How Much Ammo??
 

So I was sitting here watching the NASCAR race, having a rum and a smoke - when the question crossed my mind: How much ammo do I have?

So I dragged it all out and listed it (see below). So again, I'm thinking: Is this like a normal amount? To much - not enough - I dunno. It's not like I'm expecting a Taliban or Commie attack to happen on my street in the next week. Now Zombies on the other hand - you just never know.

So how much do you guys keep around? Don't have to list it out like I did - round numbers is fine.

Ron


Current List - Not Including Clips:

500rds - 9mm Winchester Ranger NATO 124gr. FMJ
300rds - 9mm Winchester Ranger Talon 147gr. HP
200rds - 9mm Winchester Ranger +P+ 115gr JHP
60rds - 9mm Federal Hydra-Shok 147gr. JHP
150rds - 9mm Hansen Combat 147gr. FMJ
50rds - 9mm PMC 115gr. FMJ

200rds - 357 Sig Corbon Performance Match 125gr. HP
40rds - 357 Sig Gold Dot 125gr. GDHP

50rds - 40 S&W Federal LE Hi-Shok 155gr. HP
250rds - 40 S&W Winchester Ranger 165gr. FMJ
20rds - 40 S&W Gold Dot 155gr. GDHP

150rds - 38 Special Winchester 130gr FMJ

100rds - 45 Remington Golden Saber 230gr. JHP
150rds - 45 PMC 230gr. FMJ

100rds - 30-06 Springfield Sellier & Bellot 150grs SPCE
40rds - 30-06 Winchester 150gr. Supreme Elite XP3

20rds - 12 Ga. Winchester Super X 2 3/4 9 Shot
75rds - 12 Ga. Winchester Supreme Turkey 3 1/2 6 Shot
50rds - 12 Ga. Winchester AA 2 3/4 8 Shot
50rds - 12 Ga. Federal LE Tactical Full Power 9 Shot

100rds - 22L CCI HP
200rds - 22L American Eagle Solid
100rds - 22L Federal 31gr Hyper Velocity HP

Re: How Much Ammo??
 

Following the book of Ratters, if you can count your ammo you dont have enough! :r

1000 rounds for each weapon is the minimum needed to last a night of zombie killing!:2

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I probably have 800 or so .40 cal rounds (jacketed hollow points and target rounds), 500 or so 30-30 rounds, and a lot of various types of 12 gauge shells (mostly birdshot though)

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I have a few rounds ;)

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I'm not really sure how much I have.

Probably 1000 to 1200 rounds of .45 acp.

At least 3000 rounds of 8mm. Got a good deal years back. :D

Maybe 1000 rounds of .38.

Another 500 or so of .357?

Who knows how much .22.

Around 200-300 rounds of 7.62x39? Not sure.

And some 12 gauge. Can't recall exactly how much.

And I guess a handful of boxes of .380 and 9mm.

Oh, and maybe a couple hundred rounds of .30 carbine.

And whatever else I'm forgetting. This is off the top of my head, and my memory has been known to be suspect. :r

Darn, I guess maybe I should do an inventory too.

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I got over 3000 rounds of .22
over 1000 rounds of .45
a case of 00 buckshot
a couple spam cans of 7.62
about 1000 rounds of .223


I'm ready for the Zombies:tu

Re: How Much Ammo??
 

Around 2000 rounds of 7.62x39 and 1000 of .40

My .223/5.56 days are long gone. To expensive.

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I've got about 200 rounds of 357 mag, about 100 rounds of crap cheap 9mm and a couple hundred rounds of .22.

I really need to find a source for good cheap 9mm.

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Not enough... need to start reloading.

Off the top of my head, I know I've got around 3k .22 LR, and probably around 1k of .225/5.56.

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I'm comin to ur guys place when the zombies come. I can never seem to keep ammo too long. I always end up shooting it as fast as I get it. I actually have bout 100rds of 12ga 00 buck right now.

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Neither of us have enough Ron.

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:tpd:

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Now Elderboy02 has got the right idea! Need to get those loose boxes sealed up though. Ammo ain't any good if the powder is gooey.

You can keep as much as you want and properly stored is will be good for 20 years or more. If you shoot, rotate through your stock.

Anything you can't carry (try humpin that full 50 cal ammo can a few miles !) is useless. Pack for portability, in case the zombies overrun your castle. -(P

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I think it's a great thread bro!! :tu


I have a dozen boxes of 20 guage shells for my 20 guage shotgun that was given to me.

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Looking at your stash Ron, I would say you need more high power stuff. If the zombies attack and you are high up on a roof, then the pistol rounds are going to start losing their effectiveness. Or if the zombies are running after you, you'll have to wait until they get into pistol range. I'd rather take them out at rifle range. More 30-06! :D

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Number of rounds, including rounds in magazines. Rounded up/down to full box number quantities.

.50 BMG: 50
7mm Rem Mag: 60
9mm: 400
45 LC: 150
45ACP: 450
5.56 mm: 600
6.8 SPC: 300
7.62 x 39: 800
7.62 x 51: 400
12ga: 250 (mostly bird shot)
.22 lr: 1000+

Re: How Much Ammo??
 

I dont know how much i have but it's not enough.

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Too many .223 and 45 rounds to count.

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I have about 200 rounds of 9 mm on hand. I would like to keep upwards of 1000 but its just not in the cards right now. I try and buy a box every payday but it doesn't always work.

Re: How Much Ammo??
 

more than i would openly admit on a public forum!



i did buy it cheap and stack it deep!



really i would have to break it down by Country instead of caliber.

i know im down to about 5000 rounds of paki 7.62 x 51 (wish i bought more at $79 a thou) got plenty of port and lake city to hold it down for a long time. only a few thou of 7.62 x 39 but only own a few guns that use that round. 0 223 (dont own a gun for that round anymore) got enough 12ga and 9mm to last. 22-250 is very low less than 1k. just a couple boxes of 338lm but dont break it out often. everything else i dont shoot enough of to care.

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I love it!


:gn


Chris.....

Re: How Much Ammo??
 

I don't think I have but a thousand rounds, all told. And I like to kill stuff, and I definitely like to go out and make the guns go boom.
I don't know what's wrong with me. Gettin old, I guess.

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Holy chit! Nice set up you have there :tu
:dr:dr

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I know I need more. Besides the only time you have too much ammo or fuel is when you are sinking or on fire, or both.

-Z

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I'm at ~700 .223, 500 9mm, 150 7.62x54R, 100 8mm, few boxes of buckshot, and a few thousand assorted .22LR.

Problem is, I just bought a house with a private outdoor range 2.5 miles down the road, I'm afraid that stash won't last long at all!

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~15-20k last I counted not including .22LR

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Enough 9mm and .45 to take care of business inside my house and enough .308 and 6mm to handle any 'runners' outside the house.

I like to keep 1000 rounds of each handgun caliber and 200-300 of the long rifles.

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I have .40 up the azz but can not for the life of me find .45 rounds for a reasonable price to stock up on. Could be I just picked up my first .45 a few weeks ago but I can find every other sized round in decent well priced quantities except .45.

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Cabelas has bulk packs. I am getting ready to make a purchase from them to feed my new Sig.:dance:

-Z

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I don't have nearly enough. I do have a **** ton of .22lr though.

-Mark.

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I only have like 100 rounds of .45

By far and alone my worst stocked caliber........

Spiffy USPct .45 to put rounds through and no rounds to be had... :td

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I'm the exact opposite.... I got plenty of .45 rounds (and pistols to shoot it), but I'm thinking of ditching my .40 because I can't afford to shoot the thing!

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Plink the zombies enough and they would eventually go down.... :r

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dammit, and I thought 5k of .45 was enough. *sigh* back to collecting!!!


Now the question of the ages. If you only had the money for one or the other, do you put away that box of Cohibas to age.... or a box of 30 06?
(bearing in mind that in reality you're going to need both with the hordes start attacking)

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With all that ammo you guys have, I have just one question....
Aren't you afraid it will go bad??:r:r

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definately gotta keep it sealed up in cans. last a couple decades that way, at least. Then you rotate your stock and fire through it every once in a while.

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I can be really acurate with my .22. I'll aim for the eyes!

-Mark.

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Ammo cans with desiccant packs. Locked up and kept in cool dry storage.

Either that or plastic/metal sealed in wooden crates.

I have stacks of both :D

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gonna shoot off their ears too?

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man, this reallllllly makes me want to hit the range..........

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In all seriousness, I have military surplus ammo from the '30s and '40s that still shoots fine. If it's kept dry, it lasts a long time.

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7.62 x 39 here too. It's older than dirt and still fires. I've not had a dud in the SKS yet. I wouldn't doubt the storage conditions were less than ideal before I got them.

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Between me and my father...........
Well, lets put it this way, I built us a 4ft wide x 2ft deep x 6ft tall ammo shelf. Its so full, I'm glad I used 3/4" plywood with reinforcements. Then, in the garage where we do our reloading, we have a desk with numerous storage bins filled with cleaning patches, rods, etc... ontop of the desk against the wall there is two shelves each about 8ft long x 3ft high x 2ft deep full of powder, bullet heads, numerouse army ammo cans full of emtpy brass, and primers. Then we have 2 filling cabinets stacked on the side of the desk. 2 drawers for dies alone. A few drawers for reloading books and binders. 2-3 drawers for misc tools. I need to take pics of them one day and show ya'll the madness that it is.
Funny thing is, we don't have any "no smoking" signs in our garage...... anyone dumb enough to walk in there smoking... better be on fire!


If there ever is a fire at my dad's............... you will see it in the ABC Nightly News.

Re: How Much Ammo??
 

Not enough, but hope to never be in a prolonged gunfight.
I have noticed that ammo I like is easier to find as opposed to a year or two ago.

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Hmmmm let me see .... I thinks....
7.62x39 5000
45ACP 5000
.357 2000
.41 Mag 2000
.380 2000
444 1000
45 Long Colt 3000
30-06 2000
But if you add in all my Mormon Buddies up here we probably have 10 Million between us all :D

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I don't have anything, and have never heard of the stuff. :tf

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I have about 2k lbs of lead in the back yard, 100+ lbs of black powder, several molds and equipment to roll my own. I figure I can skirmish for another 10 years or so. Modern stuff? Maybe 1500 rounds of .223, .40, 9mm and .22. Not nearly enough.

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:r:r

Friend of mine's dad had the full reloading setup in his garage in the city. That also happened to be where he was storing his guns and a moderate amount of ammo. I was sleeping over the night the garage caught fire................

Quite an interesting night to say the least! Fortunately for him he lives a few hundred yards from both the police and fire stations, and didn't have a ton of powder on hand at the time :tu

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Apparently not Dave - just look at some of those lists! :D

We get a Zombie attack and we are gonna have to combine supplies. And I'm bringing my machete just in case - LOL


Ron

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Better start practicing with the machete. You figure if Zombies hit, Even a 20,000 rnd stockpile is going to get worn down eventually. At which point EITHER you're one of the last humans left and you can steal everyone elses ammo, or they already used it all up in their own defense and you better be comfortable with the blade :)