[BatGuano]

1,000 rounds of .45 cal ammo weighs 49 pounds. The package is not that large, it is the weight. .22 Caliber will weigh less, but still quite heavy.

[JimC214]

The press keeps using the 6000 figure so they can make it sound like he had that much ammo on him when he attacked those people. Makes the story sound more dramatic. But in reality the most he had on him for the AR 15 was a 100 round drum. Just like everything is an AK 47 or an Assault weapon, the fact's in these stories are all agenda driven. Any one who has ever humped a rifle and pack in full body armor will tell you that ammo is heavy.