Ammo inventory for HD?

[ponderosa]

I'd think that 2 or 3 loaded magazines of a quality, proven-to-be-reliable-in-my-handgun JHP would be enough.



-- Michael

I agree here. Everyone can gloat about how much ammo they have on hand, but realistically all I need are a couple magazines for HD.

Yup, agree w/ both. I have 4 10rd g17 mags full of JHP's and 2 mags of FMJ at the ready. But my primary is a 500a with 7 +5 rounds of "00"...

That's it. The rest is in ammo cans and not accessible for HD...

[Beelzy]

Some folks need to run to the store and buy more ammo.

My pile, let me just say if it somehow caught fire it could be seen from Space.

[BIGCHRIS]

rough est.
200 12ga rounds 00buck/3" slugs
500 .40cal rounds
300 .223 rounds

nothing over the top but enough if I want to go out and shoot and not have to worry about not having ammo at home.

[Adrien]

I don't like spending tons of money on 'HD' ammo. I bought one 20 rd. box of Mag-Tech First Defense and put it into my magazines. Pretty much all of the rest of my ammo cache for all calibers (pistol) is target ammo.

Adrien

[RollingCode3]

I have around 150 rounds of JHP of Speer Gold-Dot. There is no point for having more than that. It is just too expensive. If zombies ever show up, i will use FMJ on them.

[CHS]

Hundreds of rounds? Seriously? For HD? SERIOUSLY?

I've got 2, 8-round mags of 230gr +P JHP Corbon .45acp. The second mag is more for backup (I.E. a failure in the primary mag) than anything else.

Seriously, if I'm ever in an HD situation where there's enough guys that 8 rounds of .45 won't be enough, I'm not staying around, I'll be getting the hell ot of there.

Home defense is one thing, but you've got enough ammo for a gun fight. And I'd rather have a rifle for a gun fight. Wait, no, I don't want to be in a gun fight because that's just stupid.

For HD I'll take my 5 rounds of .357 (Ruger SP 101), or my 2 8-round mags of .45 (Kimber Custom II 1911). I think both will protect me just fine.

[bombadillo]

Truly for home defense, 3-4 loaded mags per gun should be all you need. SHTF, you should be loaded to the gills with all you have.

[plankowner]

I have 2 870's loaded with 00 buck and glock 23 with extra mag and a kimber tle/rl with an extra mag for home defense. I also have some more buckshot and a couple of rounds of slugs on a side saddle and a sleeve on the stock I doubt I would ever need any more than that.

[Two Shots]

Hundreds of rounds? Seriously? For HD? SERIOUSLY?

Agree, If your needing more then two mags of HD rounds, you better move from that combat zone or have a AR/Shotgun and some concertina wire wire.

[rogdigity]

For HD/SD you do not really NEED more than a few hundred rounds. Ammo that you should be stocked up on is whatever caliber your go to rifle is chambered on as that will serve you best

I'd think that 2 or 3 loaded magazines of a quality, proven-to-be-reliable-in-my-handgun JHP would be enough.



-- Michael

Exactly what the F are you defending your home against?? For home defense there is a loaded shotgun and a few loaded handguns...
for A ZOMBIE WAR there are quite a few thousand rounds of backup...

• Ruger SR9 w/ 3 mags of 9mm 147gr JHP hidden at the ready in "Room A"
• Bersa Thunder w/ 2 mags of .380 JHP hidden at the ready, "Room B"
• S&W 442 w/ 3 speedloaders of .38 SP hidden at the ready, "Room C"
• Springfield XD40 w/ 2 mags of .40 JHP 165gr ... easy enough to get to.
• Mossberg 590 w/ 8 rounds of #4 Buck in the tube, ready to go + 3 x Brenneke slugs and 3 x 00 buck on the stock in one particular closet
• Mossberg 930 SPX w/ 4 rounds of #4 buck in the tube, followed by 3 of 00 buck, in a different closet.

I would not anticipate having to use all of this in a single incident, . This does not include my wife's stuff, nor does it include the significant "backstock" of ammunition or other weapon not generally prepped for easy access.

I agree here. Everyone can gloat about how much ammo they have on hand, but realistically all I need are a couple magazines for HD.

is this a waco scenario you are preparing for? my hd is a baseball bat

[Dr Pete]

1 BB for my slingshot.
If the zombies come to my house I'll call on some of my friends here with lbs of ammo to help me.

[PutTogether]

I like to use Winchester Ranger for my home defense load. I figure if it is good enough for police, it should be good enough for me.

I like to keep 500-1000 rds of it on hand, not that I think I'll use that much, but so I always have a supply on hand to run a couple hundred rounds through a new gun to make sure it feeds.

For the actual GUN, I keep 1 mag loaded in the gun, and 1 loaded next to the gun in case the first one fails. That seems like enough to me - I don't need 12 loaded mags, but I do like to have a lot of the ammo so I can do all important testing of my favorite ammo through new guns. I'm not going to put ammo (no matter how good) into a gun that I may have to bet my life on without testing it to make sure it feeds and ejects properly a few hundred times.

[jasonnorcal]

Not counting stockpiling.......I keep my .357 loaded(7 rnds) + 1 speed loader, and I have 1 full mag in my rifle, no round in the chamber, that's it. When I get my shotgun it'll probably take the place of my rifle.

[gef]

I don't think you need more than a couple of mags or speed loaders for your home defence weapon. Unless civilization breaks down, then you won't have enough.

[TheClap1]

For HD, I'd go for my shotgun loaded with 4- 00 buck and 4- 1 oz slugs. If that's not gonna stop an intruder, I'm jumping out my window!