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I bought a 9mm in December of '08. After actively searching and only paying normal prices I have just now reached the 1000 round mark. I'm not saving up for the end of the world or the inevitable zombie invasion, just enough to feel ok about going to the range and losing 100 or so rounds. I know this is puny compared to some of your stashes. Venders aside, how much do you have piled away just for your own shooting pleasure?
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I don't feel right if I don't have 1,000 rounds minimum of every caliber, except .44mag which I only have 2 or 3 hundred. 9mm I have the most of - about 2,500 rounds.
.................................................................................................................. A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and he carries his banners openly. But the traitor moves among those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the galleys, heard in the very hall of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor - he speaks in the accents familiar to his victims, and wears their face and their garment, and he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation - he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of a city - he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to be feared. ∑ Cicero, 42 B.C. |
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I try to keep a 6 months supply on hand. That way when shortages happen I have enough to get through them. It isn't often that shortages last much longer then this. If my supply gets lower it is time to reduce shooting for a while.
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I've given this some thought. I can't count on vendors to have 9mm and .45 in stock... so I need more than my old stockpile (which was a couple of boxes -- roughly, one trip to the range).
So I'm shooting to keep a balance of 600 in my two major calibers -- which is probably about 6 months worth for me. Under current conditions, if I found Blazer Brass or WWB at Wal-Mart, I'd probably run the stockpiles up to 1000 in each caliber. In my other calibers, .32 H&R Mag, .38, and .357 Mag, which I shoot only once in a while, about 200 would be a good stockpile. In .327 Fed, for which I can sub .32 H&R, maybe 40 rounds. I am currently short of .38 and .357 by these standards. |
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Good Lord, you guys are history if/when a Zombie Legion or two attacks your houses.
I don't have an exact count, but the numbers are something like this: .45 ACP FMJ ball - 10,000 rounds 9mm FMJ ball - 5,000 rounds .357 mag - JHP - 1,500 rounds .380 ball/jhp - 2,000 rounds .38 ball - 500 rounds .44 mag - 500 rounds .32 cal - 200 rounds .22 cal - 500 rounds 5.56 mm - 5,000 rounds .223 cal - 1,000 rounds Not to mention the 3,000 rounds in transit from Natchez. I know I'm forgetting some.... _________________________ Guns? I own a bunch. And I'm keeping them, no matter what Obama says. |
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I'll bet the ATF would be interested in your little collection!  "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." - Thomas Jefferson ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ |
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I don't have an exact count either, so some of these are approximate.
9mm - 6000 rounds (have another 1K backordered) .22lr - 4000 rounds .223/5.56 - 2500 rounds .357 SIG - 3500 rounds .45 ACP - 550 rounds .40 S&W - 200 rounds I also have a few hundred rounds of 5.45, though I don't own anything in that caliber. Bought it anticipating an AK74 purchase that never happened. |
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Thanks a lot you guys! Now I feel inadequate and will have to go hoarding again. This is just great.....
 .................................................................................................................. A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and he carries his banners openly. But the traitor moves among those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the galleys, heard in the very hall of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor - he speaks in the accents familiar to his victims, and wears their face and their garment, and he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation - he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of a city - he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to be feared. ∑ Cicero, 42 B.C. |
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No kidding! My puny 1000 9mm and a handfull of assorted shotgun sheels and 22lr doest seem to compare. Now I know who to blame for the shortage! Seriously though, I think I'll keep my ammo as stock and if I want to go shooting I'll have to pick up more. Btw, I did pick up 2 more mags for my P225. So all this ammo will be ready if needed.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "And Mr. 9mm is the shepherd protecting my righteous ass." Jules Winfield |
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Buying by the case (1K) is the only way to go. Except for some minor Wally World fill in quantities ~ it is the only way I buy. Have over +25K rounds various (no 22). Been buying that way for years. YMMV Blackwater P226R * Equinox P229R/40 * P239/357sig/40sw * P229 40/357 Reverse TT GOTM * P220ST Nitron * P229R/9 * X-Five Tactical * P220 Super Match * P226 non rail 357/40 |
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My handgun ammo inventory:
22 LR Federal Match (11 x 325) 3575 Federal Bulk (2 x 550) 1100 Eley Target (12 x 50) 0600 CCI Green Tag (5 x 100) 0500 CCI Standard (1 x 100) 0100 Total: 5875 380 ACP PMC (35 x 50) 1750 American Eagle (15 x 50) 0750 Buffalo Bore (3 x 20) 0060 Corbon Powerball (2 x 20) 0040 Magtech Guard Gold (1 x 20) 0020 Total: 2620 9mm Remington UMC (22 x 50) 1100 PMC (20 x 50) 1000 Win USA (7 x 100) 0700 Win Winclean (10 x 50) 0500 CCI Blazer (10 x 50) 0500 Corbon (4 x 50) 0200 Federal Nyclad (1 x 50) 0050 Total: 4050 38 Special Remington UMC (90 x 50) 4500 CCI Blazer (36 x 50) 1800 CCI Lawman (56 x 50) 2800 Rem UMC Leadless (12 x 50) 0600 Magtech Guard Gold (1 x 20) 0020 Win Winclean (35x50) 1750 Total: 11,470 357 Magnum American Eagle (4 x 50) 0200 Remington (4 x 50) 0200 J&J (3 x 50) 0150 GA Arms (2 x 50) 0100 Federal 125gr (1 x 50) 0050 Remington 110gr (1 x 50) 0050 Win MP (1 x 50) 0050 Total: 0800 40 S&W CCI Blazer Brass (27 x 50) 1350 Win USA (5 x 100) 0500 Hornady XTP (2 x 20) 0040 Magtech Guard Gold (1 x 20) 0020 Total: 1910 10mm Auto CCI Blazer (8 x 50) 0400 Custom Loaded (1 x 50) 0050 Total: 0450 45 ACP CCI Blazer (74 x 50) 3700 American Eagle (20 x 50) 1000 CCI Blazer Brass (19 x 50) 0950 Taurus HEX (20 x 20) 0400 Federal Hydra-Shok (5 x 20) 0100 Total: 6150 |
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I don't have hardly any as a matter of fact,few hundred pounds .
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I haven't been able to hoard any at all. The last 9mm I bought was some Federal 9mm HST +P, 50 rounds of that to replenish my dwindling defensive reserve. Haven't bought practice ammo in 8 months - all handloads.
Right now, I've got: 9mm WWB - 100 9mm Remington GS - 7 (carrying 46 in 3 mags) 9mm handloads - 100 rounds FMJ, 50 rounds JHP (going to make more FMJ later) 7.62x39 - 30 rounds Wolf, 20 rounds Fiocchi; 200 rounds of Brown Bear on order .308 - 7 rounds of various types for my deer rifle (don't use it much) 20Ga - 80-100 shells, sport loads - Remington semi-auto So, in total, 303 pistol rounds, 57 rifle rounds, and 80 or so shotgun shells. ___________________________ "We've had to endure much, you and I, but soon there will be order again. A new age. Aquinas spoke of the mythical city on the hill, soon that city will be a reality and we will be crowned its kings. Or, better than kings... Gods!" -- Bob Page, Deus Ex |
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Aren't 5.56/.223 virtually the same, or am I missing somethin ??? Also, lets pray that your house never catches fire . . . |
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I have four .45 ACP 230gr FMJ and one 185 gr Hornady +P JHP for EDC.
6 rounds of 115 FMJ 9mm and one hardly fired squib. But I think I can outsmart the zombies... I think. Wings without Hooters is just chicken. ✡ |
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.357SIG-1000 .45ACP-1750 5.56-1400 "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." - John Stewart Mill |
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5.56 and .223 are the same size, but the chamber pressure on a 5.56 is higher than the .223. A firearm chambered for 5.56 can shoot .223 fine, but one chambered for .223 cannot safely fire a 5.56. Here is the bible on the differences. click the links on the left side. http://ammo.ar15.com/ammo/ "Unfortunately, people who are protected from dangers often conclude that there are no dangers." - Thomas Sowell |
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Oh, somewhere around 15,000 rounds of various calibers with the lionshare being in 9mm.
 MODIECAST SIGS - Yes, I have a few... "The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - Margaret Thatcher |
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My wife knows that if the house catches fire and I'm not home, she should tell the fireman: "Boys, you might want to let our ammo cook off before you go in there". In reality, my ammo is stored in a small storage room serviced by a commerical grade sprinker system. I may end with with a lot of wet ammo, but it should not pose a fire hazard to anyone. _________________________ Guns? I own a bunch. And I'm keeping them, no matter what Obama says. |
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9 rounds of .45 and 19 of 9mm.
The closest I come to discipline is natural consequences.- crofoot629 |
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