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how much ammo is enough to have on hand? #8065948
02/01/24 11:12 AM
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thoughts?


Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8065954
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all of it

Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8065955
02/01/24 11:14 AM
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The Hill Country of Texas
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The Hill Country of Texas
I treat it like firewood at a camp site- whatever I think will last me, I triple it.


“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.”
Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers


Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8065962
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With all the terrorists that are getting into the country, there is never enough.


Must be nice to eat ice cream as fast as you want and not have to worry about brain freeze.
Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8065967
02/01/24 11:35 AM
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i like to have at least 1000 rounds for every gun i own


The rifle has no will of its own it may be used for evil but there are more good men than evil men and evil will be corrected by good men with rifles.
Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8065968
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Large rifle primers just hit my area yesterday the one shop only allows 1000 to be bought per person

Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8065969
02/01/24 11:36 AM
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Load up on what you can use the most or find more of down the road in the popular calibers, my STW will end up bring an expensive club since I can’t get ammo for it.


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8065970
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I only have 2,000 9mm and 2,000 5.56, my friend has somewhere between 10-20,000 .223 and ten ghost guns

Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8065972
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I make sure to be THAT guy everyone will think is crazy for all the stuff I've squirreled away. Problem is the cost! I made the jump many years ago and bought reloading gear and am always on the lookout for reasonably priced components. Ammo has an indefinite shelf life.


Every kid needs a Dog and a Curmudgeon.

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Beware! Jill Pudlewski, Ron Oates and Keven Begesse are liars and thiefs!
Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8065973
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More rounds than the stars in the sky.

Just to be sure.

Osky


"A womans heart is the hardest rock the Almighty has put on this earth, and I can find no sign on it"

Jabless in Minnesota

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Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8065979
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A lifetime supply then when you reach that one might plan for your kids.i don't shot a lot compared to a lot of guys but I won't be caught short again. I'm a slower learner but I've seen enough shortages that I've figured it out.

If you accidentally get too much, who doesn't like to shot?

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Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8065983
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Originally Posted by danny clifton
thoughts?



Yes.

Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8065986
02/01/24 11:53 AM
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Loaded factory ammo, as much as you want or can store.

If loading your own, as many components as you want or can store, but go slow on stockpiling your loaded ammo much beyond what is needed to keep shooting short term. General consensus among reloaders is they trust their own but nobody else's reloads. Amazing how often I hear guys talking about buying up a stash of reloaded ammo from some estate or something, then pulling it all down.

Basically follows the line that the only two people I trust to do this right are you and me, and I'm not so sure about you.

Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8065988
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As much as you can get. It's hard to do with the current prices and shortages in powder/primers. At the very least have enough for a few waves of attacks then there will be some to collect.


United we stand,divided we fall.
Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: Yes sir] #8065993
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Originally Posted by Yes sir
A lifetime supply then when you reach that one might plan for your kids.i don't shot a lot compared to a lot of guys but I won't be caught short again. I'm a slower learner but I've seen enough shortages that I've figured it out.

If you accidentally get too much, who doesn't like to shot?


X2

Enough to burn the barrels out of every gun I load for.........X2.

Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8066002
02/01/24 12:05 PM
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No such thing as too much. It don't eat anything.


Some individuals use statistics as a drunk man uses lamp-posts — for support rather than for illumination.

Andrew Lang (1844-1912) Scottish poet, novelist and literary critic









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Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8066005
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I'm down to my last 20 rounds of .22 and 15 of 30-06. I lost the rest in a tragic boating accident.

Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8066006
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It' is better to have ammo in times of no money

Than it is to have money in times of no ammo


It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8066011
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What are you using the ammo for?
If hunting, how much do you shoot each season?
If a Zombie attack, how much of an area are you trying to defend? I’d think fortification would dictate ammo needed.

I just buy ammo when I have “extra” money. I keep my calibers and guns simple. 5.56, 7.62, 45’s and 38’s and of course .22’s, 12ga and 20ga. Buy a box/case of each every now and then or whenever there’s a good sale. You’ll know when you have enough when UPS or FedEx tells you they’re supposed to report you. If you haven’t had them tell you that, you don’t have enough ammo, lol.

Re: how much ammo is enough to have on hand? [Re: danny clifton] #8066025
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I have a bunch of 16 gauge loads, some .22 and some 9mm & .45

16 gauge loads are a bit spendy and sometimes hard to find, so I buy when it makes sense.

I don't have use for anything else.

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