[Old Sarge]

You could go through that easily, just for target practice.

On the last M16 Qual range I took my Army National Guard soldiers on, we were issued 49 rounds - nine to zero your weapon, and forty to qualify.

I needed six to zero, and I renewed my Sharpshooter badge.

My basic load in Ramadi for OIF 3 was 200 rounds of .223 ball and tracer. That's six 30-round magazines in my body armor, and one 20-round in the weapon with a round in the chamber.

So yeah, a thousand rounds would raise some LEO eyebrows.

[mylife]

Honestly, I see little old ladys buying 500 rds at a time here in Tx.
I they are just stocking up.
I bet they have thousands of walmart sacks and rubberbands saved as well ☺

[Atlas Sneezed]

So yeah, a thousand rounds would raise some LEO eyebrows.

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Training takes ammo. Here’s the requirement for a single rifle course at Thunder ranch:

Urban Rifle - UR
Created in 1983 this course is still the one most copied but not duplicated by other institutions. Urban rifle is the cornerstone of the personal defensive doctrine of this school and has been since the schools inception. Very simply this is the way to defend yourself… and this course the way to defend your self with a rifle.
Nominal 800 rounds of ammunition. Generally for magazine fed iron sighted rifles but other rifle types accepted. Low powered or dot type optics permitted but it is recommended that backup iron sights be available somewhere on the rifle.

http://www.thunderranchinc.com/courses.html

[SteamShovel]

So yeah, a thousand rounds would raise some LEO eyebrows.

I wasn't talking about practice for the sake of learning how to hit a target.....

I was referring to recreational shooting of targets.

A thousand rounds would not last very long if you spend a weekend or two with friends hitting targets. Maybe "practice" was the wrong word to use.

I suppose you are supposed to buy ammo in small quantities, like a pint of milk, going to the store every time you need it? People buy in bulk for economy and convenience, it's nothing new. I could maybe see if he bought 10,000 or maybe 100,000 rounds, but 1000?

[Little Ray]

So how much did more you have back at your track? How much was your SAW guy carrying?

1000 ain’t nuthin. I go through a 110 rounds at a SASS match (not including shotgun shells). If I want to have plenty of ammo on hand for the year and for practice, I have to order a fairly large load.

[Arrowhead1952]

I was talking to someone at church today, and he got several hundred rounds of .223, .45, but couldn’t get 357. He called the manufacturer and they said they can’t get brass and his order may take as long as five months.

[Roklok]

I carried a minimum of 430 rounds in Vietnam. Twenty 20 round magazines and a 30 rounder in the rifle.

[TheConservativeParty]

Hi Old Sarge, wife of retired WI Air Nat’l Guard Chief Master Sgt here, I used to like to hear the husband’s remarks about their range shooting time. He said one guy liked to shoot patterns, smiley faces etc into the targets. The husband would usually bring home penny he’d shot through the middle. He’s only been retired a year. I miss his Guard buddies. 26 years, it went by so fast. They all saw a lot of the world together, and one war. Thanks for your service to our great country sir!

PS: general topic interest-my gunshop was pretty well out of 9mm last week. They also started a 6 box per visit limit on ammo recently. I was there 2 times last week, got the limit both times of various calibers I need (want) no, make that need.

[ctdonath2]

That’s 49 rounds to QUALIFY - i.e.: pass a test. That doesn’t include any practice time.

It’s not unusual for a civvie to go thru 500 rounds just for an afternoon of plinking. A 4-day class can easily require 2500 rounds. And with prices rising with no peak in sight (and possible zero availability eventually), it only makes sense to stock up on a lifetime supply of a shelf-stable no-expiration-date consumable _now_ - esp. considering bulk purchases are cheaper.