What is a normal amount of ammo to keep at home?

[TC64]

I currently have about 2000 rounds in two ammo boxes. My workplace is near a local gun store and I stop in to buy a couple of boxes (50 per) about every other day. I'll be buying another ammo box that will hold 1000 here soon. I still feel like 3000 is under the norm. What do you keep in store?

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[Stomper]

If you have to ask, you do not have enough!

 

[Unicykle]

Semi auto 1000 per caliber minimun
Bolt action/ lever or revolver 500 per caliber minimum

Up the ammount for high capicity pieces or if you have several pieces in the same caliber is what i go with

More is always better

 

[OldTengu]

"enough" is a non-existent amount.

 

[westcoastal]

enough is never enough

 

[PiratePast40]

If you have to ask, you do not have enough!

It's uncanny - FPNI again!

 

[Certaindeaf]

Smaug x 1000,000.

 

[DizzyJ]

When you have to measure your storage space for ammo in cubic feet....

You might have enough.

 

[JustSomeGuy]

Keep buying until you're comfortable that you have enough for whatever scenarios you are planning for ...then keep buying until you double that number.

I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it...

 

[E4mafia]

If it's on a store shelf then you don't have enough.

 

[BWH]

No such thing as Too Much. At some point, it will probably be the currency.
"I give you 3- 22 rounds for a squirrel"
ammo, smokes and TP will be gold. nudie mags also.

 

[Certaindeaf]

However much a ton a lead will make is a good start.

 

[Phrank]

One more box. Always one more box.

 

[titsonritz]

2.65 gazillion

 

[HA556]

Ammo > Enough = These two do not go together!

 

[Mygrainman]

I only keep enough to load the <10 round magizineS I have for both of my guns.
if I need more I can always just go to Walmart and buy it.
It's also a good safe idea to keep the magizine, ammo, and fire arms in separate safes and in separate rooms.. probably separate addresses might be even better
Sorry disregard the above... I fell asleep and must have butt tuned CNN and woke up half brain washed...

I actually keep the mags and 20 rounds of ammo in the same safe... just separate from the guns

 

[titsonritz]

One more box. Always one more box.

The boxes I buy contained 50 boxes.

 

[titsonritz]

Ammo is like toilet paper, it will eventually get used and is sh!tty to go without.

 

[titsonritz]

Then again...

 

[Diamondback]

If your stash looks like THIS:


Then you MIGHT be off to a good START. MAYBE.