For clean up and disinfection...
9mm and 22 rimfire.
Bookmark
Who is “we”?
While 9mm and .22 long rifle will be the “most plentiful”, reliance upon securing your resources from a rapidly dwindling supply would be folly.
Lay in several bricks of .22 long rifle and many 50 rd. boxes of 9mm. Of course this assumes you have the firearms to digest such loads.
But remember one thing, as has been said before, a pistol is only for shooting your way to your rifle.
Any needed ammo should be in your CLOSET, not sitting on a store shelf! Don’t think for a moment that Hussein’s stormtroopers won’t demand that stores of all kind stop the sale of ammunition. In fact, don’t be surprised when trucks roll from FFL holder to FFL, cleaning out their inventories. We no longer live in a free country and if you are not heavily armed with several thousand rounds of ammo for every caliber weapon you own, you’d better get it done.
9mm, 38 special and .22 long rifle.
I have stockpiled what i need. does not matter as much what will be available when SHTF. I even have some caliber in my closet I don’t have a gun for just to barter.
It depends on where you are. If your commercial sources are shut down, The only place you’ll get anything really (without breaking into closed stores i assume?) is if you know someone who reloads. otherwise, all you’re gonna have is whats in your closet.
Otherwise, while 9mm, .40S&W and .38spcl are all popular, you cant find them where I am. Only thing on the shelves Is pretty much shotgun shells, .22lr and 7mm. So, the best option is .22lr, although its a rimfire round and Isn’t going to be very effective besides slight deterrence and maybe hunting squirrels.
If you wait till you need it, its too late.
Most of the cops will be carrying 9mm.
Check with your local law enforcement about what ammunition they use. If, in the unfortunate situation, you have to shoot someone the perp can’t say you were using some “super duper survivalist dum-dum cop killer” bullet and will provide a bit of defense from an innevitable lawsuit. Otherwise in a total breakdown of law and order you will have to use what you practice with. There is a saying in my IPSC club “you can’t miss fast enough”. If you’re shooting something you’re not use to shooting and miss everything you aim at, it doesn’t matter what you use.
The most available ammo is the ammo that is purchased BEFORE any unrest. I’m not sure exactly what “unrest” is, but should it happen, the most available is what’s already in the magazine.
bump
.22LR
9mm
.40S&W (most local police agencies, plus darn near ALL the Feds use it)
Honorable mentions to .38 Special and .45 because some police agencies and such still use it.
For rifles:
.223
7.62x39
.308/7.62 NATO
.30-06
.30-30
Shotguns:
12gauge.
bump
Here’s a guy that might be rolling his own:
sell me your lead or copper or batteries (408-417-1618)
Date: 2010-01-09, 1:57PM PST
Reply to: sale-qftdd-1545123924@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
i will pick up and load
and pay cash
call me at 408 417 1618
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/wan/1545123924.html
(BTW commercial recyclers in Silicon Valley are paying one dollar for car batteries.)