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Emergency Ammo Stash?

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#1 ·
Just curious how many rounds of ammo you may keep in an emergency reserve? I've only been shooting (and therefore stocking up on ammo) for less than a year so I'm interested to see what other more experienced gun owners do. I currently have 500 rounds of .380 and 500 rounds of 9mm in ammo cans segregated from my on-the-shelf supply. I probably need to slowly supplement this over time to get up closer to a 1000 rounds. Thanks for feedback.
 
#5 ·
At least ~1000 rds per caliber.
 
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#6 ·
November 8th 2016 is a scary day of the unknown. Buy as much you can afford, eat and live cheap for awhile Its funny how just a few years ago, there was the gun hording and ammo buying frenzy.
I feel I lived through an apocalypse.
 
#10 ·
Been shooting pistol and reloading for over 50 years.

I have down sized considerably, I have one 30s that I intend to sell that has about 100 rounds in storage . 44 mag about 500 rounds loaded another 1000 in reloading components. 9mm about 6000 rounds loaded another 30k that could be loaded.
 
#13 ·
What are you going to be hunting with that ammo?
Do you have anything for food gathering, or are you just going to fend off the marauders who are coming to get your food supply (or are you planning on BEING a marauder and going after someone else's food supply)?
 
#14 · (Edited)
I think a lot of gun people aren't really counting on Trump winning. And so far prices and availability are still good. I don't think there will be a big spike if she wins. Maybe down the road after the next convenient mass shooting. When she calls for a stop to the madness with stronger gun control
 
#15 ·
As long as you are paying the mortgage and keeping the lights on, you cannot buy too much ammo. I'm like Glockdude 1 - I just buy another case or two whenever I get the urge and have an "extra" $250 laying around. It just feels good to hit the order button and have another case of 9mm show up a couple of days later. Its a little bit of security in these dark, dangerous days.
 
#16 ·
Best way to slowly ramp up an ammo fort is to buy twice as many cartridges as y'all are going to shoot at the range. Example: y'all go out and fire off 200 rounds of 7.62x39. Then swing by Wally World on the way back and pick up 400 cartridges (and if they're out there's always internet purchases). When you're happy with what you have (or the foundation of your house may not bear more weight) then just replace what you shoot off.

Best,
Grumpy
 
#19 ·
My practice ammo fluctuates as I buy a bunch then slowly burn through it.

For defensive ammo you should have IMO at least 500 rounds of good defensive ammo for the weapons you expect to need.

That's expensive though. So work up to it over time. I've only been doing this a couple years so I'm not there yet.

Pick one or two weapons and branch out as you go.

A pistol caliber carbine is your best friend here. A pistol and long gun that can share ammo (and sometimes even magazines) is a huge advantage.
 
#22 ·
Eh, I don't know about that. Let's say you go to the range and shoot 200 rounds of each caliber that is semi auto. 9mm, .223, and .22lr each trip. 1000 each round is only 5 trips. If you go once a week, that is a little over a month.

OP, buy in bulk, saves time and in the long run money. I buy my .223 @500 per order and 9mm 1K per order.

And rethinking this, is this extra over and above what you have or just rolling stock?
 
#24 ·
Yes, it is. It's his "Emergency Ammo Stash". I think the OP thinks he's taking on a Red Dawn scenario with a 9MM and a .380 pistole.
I guess I don't segregate my ammo in regular use and emergency. If it is not in the magazine then it is reserve. If the ammo can holds 1K, then I fill it. As I think about it I have 2 9mm cans, I think they are close to full and 2 .223 cans that need some help. I'll help them out next month. I'm chocked with .22LR.
 
#25 ·
I shoot about 5,000 rounds a year. I normally keep a one year supply on hand. Learned that lesson two elections ago. I bumped that up to 7,000 rounds last election then let it slide down to my normal 5,000 rounds. I'm going in to this one with 9,000 rounds. I think it is going to be bad, really bad. If I am wrong I will just shoot the ammo and let my stocks fall back to normal.
 
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#26 ·
Yes, it is. It's his "Emergency Ammo Stash". I think the OP thinks he's taking on a Red Dawn scenario with a 9MM and a .380 pistole.
I'm not going all Red Dawn and I'm far from a prepper. I guess I just set some amount aside in the event supply is hard to find. A savings account if you will. To each his own.
 
#57 · (Edited)
Amazing to see the amount of "don't stock up" posts y'all are getting on what's supposed to be a prepper room in the forum!

You're exactly right to keep some ammo in reserve, in my opinion. Consider what happens when there's another Sandy Hook style run on pistol ammo. Then what you have is what you have and even though the rest of the world isn't "red dawn", you're not going to be able to get any practice with your .380 or 9x19. Kali is implementing background checks (and increased costs) on ammo. IL state is looking at a ban on non-serial numbered ammo, while OR state is reportedly considering a Kali style background check. Hillary has long championed taxes on ammo, just like taxes on cigarettes, taxes that are set intentionally high enough to discourage you from buying/owning/using handguns. Then consider that in more gun-controlled countries there are limits on the amount of ammo you can buy annually along with everything else. Anyone really think the grabbers aren't paying attention to the other countries of the NWO and their efforts at disarming their subjects?

Ammo is going to be one of the angles of attack of the gun grabbers, period.

Buy cheap, stack deep, and when the "don't stockpile" crowd is crying that they can't get ammo, that's their problem not yours.

Grumpy
 
#30 · (Edited)
For what? What do you need 2000 rds. of ammo sitting around uselessly?

And if you think you need to have 2000 rds (1000 each of .380 & 9MM) in an "Emergency Ammo Stash", you need something belt-fed.
What kind of "in case" would you need 2K ammo? How 'bout the ammo shortage after Sandy Hook?

When the next ammo buying panic hits, or the prices go through the ceiling (again), y'all may wish you'd stocked up a few thousand cartridges "sitting around uselessly", but like I said that's your business.

And for the Californians out there, in the near future they're going to be cut off from ammo purchases without a background check and extra paperwork.

Respectfully,
Grumpy
 
#31 · (Edited)
Couple of thousand
About half of it is rimfire. 22LR & 22Mag


>>> And for the Californians our there, in the near future they're going to be cut off from ammo purchases without a background check and extra paperwork.

Here in WA State out A-Hole AG is trying to push the same crap. Once they have a background check for ammo, you can be 100% certain that the next step is to limit the amount of ammo you can buy at a time. Expect to hear things like: "Why does a average person NEED 200 rounds of ammo"
 
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