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

[American123]

LOL, out here ORM-D doesn't even warrant a comment. A radiation sticker? That might be different.

They grow (most of them) softer here.

 

[CAR]

When i am to old to load any more and to broke to buy any more than that's enough.

 

[ditchtiger]

when the floor gives way, that's enough ammo.

Gun room floor sinking!

So after moving an ammo crate I notice the lag that holds the reloading bench to the wall is pointing up at a 30 degree angle. That's not right, looking down at the carpet I see there is a 1-2 inch gap between the mop board and the carpet. Very much not right. Took half a day to move the ammo...

www.northwestfirearms.com

 

[Mikej]

when the floor gives way, that's enough ammo.

Gun room floor sinking!

So after moving an ammo crate I notice the lag that holds the reloading bench to the wall is pointing up at a 30 degree angle. That's not right, looking down at the carpet I see there is a 1-2 inch gap between the mop board and the carpet. Very much not right. Took half a day to move the ammo...

www.northwestfirearms.com

You can laugh about that now. Right?

 

[ditchtiger]

Yes, bragging rights.

 

[fredball]

I don't know if I'm Normal but I have and I'm Guessing 22lr 50K / 17hmr 3k/ 9mm 20k / 40S&W 4k / 44mag 1k / 45acp 4k/ 223 20k 308 5k/ 12ga 2k / 762x39 3k /350 legend 1k / 300wm 500rds / 30-30- 500 / 30-06 3k / 224 valkrie 1k / 450 bushmaster / 389rd and some other cals odds and ends and so on and so forth yadda yadda ect ect at the end of the day bahdabing
I didn't buy this all at once has accumulated over the course of 15years or so when ever I went to walmart or bimart I would but 1 box of 100 or see a deal on this site and many others snag it up

 

[TC64]

I don't know if I'm Normal but I have and I'm Guessing 22lr 50K / 17hmr 3k/ 9mm 20k / 40S&W 4k / 45acp 4k/ 223 20k 308 5k/ 12ga 2k / 762x39 3k /350 legend 1k / 300wm 500rds / 30-30- 500 224 valkrie 1k / and some other cals odds and ends and so on and so forth yadda yadda ect ect at the end of the day bahdabing

I'm going to need a second job.......

 

[nwslopoke]

I keep what I could reasonably load in my truck. Any more is theoretically a gift for someone else. But several thousand rounds is easily transportable.

 

[CLT65]

When I had friends help me move some years back, one guy pulled a small flatbed trailer behind his truck. We loaded the safe and ammo cans on it. They were all laughing as it piled high. One friend said he'd never seen so much ammo all in one place, and he's a Marine combat vet who served two tours in Iraq! (I still say he was exaggerating)

More than anything else, that's what convinced me that I had a problem. Over the next few years during the height of the ammo drought and scare, 90% of it went away (at high prices). Most of that money went towards medical expenses, but I don't miss owning the ammo. I had been dragging some of it around for nearly 30 years.

 

[deadeye]

I don't know if I'm Normal but I have and I'm Guessing 22lr 50K / 17hmr 3k/ 9mm 20k / 40S&W 4k / 44mag 1k / 45acp 4k/ 223 20k 308 5k/ 12ga 2k / 762x39 3k /350 legend 1k / 300wm 500rds / 30-30- 500 / 30-06 3k / 224 valkrie 1k / and some other cals odds and ends and so on and so forth yadda yadda ect ect at the end of the day bahdabing
I didn't buy this all at once has accumulated over the course of 15years or so when ever I went to walmart or bimart I would but 1 box of 100 or see a deal on this site and many others snag it up

You need to up some of those but yep you're normal.............sorta......

 

[Pete F]

I don't know if I'm Normal but I have and I'm Guessing 22lr 50K / 17hmr 3k/ 9mm 20k / 40S&W 4k / 44mag 1k / 45acp 4k/ 223 20k 308 5k/ 12ga 2k / 762x39 3k /350 legend 1k / 300wm 500rds / 30-30- 500 / 30-06 3k / 224 valkrie 1k / and some other cals odds and ends and so on and so forth yadda yadda ect ect at the end of the day bahdabing
I didn't buy this all at once has accumulated over the course of 15years or so when ever I went to walmart or bimart I would but 1 box of 100 or see a deal on this site and many others snag it up

I don't like people knowing exactly how much ammo I have, or certain guns that can't be traced to me (and confiscated). I am in your ballpark on several calibers though. It seems to be a reasonable amount if you do a lot of shooting. I have not had a 700 round outing in quite a while, and it is time - my personal high for centerfire when my Dad was reloading for me with two Dillon 650's.

 

[Pete F]

I inventoried mine before moving last spring and came to the realization that I was going to need at least another lifetime to shoot it all up. Shortly after sold all my reloading equipment and components.

If you see any good deals on 357 mag let me know though.

SGAmmo has FMJ flat point PPU for $159.90 for 500 rounds ($15.99 a box x 10). Nice plinking ammo. $14 shipping.

AmmoSeek is my go to for finding some of the best deals on ammo.

 

[rickys2]

Hey what are you doing in my garage?

If your stash looks like THIS:
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Then you MIGHT be off to a good START. MAYBE.