How Much is Enough

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How many rounds of your primary cartridge is “enough”? I won’t ask what you have, these days probably not the best idea.
 
Seriously, if you see a decent price on ammo and have the money in your pocket to purchase a couple boxes BUY IT. With the market and political environment now the day may come when it will be better to trade ammo with other shooters and then then more you have stacked back the more you have to trade down to road. Properly stored ammo will last a loooooooooong time and the only problem you really run into is if you have to move it.
 
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It's not a 1-shot deal, it's a process. Look at how you shoot and all the ways you shoot. Stack enough to do that for 1 year. Then come back and do it again for 3 years. then 5. 10. stop when you want to stop.
Consider how long you'll be at your current home. Ammo doesn't go bad but it's a !@#$ to move with it.
 
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So unlimited… I’m at the point I buy rounds I like/want to have/shoot good in my guns. Not just what ever I see… guess what I’m wondering is when to slow down a bit.
 
As much as is reasonable, which is subjective......

To each his own.....
 
Mathieu18 said:
So unlimited… I’m at the point I buy rounds I like/want to have/shoot good in my guns. Not just what ever I see… guess what I’m wondering is when to slow down a bit.
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That right there is a good limit to start with … especially the last part. I am to my point of only buying stuff I really like … no hoarding buying. Buying unfamiliar bulk type ammo can be a gamble and if you are not in desperate need not worth the risk. As to hunting rounds I use to say a couple seasons worth but now I’m looking at it as a lifetime, my son’s lifetime.

There are a few exceptions and the big one to me is when it’s a one supply channel ammo like say GP11 for a K31 … buy it when you see it unless it’s a stupid price.
 
I’d say 5-10 years worth is a good goal. You’d probably need less than 1k of 45-70 but more than 10k of 9mm.
 
It really depends on how much you actually shoot. IMHO Take the number of rounds you shoot annually in a given caliber and then X that by the number of years you think you should have one hand. That number is going to be different for everyone.
 
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I don’t think there’s an answer to that. How much is enough? It’s never enough. Absolute Bare minimum? Combat load out; 7 mags of rifle and 3 pistol.
 
Q; how many rounds should you have?
A; I'm not gonna tell you how many I have but I will tell you it should be X.

Thank you for telling everyone using a roundabout way how many rounds you have, at the least.
You have completed the survey. Your answers will be duly noted.

Seriously you guys? Again? Are you gonna fall for it every time? How hard is it to not say anything?
This is only about the 12th time that a new member* has asked you how much ammo you have or how much you should have. Why do they want to know what you have, or what you think you should have? Why can't they decide for themselves what's good for them? Why do they want you to 'advise' them? Just curious? Sure.
Does this ever strike you as intrusive as hell with a questionable motive, or is it just me that thinks this is no-one else's damn business.
 
Friday said:
Q; how many rounds should you have?
A; I'm not gonna tell you how many I have but I will tell you it should be X.

Thank you for telling everyone using a roundabout way how many rounds you have, at the least.
You have completed the survey. Your answers will be duly noted.

Seriously you guys? Again? Are you gonna fall for it every time? How hard is it to not say anything?
This is only about the 12th time that a new member* has asked you how much ammo you have or how much you should have. Why do they want to know what you have, or what you think you should have? Why can't they decide for themselves what's good for them? Why do they want you to 'advise' them? Just curious? Sure.
Does this ever strike you as intrusive as hell with a questionable motive, or is it just me that thinks this is no-one else's damn business.
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Perhaps there is some risk that a new member is gonna come try to rob the house of a guy that shoots a lot as a hobby because he has a lot of ammo? I don’t recall anyone ever posting that their home was hit and the only thing stolen was a bunch of ammo…that is except for when the police hit a house.

Is it bad for the community somehow? Do you expect that a reporter is going to write that he found a website where people talk casually about having thousands of rounds of ammunition? I think that’d be good for us, lots of fine upstanding citizens each own more than a dozen firearms and thousands of rounds, it’s normal. Besides, I think such a reporter would be more interested in using the not-so-subtle “racism“ displayed by some members or the well liked and most improbable conspiracy theories to make us look bad as a community, that’d be almost too easy and more interesting to his or her readers.

I think it’s a kinda silly question because it’s a personal decision based on how much you shoot and what you expect will be the price of ammunition in the future, but I don’t think it implies nefarious intent.

Also, we’re all already on tne list.
 
@Friday Or the newish memeber is at a couple thousand rounds and can go buy an AR and 500 or so rounds with his next $1000 or add a couple thousand more quality rounds for guns he has, so he’s just curious the thinking behind enough and why. Because he’s not shooting much at the moment because the range he used went private and he hasn’t had a time to clear land but build the one he wants, so he can’t base it off how quick he’s using what’s on hand.

Healthy skepticism is fine but the media thinks 100, rounds is excessive. No need for this discussion anyway.
 
Enuff to defend us, ..how high can you stack fat 50 ammo cans??
Primary.. That's a hard one..
If you get in the house.. There's enuff
On the property to do harm...There's enuff
Many of you on the property to do harm...There's enuff
Each firearm has it's own task..purpose
Only the criminal will know..

Lets put it this way enuff to feed this for a few minutes..


-Snoopz
 
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I might suggest while you keep an inventory of ammo (as well as firearms and other accessories) for fun do a cost of acquisition vs current market value … you will likely see a higher return on your investment there than from average banking account interest.
 
There was a show several years ago that examined the preparations of a bunch of different people and described the situations they are seeking to survive. The different people were prepping against such things as nuclear war, social chaos, the breakdown of the infrastructure, mass starvation, foreign invasion, epidemics, and a whole bunch of other crises. They would prep against one threat based on what they predicted would happen in the future but would generally not be prepared for other threats.

What do you predict will happen in the future for which you will need ammo? Will you be able to buy ammo in the future? Will you need extra ammo for the zombie uprising? Will conditions return to those of three years ago? Will Putin nuke us, and will Stupid Joe starve us? Will you be able to pick up a few boxes of ammo on the way to an IDPA match, or will you need enough ammo to last you for years of civil turmoil?

You are the only one who can predict what your needs will be.
 
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I might suggest while you keep an inventory of ammo (as well as firearms and other accessories) for fun do a cost of acquisition vs current market value … you will likely see a higher return on your investment there than from average banking account interest.
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Which is great if you are actually going to sell any. The problem becomes is that you never sell any and you have $$$ tied up.
 
wvsig said:
Which is great if you are actually going to sell any. The problem becomes is that you never sell any and you have $$$ tied up.
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The actual dollar bill has no value, so is it really tied up? Everyday you have a dollar it is worth less than the day before. The same can not be said about brass and lead.
 
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The actual dollar bill has no value, so is it really tied up? Everyday you have a dollar it is worth less than the day before. The same can not be said about brass and lead.
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Sure it can. Ask the people who paid $700 for a case of 9mm. At any given point I can trade $$$ for goods and services. The value of the $$ is its purchasing power not just here but all over the world. The amount of those goods and services change. in 2019 $170 bought you a case of 9mm. Today it will get you 500 rounds but everyone selling bullets is still taking cash.

The same cannot be said for bullets. They only have value to a certain segment of the population and they may or may not be willing to pay what I think they are worth. It is a much more restrictive market. You are not buying a new car with brass and lead. You are not buying a house will bullets. You have to take them and convert them to cash to buy those things so yes your $$$ are tied up in bullets.
 
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Which is great if you are actually going to sell any. The problem becomes is that you never sell any and you have $$$ tied up.
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I’ve already warned my eldest she’ll likely have a lot of heavy metals in her inheritance. I hope she keeps it, but worst case scenario she can just sell it off. Or trade it on a future black market for whatever she prefers.
 
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I’ve already warned my eldest she’ll likely have a lot of heavy metals in her inheritance. I hope she keeps it, but worst case scenario she can just sell it off. Or trade it on a future black market for whatever she prefers.
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The wife has the same instructions.
 
Asking how much ammo is enough is like asking how much money is enough, how many guns are enough, how much food is enough and how much of anything is enough. Do you want more? Hell yeah you do.. Do you necessarily need more? Considering the state of affairs in this country today yes ,yes, yes, yes and yes. Get all you can get of everything and then some more
 
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I am starting back into shooting more.

My annual pistol consumption is 4,200 of 9mm

So I like to have 3x that on hand every day. Tis has allowed me to survive every scare so far.
 
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