[Hannie Caulder]

I could start a small war.

 

[RWBlue]

There is no such thing as "enough ammo" not even the arma has enough ammo...

That may be true, but I am not talking about piles and piles and piles.

I am simply talking about:
If you have a gun, have enough to load it up and then a box more.
If your friend, relative, ...isn't smart enough to know this, go buy them a box of ammo for their birthday, holiday...
If this encourages them to go with you to the range and practice with you great.
If this just means that they have a box of ammo to go with their gun, then you are still ahead as you don't have to pull ammo from your stash if something goes down. (The butt is may save may be your own if you are there and need a gun...ANY GUN in a gun fight is better than none.)
This is basic Swiss principle. They have a gun and a little ammo to feed it at home. It has kept them safe for a long while.
I can't see any reason for this to not be true.

For some, if you are so irresponsible you can't keep a little ammo from a range trip or you are so anti-gun that you don't want to keep ammo around, I suggest getting rid of the gun.

Having started this thread in multiple places.
And having seen it posted a few more places that are not exactly friendly.
I am getting tired of arguing with this basic minimum. If you want to make you minimum 1K, 5K, 100K....that is up to you. You may start your own thread if you want to tell everyone that they must have 1K, 5K, 100K....that is up to you.

 

[RWBlue]

These posts make me laugh. In reality vs a group of attackers in a shtf scenario. You will most likely take a round in one or two fights. Medical is more important that and someone to watch your back.
Everything else that you store will be a gift to a mob.

In a lawless society it's a scary day to be visible. The folks who think I'll just hunt for food. Everyone else has the exact same idea. Wild game would be gone in days.

On the day when guns and ammo is outlawed having a stash will be a good idea to outlast the law.

On a breakdown of society on a long term and not just a natural disaster that is local for a week or so. That would be tough to survive in without a group of folks to help you.

REAR MY WORDS
That may be true, but I am not talking about piles and piles and piles.

I am simply talking about:
If you have a gun, have enough to load it up and then a box more.
If your friend, relative, ...isn't smart enough to know this, go buy them a box of ammo for their birthday, holiday...
If this encourages them to go with you to the range and practice with you great.
If this just means that they have a box of ammo to go with their gun, then you are still ahead as you don't have to pull ammo from your stash if something goes down. (The butt is may save may be your own if you are there and need a gun...ANY GUN in a gun fight is better than none.)
This is basic Swiss principle. They have a gun and a little ammo to feed it at home. It has kept them safe for a long while.
I can't see any reason for this to not be true.

For some, if you are so irresponsible you can't keep a little ammo from a range trip or you are so anti-gun that you don't want to keep ammo around, I suggest getting rid of the gun.

Having started this thread in multiple places.
And having seen it posted a few more places that are not exactly friendly.
I am getting tired of arguing with this basic minimum. If you want to make you minimum 1K, 5K, 100K....that is up to you. You may start your own thread if you want to tell everyone that they must have 1K, 5K, 100K....that is up to you.

 

[Pluto57]

I could start a small war.

Yeah, but it only takes one shot to start a war. Even a big one.

 

[rustygun]

REAR MY WORDS
That may be true, but I am not talking about piles and piles and piles.

I am simply talking about:
If you have a gun, have enough to load it up and then a box more.
If your friend, relative, ...isn't smart enough to know this, go buy them a box of ammo for their birthday, holiday...
If this encourages them to go with you to the range and practice with you great.
If this just means that they have a box of ammo to go with their gun, then you are still ahead as you don't have to pull ammo from your stash if something goes down. (The butt is may save may be your own if you are there and need a gun...ANY GUN in a gun fight is better than none.)
This is basic Swiss principle. They have a gun and a little ammo to feed it at home. It has kept them safe for a long while.
I can't see any reason for this to not be true.

For some, if you are so irresponsible you can't keep a little ammo from a range trip or you are so anti-gun that you don't want to keep ammo around, I suggest getting rid of the gun.

Having started this thread in multiple places.
And having seen it posted a few more places that are not exactly friendly.
I am getting tired of arguing with this basic minimum. If you want to make you minimum 1K, 5K, 100K....that is up to you. You may start your own thread if you want to tell everyone that they must have 1K, 5K, 100K....that is up to you.

Easy there tiger. Take a deep breath and step away from the phone or keyboard for a minute.

I'll explain my opinion in due course.

If you think that having a good supply of ammo in or on hand is a good idea than go for it. If you want to buy a box or two for relatives and friends for their chosen firearm is a good idea and it calms your nerves then cool. If you would like to encourage others to do the same then I think it's obvious it sure wouldn't hurt.

There are levels that make sense for you and the other end users that you know for their own ammo consumption to have on hand. I think that statement stands on its own. What that level of extra is should be considered for many outcomes and scenarios. If you for instance buy in bulk for a season of competition shooting and get a better price when doing so cool. If you make your own for same instance then great. I have no problem with anyone that thinks ahead and uses sound judgement and logic about not only their own needs but also financially to stay within their means.

I could list a pile of reasons to have x amount of ammo on hand for their needs. Do your own math and make it work.

You also as an individual and we as a group need to think logically about human nature and how emergency can change how we as a society act. In any given what if humans as a whole only act lawfully out of fear of jail. Remove over sight of a law governance and you will see most people's moral compass point either to their stomach or their crotch. Good luck.

 

[AF-Odin]

Have plenty of the common stuff, .22, 9mm, 5.56, 7.62x39, 12 gauge, but also substantial amounts of stuff for the other stuff, .303, 8mm Mauser, 7.62x54R, .38spl. Also, primers, powder, bullets. That said, I still invest every month in a bit more.

 

[RWBlue]

Easy there tiger. Take a deep breath and step away from the phone or keyboard for a minute.

Everyone is wanting a much bigger deeper conversation or undercut a very very minimal amount of ammo.
You have those who mandate that you must have hundreds of thousands of rounds. You have those that see the people wanting this and want to laugh at them.

You have those who see this as an opportunity to declare war. You have those that see the people wanting this and want to laugh at them. You only need one round crowd.

You have those who see this as an opportunity to get political, get racist, get... The people who want to argue that my race would never do that, your race would crowd.

In the end, no one buys the very very low minimum I am suggesting. Meet the bare minimum. Keep the bare minimum. You want MORE, fine. You want to tell everyone they must have more and the coming war, revolution, inflation, race riots, ....... Fine. Start a thread for your conversation. I do have opinions on all those subjects, but this is bare minimum thread and no one can say they can not afford it, they don't have room to store it, they will never use it......

 

[tom mac]

going to head the way of ; popcorn needed

 

[RIPPER334]

The "never enough ammo" crowd, hasn't been stocking up on ammo as long as some of us as. 🤣


I can't imagine a scenario where I will ever shoot anywhere close to what I have. No SHTF or "alien/zombie" invasion will cause me to shoot that much... And if it's tyrannical government, they'll take me out from afar, long before I get thru "just" loaded magazines.

 

[TheDirtyGoT]

no!

 

[Syclone0538]

Everyone is wanting a much bigger deeper conversation or undercut a very very minimal amount of ammo.
You have those who mandate that you must have hundreds of thousands of rounds. You have those that see the people wanting this and want to laugh at them.

You have those who see this as an opportunity to declare war. You have those that see the people wanting this and want to laugh at them. You only need one round crowd.

You have those who see this as an opportunity to get political, get racist, get... The people who want to argue that my race would never do that, your race would crowd.

In the end, no one buys the very very low minimum I am suggesting. Meet the bare minimum. Keep the bare minimum. You want MORE, fine. You want to tell everyone they must have more and the coming war, revolution, inflation, race riots, ....... Fine. Start a thread for your conversation. I do have opinions on all those subjects, but this is bare minimum thread and no one can say they can not afford it, they don't have room to store it, they will never use it......

I'm pretty sure I understand what you're getting at. I think there are a lot of gun owners, or hunters who's guns are just tools, who have very little, or even at times, no ammo at all. I think it'd be great if those people kept a minimum of say 200 rounds. These people might be our friends, relatives, and neighbors. If they are decent moral people, it's in our interest that they have at least a little.

But, GT is gun enthusiasts, everyone here answers yes to the question you are asking. This thread might have worked better titled "Do you know people who don't have 100 rounds of ammo?".

 

[JK-linux]

I keep a spare mag full for each gun. I’m good.

 

[JDSTG58]

I’m good. The wife is good. My kids are good. My granddaughter is good too. Hell even the dogs are good. It gets a little iffy when it comes to the cat.

I don’t have any…… Our cat will handle it. He’s an evil little jerk. He prefers a blade for up close wet work. At least he lets us live in his house.

 

[JDSTG58]

 

[Colt Carson]

I’ve read that in a SHTF situation, you never sell or trade your ammunition. Things will be medieval, and if you give them ammunition they might just use it to take the rest of your stuff. I’ve also read that in that situation it doesn’t really matter how much ammunition you have, unless you have a small group of people (all armed). One or two people will be overrun.

 

[nikerret]

If all ammo supply was stopped and we found ourselves in a situation where nightmares are true, there’s no way I will survive the amount of gunfights it would take to exhaust my ammunition supply.

 

[0.0-idontrun]

 

[Brian40]

Ok, but how do you get to having enough?
I followed others' advice from years ago. Every payday or so, buy a box of ammo. Go shooting? Replace ammo shot +1 box of whatever was used up. If you shot up two 50 round boxes, replace with three 50 round boxes. Don't forget self-defense ammo. If someone has a good sale price, or prices drop, buy as much as you can afford. Every so often take inventory of your supply. That way, you aren't buying what you don't need, and forgetting to buy what you may not have realized you were low on. Much easier to do in practice that what it sounds like on paper. Last few ammo shortages, I was able to stop buying when the prices got ridiculous.

 

[0.0-idontrun]

I got stuck in 2020. Fortunately, I found reasonable prices and cleared the shelf more than a few times (before limits and the prices skyrocketed). That carried me through to now and I still have enough.

As far as the question "what is enough" I present this quote from John D. Rockefeller (the wealthiest man in the world and the world's first BILLIONAIRE) when asked "How much money is enough?"

"Just a little bit more.”

Now if you don't mind, I need to step out and pickup a few boxes of ammo on sale.

 

[Jonny Yuma]

No, I don't have enough ammo. Maybe by your standards I do, but I'm a recreational shooter and "enough" is enough to allow me to shoot as much as I want for the rest of my life. So probably no, I don't have enough.