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How Much is Enough? Ammo

Posted on 02/25/2021 9:48:03 AM PST by Mean Daddy

I don't want to know how much ammo you have, rather general ideas as to how much ammo think they should have on hand to feel comfortable for each type of gun? Especially with a trend towards potential anti-gun legislation.

Ex:.38 revolver and recommend 500 rounds or AR15 5.56 and 1,000 rounds.


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To: Mean Daddy

If you need more than 100 rounds to get more rounds then you are doing it wrong :)


21 posted on 02/25/2021 10:20:43 AM PST by Technocrat (Trump 2020. For the Republic.)
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To: Mean Daddy
I'm looking at it from an investment perspective as well as a prepper.

I'm not looking at it to go up much more than it already has. I wouldn't be buying any more for investment purchases. I think almost everyone who is going to buy a gun has already done so. However, I would keep at least a 1,000 minimum for every gun in the house. If you plan on practicing, you will need to replenish that stash. 2,000 rounds for each .22. You will notice that non-military calibers have become hard to find and/or very expensive.

22 posted on 02/25/2021 10:20:51 AM PST by eastexsteve
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To: Mean Daddy

My personal rule of thumb is that “enough” is whatever will definitely not run out before either I or whoever is trying to kill me is dead. Consider how long you could reasonably expect to remain in an armed confrontation, how much ammo you might expend during that confrontation, and how - logistically - that’s all going to work. Have a plan. That plan should include mags. Anyone trying to kill you isn’t going to hang out and sip tea while you reload mags. That plan should include backup firearms. The best firearms - perfectly maintained and fed the best ammo - can still jam. Anyone trying to kill you isn’t going to hang out and sip tea while you try to clear it. Pick up a spare and continue defending your life.


23 posted on 02/25/2021 10:21:29 AM PST by 2aProtectsTheRest (The media is banging the fear drum enough. Don't help them do it.)
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To: Billthedrill
You don’t need ammo at all. Just rack the action on your pump shotgun and the bad guys and wild animals go running in terror. I learned that on the Internet

No, you need exactly two rounds, to blast into the air. Uncle Joe told me so.


24 posted on 02/25/2021 10:21:42 AM PST by Yo-Yo (is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Mean Daddy

Caliber follows usage.

Pest and usage for low recoil shooters — 22 Mag.target, long gun, snake shot and expansion,

Original concealed carry — 9mm, target, and personal protection

Old Age — Revolver usage with 38 cal, 38 +P, 357 Mag defense and 38 cal low recoil for the recoil sensitive spouse.

Shotgun — 12 Gauge bird and defense, 20 Gauge bird and defense for the wife and 410 for the children

Ends up a variety of calibers and types by the time you account for usage, age, person using and not much else.

Now each with 50 rounds four times a year brings you about 2800 for your basic household annual usage target, hunting and carry just due to the variation of task.


25 posted on 02/25/2021 10:22:07 AM PST by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: Mean Daddy

Find out how many rounds each weapon should be able to fire before
becoming worn out.

More than that, may be excessive.

~Easy


26 posted on 02/25/2021 10:22:17 AM PST by EasySt (Say not this is the truth, but so it seems to me to be, as I see this thing I think I see #KAG)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
...along with the boring old “lost in a tragic boating accident” moniker

No boating accident here, but I did surrender all my firearms at a "No questions asked" turn in event last year. Just like the authorities wanted me to do. The beauty of it was no serial number checks, no receipts, no record of the turn in, no questions asked.

Now... what do to with all that ammo?

27 posted on 02/25/2021 10:23:03 AM PST by CodeJockey (Dum Spiro, Pugno)
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To: Mean Daddy

In today’s market, it isn’t what you want to have, it is what you can get. So, if you’re asking the question that you are, you’re already far behind the times.


28 posted on 02/25/2021 10:23:10 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: Mean Daddy

It depends on how much space you have and how much you can fit in your vehicle.


29 posted on 02/25/2021 10:23:49 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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30 posted on 02/25/2021 10:23:51 AM PST by nesnah (Liberals - the petulant children of politics)
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To: Mean Daddy

When you have more ammo left after an attack than the bad guy.


31 posted on 02/25/2021 10:24:30 AM PST by SkyDancer (Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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To: EasySt

32 posted on 02/25/2021 10:25:17 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: Mean Daddy

2000 rounds per battle rifle
500 rounds per hunting rifle
750 rounds per defensive pistol

Enough reloading components and all the equipment to manufacture 2x that stated above.


33 posted on 02/25/2021 10:25:57 AM PST by griffin
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To: Mean Daddy

Investment? That ship has sailed. See price of primers lately? 10X what they were 6 months ago.


34 posted on 02/25/2021 10:27:01 AM PST by griffin
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To: Mean Daddy

Pistol Ammo: 1000 of each type you have guns to use
Rifle Ammo: 100 times the average you use in a range visit.

Why so much? Ammo becomes scarce every time a Democrat is elected. I haven’t seen any .380 in a couple of years.


35 posted on 02/25/2021 10:27:29 AM PST by Poser (Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
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To: Mean Daddy

A related question... how much can you carry when you have to run. How much do you want to leave behind to fall into enemy hands.


36 posted on 02/25/2021 10:27:29 AM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: G Larry

This is a good answer.


37 posted on 02/25/2021 10:28:43 AM PST by griffin
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To: Magnum44

LOL!!


38 posted on 02/25/2021 10:29:07 AM PST by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: Night Hides Not

“Gun facts I learned on the internet” would make a great thread.

Like, “Shoot ‘em outside, drag the body in, and plant a kitchen knife in his dead hand”


39 posted on 02/25/2021 10:29:57 AM PST by Jim Noble (In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act)
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40 posted on 02/25/2021 10:30:59 AM PST by PROCON (Molon Labe)
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