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Ammo Stockpiling: Why You Can Never Have Too Much ~ Rebuttal
Ammoland ^
| 9 May, 2019
| Dean Weingarten
Posted on 05/12/2019 1:44:07 PM PDT by marktwain
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-In a recent article on AmmoLand News, a case was presented as to why stockpiling of more than a few hundred rounds of ammunition was unnecessary.
It was an interesting take, but much too limited, in my experience. In the end, the authors put in a disclaimer: stockpile as much as you want.
The self-imposed limitations of the presentation were this: They only considered four reasons to stockpile ammunition. They limited the scenarios applicable to those reasons.
Here is a quick critique of the four reasons they listed not to stockpile ammunition:
- 1. Self-Defense not unreasonable, in that a couple of hundred rounds fired in self-defense, will likely mean you will eventually catch a round yourself.
- 2. Hunting not unjustified in most areas. In some areas, more will be needed, simply for pest control. It is not unreasonable for Australian pest controllers to fire hundreds of rounds a day. Pest control may be significant if you need to protect your family food supply.
- 3. Militia actions A completely unreasonable take on possible militia actions. The idea of a militia force *only* and *solely* fighting a full-up modern military force is one of the least likely scenarios. Even in that case, lots of ammunition is much better than only a little ammunition.
- 4. Ammo barter I disagree entirely with the author(s) on this. Ammunition makes excellent barter material, especially commonly available rounds such as .22 LR and 12 gauge. One of the reasons this is so in the United States is half the population has access to firearms already.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ammunition; banglist; dsj02; prepper; preppers; prepping; stockpiling
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To: marktwain; Lurker
It is hard to have to much ammunition. If you think you have too much, sell or trade some of it. Ever since the million-mom march frenzy, I've been working on assembling a million rounds of ammo. To date, I'm a little past half-way there. and have broken one axle on my pickemup truck.
Boaters, this may not apply to you.
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05/17/2019 10:30:22 AM PDT
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archy
(Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, then eat you.)
To: TheNext
Bring your dog. let him dig a deep hole. A pal of mine is hesitant about keeping the explosive rounds for his M203 and M79 grenade launcher in his home, Accordingly, the roof on his outdoor doghouse is hinged and several cases of 40mm can be kept, waterproofed, within.
He doesn't have a dog. Nevertheless, a stake with chain and collar, a worn area in the gress, and a dog food bowl are all there to be seen.
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05/17/2019 10:39:46 AM PDT
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archy
(Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, then eat you.)
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