Unless the floorboards are creaking you don’t have enough. The stuff keeps forever if properly stored.
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Never store it all in one place too...
Have multiple caches even some on the edge of property well hidden in case you are driven from your land you can sneak back to your border and retrieve it under cover of night.
Lurker : Unless the floorboards are creaking you don’t have enough.
The stuff keeps forever if properly stored."
(from the article):"Here is a quick critique of the four reasons they listed not to stockpile ammunition:
1. Self-Defense
2. Hunting
3. Militia actions
4. Ammo barter "
The time to prepare is when there is no need,
which means that the time is now,
before the need, and while the price is cheap.
PREPPER RULE : when one is none, when two is one, where three is two, etc., etc.
(always have a back-up plan, anticipate - don't be forced to react !).
Know how to storage food, water, ammo, and survivor supplies for uncertain times; learn it now.
If you can't defend it, it's not yours(!)
Appropriate sealing, desiccants, oxygen absorbers, vapor locks, and non-degradable containers, is a learning experience.
Ignoring the talents and skills of our forefathers leads to reliance on others;
prepping is a self-reliant skill,
and a life style for independence (!).
THE BEST PLACE TO GO FOR AMMO IS www.ammoseek.com . you can compare many different sellers for the best deals .
4X4 under the floor keeps it all away from quickly reaching the cellar
No it doesn’t. I have bmg.50 from 1944 and you’re correct it still fires, but according to what Ive read the velocity of older rounds is significantly less than when they were new. Trying to find someone with a chronograph to test this.
“The stuff keeps forever if properly stored.” Properly stored, yes; but if you plan on keeping it for years, it’s not a bad idea to paint the primers with fingernail polish.