How much ammo do I need?

[mikengracie]

oh boy...another thread about ammo count. To everyone who's bragging about ammo whoring...you are helping the ammo company with their ridiculous price hike.

Wow, sounds like another whiner who missed out. Free market and capitalism. If you don't buy ammo you can't shoot. Buy now , save later.

[I Like Guns]

Never enough.

[sixtringr]

I am thinking we might not have missed out at all. Yeah, I'll never see 1K worth of Port 308 delivered for $165 (ammoman a few years ago). But I went to the show at cal expo this weekend and the prices are getting better. When the hoarders get stuffed and the manufaturers keep cooking there may well be some deals at the table for those who leave room in thier storage.
Buy your pistol ammo where it is still free.

[mif_slim]

I am thinking we might not have missed out at all. Yeah, I'll never see 1K worth of Port 308 delivered for $165 (ammoman a few years ago). But I went to the show at cal expo this weekend and the prices are getting better. When the hoarders get stuffed and the manufaturers keep cooking there may well be some deals at the table for those who leave room in thier storage.
Buy your pistol ammo where it is still free.

You mean .223 too right? haha, so far alot of places I visit now have .223 behind the counter along with pistols....stupid!!

[rockman]

Depends on how often you shoot your guns.

[glockman19]

My rule of thumb is at least 1,000 rounds per caliber.

[Esquire]

200 per range trip x 52 trips a year x 40 years = 416,000 rounds.
You probably don't need more than that.

[mikengracie]

200 per range trip x 52 trips a year x 40 years = 416,000 rounds.
You probably don't need more than that.

exactly

[Beelzy]

When your ammo stash can be seen from Space, you will have enough. LOL!

(If you have to ask, you already have your answer ;-)

[sqroot3]

10% of your annual salary in ammo.

HAHA

[killshot44]

Like the perfect hummer, warm summer days and the sound of children playing, ammo is something you just can't get enough of....

[JAGACIDA]

A million rounds

1 million rounds.

That's what I call thinking big.

[socalgunrunner]

I am sure this has been asked before and I am sure the answers could be all over the place, but I could not find a post using the search tool.

How much ammo should I have as a minimum for my 9mm.
How many shot gun shells and should they be primarily buck and slugs?

Right now I have about 2000 rd 9mm and 500 shotgun.

Don't stop buying ammo until you need a forklift to move the pallet around in the garage.

[2Cute2Shoot]

My dad was always getting ready for the SHTF scenarios. He would always say that if we got into a lawless situation, a lot of the semi auto guns he has now, he would probably convert to full auto. I think they shot something like 20 bullets in 2 seconds. He said that would really scare away the bad guys, but it would use up a lot more than most people think about carrying.

It seems like if you're even thinking about lots of ammo, reloading makes sense for you. If that's the case, you can have tons of reload supplies stored too... maybe 10,000 bullets?