what state to stockpile in?
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DutchV
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- Jul 8, 2012
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You can buy ammo in MD. Ammo Jon will hook you up. Or you can get it online - SGAmmo.com is good.
If you build your stockpile slowly over time, it is a lot less painful. For about 10 years I would buy 2 boxes for every box I shot... then I moved to 3 for one. I'm fairly ready for the zombie apocalypse at this point.
It's way cheaper overall buying cases of ammo at a time, though. If that's what you are doing, great, but I'd wait to get to the case level before buying just so your money goes further. I personally keep "reserve stockpiles" of all my ammo types so that I can keep training to some degree if we go through another ammo panic. (I also reload, but that's not going to be feasible for bulk rifle shooting without a Dillon 1050 or similar.)
Anyways, I would strongly suggest simply buying online (SGammo, Target Sports, etc.) or from Ammo Jon (who has very good pricing on some commonly-used stuff!).
Everyone ships ammo to MD; a few assholes like PSA will not ship to MoCo and Annapolis because of unenforceable local laws. Thankfully, Cali-style "ammo BG checks" are not here quite yet.
ken792
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This is my favorite place to order .223. Shipping is like $15 from VA to MD for a case.
https://www.the-armory.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/wolf-gold-223-ammo-ammo-can.html
Wait a bit and Vista/Federal will probably be running rebates in their 5.56.
https://www.the-armory.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/wolf-gold-223-ammo-ammo-can.html
Wait a bit and Vista/Federal will probably be running rebates in their 5.56.
That's a great deal on brass-cased .223. I've ordered from them a couple times, and have been very satisfied with their service. Shipping is also pretty speedy since they're close by, which is a nice bonus.
Sorry, I was just assuming it would be more expensive and annoying in state. While MD does seem nicer than NY(where I'm from), it still seems to have a long way to go...
Ammo Jon
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^^^This^^^ ... and while you can!
When I was still a bachelor it was “a case (or at least 1/2 a case) EVERY PAYDAY!”
Standing in Lawyers Mall showed me “the writing on the wall;” there protesting then Gov. Shitfer, err Schaefer’s hypocrisies (after his impotent “Saturday Night Special Ban” later set the stage for the HRB he gleefully told reporters the morning after the MGA passed it: “I always have a loaded revolver on my nightstand ... (what a douche)
Anyway, that bi-weekly commitment is undoubtedly amongst the smarter moves I ever made!
Don’t delay; Buy In Bulk, today!
- Nov 11, 2009
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1000 rounds per firearm, in reserve, is a reasonable goal. Except for .22, of course.
Someday lead may be the new gold. And if not, it'll still retain its utility, lots more fun than a stack of krugerrands, just a lot heavier.
Someday lead may be the new gold. And if not, it'll still retain its utility, lots more fun than a stack of krugerrands, just a lot heavier.
My wife will occasionally ask a reasonable question, like "How much ammo do you really need?" I told her that when I retire, I plan on shooting at least 3 or 4 days every week as long as I'm able... when we move to a fixed income, I will stop buying guns and ammo (I'm not sure that either of us truly believe that)… so the plan is to have enough ammo set aside at the point of retirement that I can comfortably enjoy my hobby for the rest of my days. That at least sounded more reasonable than the zombie thing 
I often day dream about which state to retire to.
Mine will be confusion
That would be Maryland.
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Well, I sometimes buy in bulk online, or locally. Having a wife and kids, we go to Walmart about every 2 weeks for household supplies, so I used to pick up some ammo while I was there because it was convenient. A little at a time each trip. Not sure where I will end up with my collection. I estimate a quarter of it will go to each kid though. Virginia is no longer safe, I don't think PA will be much longer. The leftists are infesting everywhere. I guess just go south, Tennessee or a Carolina.
