S&W even though I had more than ten times that amount already. I bought 80 rounds of .460 Mag even though I already had twice that much and rarely shoot it. A couple of months ago I bought 800 rounds of .44 mag, a caliber I rarely shoot.

I can't help myself. I am spiraling out of control.

The first step is recognizing you have a problem...

Personally I am not seeing it.

 

[Snip]

Whenever I see ammo I could use at a relatively reasonable price (especially given the current prices), I usually buy it if it is a good sized quantity (sometimes that is just 100 rounds, but usually ~500 rounds or more).

I have tens of thousands of rounds of both centerfire and rimfire (more of the latter than I will probably ever shoot), and no, I won't sell any of it. I have more ammo than some LGSs keep in stock.

Yesterday I bought almost 600 rounds of .40 S&W even though I had more than ten times that amount already. I bought 80 rounds of .460 Mag even though I already had twice that much and rarely shoot it. A couple of months ago I bought 800 rounds of .44 mag, a caliber I rarely shoot.

I can't help myself. I am spiraling out of control.

Humble brag.

 

[P7M13]

If it helps matters, I can bring over a bottle of whiskey and take that ammo off your hands and leave you to a your new "hobby".

At least you'll bring whiskey. His crazy ex will try to attach claim to it somehow....

 

[eb in oregon]

Humble brag.

There are still people with firearms and ammunition in San Jose? San Jose was pretty fine in 1973, but the last time I went thru there I couldn't drive fast enough.

 

[titsonritz]

It's only a problem if you are buying calibers for which you have no guns. But that can be easily resolved by buying guns in those calibers!

What if you plan on buying a gun in that caliber?

 

[eb in oregon]

What if you plan on buying a gun in that caliber?

Most the time I try to wait until I get the gun. Which is probably the best choice. Otherwise I'd have a few pallets of 50BMG with nothing to eat it.