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Of course "there is no enough" is an answer and I'm not asking that. But after dabbling more and more into reloading centerfire and buying components for that I have begun to look pretty hard at my stash of .22 and 12ga. I'm wondering, not what one thinks is the right answer, but what you currently physically have. 10 years to retirement! Just waiting! | ||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
In terms of my use of firearms these days, which is strictly for self-defense, .22 LR is not even on the list. I have a small amount on hand, a few hundred rounds, if that. I do have a S&W Model 351C in .22 Magnum, as well as three NAA mini revolvers in the same chambering, so keeping .22 Magnum on hand is important. | |||
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Go Vols! |
This is the caliber I seem to buy and misplace bulk boxes. I find them in the strangest places around the house. It’s not hard to accumulate a few thousand rounds as long as they are available. | |||
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That's actually pretty surprising, makes sense based off what you're using. I'm trying to make sure I have enough, as it's not real expensive, without going too extreme or getting caught up in an end of the world situation or something silly like that. 10 years to retirement! Just waiting! | |||
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| Saluki |
Without a couple kids in house, the rimfires sit idle just about a year at a time. There are a couple up and comers in line now, they should get used soon enough. Never bought into the EOTW currency nonsense. The hell am I going to do with 15,000 squirrels? A box of .22 pellets will clean up the neighborhood in a couple afternoons. ----------The weather is here I wish you were beautiful---------- | |||
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Shooting in area Steel Challenge matches and the practice that goes along with it, many shooters (including me) have added rimfire pistol and rimfire rifle into their selection of weapon rotation whereas many of us use to only shoot centerfire. This is due to the cost to reload centerfire ammo and the lack of available components that occurred several years back. Also having six wonderful grandkids that are coming of or are of age to shoot I am guessing I might have more rounds on hand than some others. Much like Oz - I tend to find “put up” bricks or bulk packs of 22’s that I purchased years ago and forgot where I hid them  | |||
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Not really from Vienna |
I’ve never really counted. I shoot far more .22LR than anything else. When I see a brand and type I like, I’ll buy a few boxes. | |||
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| Freethinker |
Without opening all the cans, somewhat over 10K. A few summers ago I discovered the value of shooting a good 22 LR rifle with high quality ammunition to improve my centerfire precision skills. And of course even at $15-$20 for a box of 50, that’s far less expensive than any decent CF ammo, plus it’s possible to shoot all day without being beaten up by the recoil and I don’t have to clean the rifle after every session. Unfortunately, much of my stash isn’t high quality and therefore it gets fired only in my “plinker” rifles. I keep thinking I should buy more of the premium stuff before the inevitable price rises and purchase roadblocks get implemented, but then I immediately wonder if I’ll ever shoot up what I already own. I suppose it’s better to not run out than to fret about how my heirs are going to curse me after I’m gone. They should be happy it’s 22 Long Rifle ammo and not 40 S&W and 308 Win—right? Thanks for the suggestion.  “I can’t give you brains, but I can give you a diploma.” — The Wizard of Oz This life is a drill. It is only a drill. If it had been a real life, you would have been given instructions about where to go and what to do. | |||
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.22 is what I plink with so I have accumulated a fair amount over the years, buying a couple bricks at a time when there's a deal. I have 8-9 bricks of 500 along with 40 or so individual boxes of miscellaneous .22. Not a single crow or squirrel has been shot but I've sure gone through a lot of targets and cans. No car is as much fun to drive, as any motorcycle is to ride. | |||
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I shot some Eley ammo when I went back home and there was a pretty considerable difference in accuracy compared to Thunderbolt or Federal bulk stuff. I have quite a stash of CCI minimags but I don't think I'd call that high end. If I could find the Eley at a decent price I'd grab some more for sure. Maybe I just buy 5K more rounds and call it a day. 10 years to retirement! Just waiting! | |||
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This had me laughing audibly at work! You're right though, I went through my grandmas couple acres and wound up with 4 squirrels on 6 rounds. 2 of the non kill shots were shooting at branches to see if one would move. Box of 50 would last me a month or better even in a heavily populated area. 10 years to retirement! Just waiting! | |||
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Ammoholic |
Probably 8,000ish? Haven't paid attention because I stopped doing rimfire matches. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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| Freethinker |
Without a doubt. The cheap stuff is fine for most plinking, but once we get involved in more challenging pursuits*, quality really does matter. And that’s true even without a top tier rifle: better ammunition usually yields better results in any rifle. * Some of mine: https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...840067405#9840067405 https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...220019305#8220019305 https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...670035474#5670035474 “I can’t give you brains, but I can give you a diploma.” — The Wizard of Oz This life is a drill. It is only a drill. If it had been a real life, you would have been given instructions about where to go and what to do. | |||
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A little over 5k. I bought one of those CMMG .22 conversion kits and popped it into one of my AR SBR’s and the damn thing is a hoot. I can see myself burning through this quicker than I initially thought. ........................................... All I've had all day is like six gummy bears and some scotch... | |||
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| Experienced Slacker |
Probably 5-10K without looking. I know I still have several bricks from the 90s when I was working sporting goods retail. There is also more than a few hundred from even farther back that probably came from grampy back in the day. | |||
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Once the spring rain is over I'll be out plinking and target practice at least once a week, I have 4 1022 rifles and a 1022 charger. The rifle with the Binary trigger goes out each time, Having 16 BX25 mags loaded up along with at least three setups with the tri mag connecters means close to 500 rounds for a weekly count. Carry gun and sometimes another adds a couple hundred 9mm. Being old enough to have gone through numerous ammo shortages, I now keep enough not to worry when it happens again. | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
A few years ago, I was about to buy a Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22. I bought a metric shit ton of .22LR designed for AR-15s. Before I bought the AR, Appleseed banned the Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 after 4 dangerous malfunctions including out-of-battery fire and uncontrolled fire. I realize thing S&W fixed the problem and Appleseed welcomed them back, but I've never gotten around to buying a M&P 15-22. Partially because I've taken up motorcycling and do that in nice weather. I pretty much now just shoot pistols indoors when its crummy weather or too hot to motorcycle in full gear. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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Probably a couple partial bricks. Waiting for my kids to be old enough to use it. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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| Smarter than the average bear |
I’ve never bought guns or ammo for EOW, because frankly I don’t want to live in that world. I have bought a lot of guns and ammo “just because”, and mostly that’s because they basically last forever and don’t get cheaper. If you’ve ever found an old box of ammo with a price tag on it most likely you smiled and thought “I wish I had bought a lot more back then”. The future “back then” is now, so I say buy up whenever the price is right. I have a good bit of bulk .22 that I bought at .05 or so, and a whole lot of mini mags that I got at .07-.09. I’ll never shoot it all, but I’ll pass it down or sell some down the road just for something to do. | |||
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Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
Two preppers I taught to reload told me they had about 250,000 rounds of .22LR on hand. I asked “Why?” “Change. It’s small, uniform, useful and far easier to make change with after the currency collapses.” Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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