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Stocking up on ammo

Rafter-SRafter-S Member Posts: 2,173 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited May 2002 in General Discussion
For the past few months I've been stocking up on ammo--not a whole lot, mind you, but enough to have several years of shooting if "something happened" where ammo became difficult to get. With all that's been happening nationwide, I have had an uneasy feeling about the long range availability of ammo.

Right now, good ammo is cheap and easy to get. Anyone else stocking up? Anyone else have the uneasy feeling on ammo like I do?
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  • gunpaqgunpaq Member Posts: 4,607 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have been stocking up on ammo and reloading supplies and storing them at several locations just in case. Keep the stocked ammo rotated as much as possible. If things shut down ammo, food and medicine could be used as money or trade items. Not a nut about this but just want to be prepared like having a spare tire or wearing a reserve on a jump.

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  • Gordian BladeGordian Blade Member Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You are definitely not crazy to be concerned. Ammo has been identified by the anti-gun folks as the weak link in the chain. The first step will be taxation (if they get their way), then other measures will follow. If you don't have ammo, your gun is just an expensive club.

    I think if you are going to stock up for "what if", you should concentrate on a few popular calibers and have several compatible weapons for each caliber, for family members and neighbors you can trust. I know some collectors like to get one or two guns in every caliber, which is fun but not what we're talking about here. Stocking up on obsolete calibers or soon to be obsolete calibers is another issue also.

    A friend of mine once said if they ever haul him off, a news babe is going to report breathlessly on TV that he had "thousands of live rounds" stored in his home, which of course is reasonable but most people who don't own guns would think that number to be excessive.
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  • seductiveoneseductiveone Member Posts: 159 ✭
    edited November -1
    I have a stockpile of various ammo also. Some people I know ,who dont get guns, also dont get why I stockpile. I buy in bulk everytime a show comes my way. Feels good.




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  • gunnutgunnut Member Posts: 724 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Lets just say that if and when it hits the fan, I have been told by the people that work for me and friends that they are reporting to my place!

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  • DarkStar11DarkStar11 Member Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I wouldn't say that I "stockpile" -- I just keep an "adequate" amount of ammuniton "available" for "multiple" situations.

    DarkStar11
    "...But Mona Lisa musta had the highway bluesYou can tell by the way she smiles..."
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  • idsman75idsman75 Member Posts: 13,398 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I keep 1,000 rounds of a particular caliber on hand at all times. It was relatively inexpensive and could be used for multiple applications as it is a rather versatile caliber. It will also be in high demand just in case I need to swap 20 rounds of it for a meal. Many believe that, in the event of total breakdown, ammo will difinitely be a common currency. You just have to know your suppliers since subversives would likely slip hot-loaded ammo into the "currency supply" in order to sabotage those that resist.

    I was purchasing a firearm after work once (while in uniform) and the girl behind the counter asked me if it was for military purposes. The particular firearm in question was a Ruger Super Single Six in .22LR/.22WMR. I gave her a quizzical look and she told me that she wouldn't charge me taxes if it was for military use. I was tempted but gave the honest reply of "no". I'm sure it would have bit me in the * down the road if I said "yes".

    SSG idsman75, U.S. ARMY
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  • offerorofferor Member Posts: 8,625 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Remember, if you're buying to stockpile, buy the new stuff. I've heard horror stories about buying WWII surplus ammo and having it hangfire. Ammo lasts a long, long time when well kept, but I'd be more comfortable buying new for longterm storage than getting a good price on a case of "surplus."

    I do happen to have, shall we say, a few hundred tactical rounds of this and that, and more hi-cap magazines than some might think necessary, for that "what if." In fact, I need more ammo in certain calibers. Among my priorities, besides "something in a .308," is to be sure that I acquire "enough" ammo for EVERY caliber I own, which includes .40s&w, .44sp, .45acp, .30 carbine, 7.62x39, and 12-ga.

    - Life NRA Member
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  • COWBOYKIDDCOWBOYKIDD Member Posts: 239 ✭
    edited November -1
    20-30k rds is a good supply I would tend to think. If powers to be chose to cease availabilty of ammo that would be a sure fire way of controling weapons usage...
    Unless you get yourself-
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    I have been casting bullets for a couple yrs now.357 fwc and swc and its just another avenue for the avid reloader. :)

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  • mstirton_33mstirton_33 Member Posts: 15 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Exactly, gunnut. My unarmed friends all joke, but tell me they'd be running for my place if anything happened. Of course, they think its crazy that I have more than 2 guns. I pretty much just started my gun collection and have a few thousand rounds of each caliber. What's the best way to store it? (I know dry and cool, but I live in TX-is
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  • RockinURockinU Member Posts: 248 ✭
    edited November -1
    Somebody said something in an earlier topic about a sonar bouy box, or case, or something like that. What was it, where can one be had, and how much should we expect to pay for one?
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  • garandfangarandfan Member Posts: 271 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Rockinu,

    www.sportsmansguide.com normally sells old navy sonar buoy containers for 12 bucks a piece, but I checked on their website and they are out of stock. You might want to try with them later to see if they get any more in.
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  • daddodaddo Member Posts: 3,408
    edited November -1
    I'm not sure how much ammo I have 6-8k rounds? I just keep reloading and reloading. When I run out of space, I quess I'll slow down.
    You don't need to worry much about humidity with ammo, as long as it's not wet. It's big temperature changes that can be harmfull. I keep mine in an old metal fridge with a lock in a conditioned space.
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  • ProkoteProkote Member Posts: 82 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    There is alot of game out there. I would save the black5 for defense or offense! For deer go to Ohio I heard they had a super harvest this year,mega thousand opening day! I live in Fl so I need alot of fish hooks,as the deer here would be gone in one week if everyone turned to them for food.And the hogs o'just terrible.

    Shoot straight!
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  • thesoundguy1thesoundguy1 Member Posts: 680 ✭
    edited November -1
    mrmike- I feel the same way.I just shot about 1/2 a box of .45 with my
    girl friend's brother.When I got home,I had to take a quick
    assessment of my .45 acp stock.We only shot 30 rounds.I wasn't
    satisfied until I replaced it with 100 rds...Am I sick?



    Edited by - thesoundguy1 on 05/24/2002 02:13:07
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  • thesoundguy1thesoundguy1 Member Posts: 680 ✭
    edited November -1
    Really...I wanna know ...am I sick?:)
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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    No your not sick...

    You shouldn't also replace and stock ammo, but also magazines. They wear out too.

    I'm about to order a stock of .30carbine. I just got a new/old inland M1 carbine, and I honestly think I'm going to start using it as my priority assault rifle instead of my AR. I know I'm kinda goofy but it just works a little better for me.

    If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.
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  • beachmaster73beachmaster73 Member Posts: 3,011 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    sonabouy containers in addition to be watertight do stack well. some people in norther climes fill them with sand for use in the back of their pick-up trucks for additional traction. You should be able to find them at any surplus store near major naval bases. I think $12 is a reasonalbel figure given their size and you could put an adequat amount of ammo(probably close to 2000 rounds of 7.62 NATO)in each one. Of course it would then weigh over 130 pounds so you might have some difficulty jogging with it. But for underground long term storage they would be great. Beach
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