700mil +++ : the number of “hi cap” mags (>10 rounds) : NSSF

[delaware_export]

Not sure how they got the number, but that’s a estimate provided by NSSF

also estimate that 28m+ firearms that are considered assault weapons, by a2a standards

Americans Own 700 Million+ Mags With Greater Than 10-Round Capacity

A report from the NSSF indicates Americans own over 700 million ammunition magazines with a greater than ten-round capacity.

www.breitbart.com

edit: 700m over 10… not 900m

 

[noddaz]

That is only 2.1 per person.

 

[Coehorn]

Those numbers seem extraordinarily low.

The real freak-out comes when you tell the Antis how much ammunition is on hand/owned/stored in the civilian firearm community.

A truly staggering amount of potential energy.

Check my math, but isn't 700 million magazines divided by 28 million guns 25 mags for each gun.

 

[Coehorn]

That is only 2.1 per person.

But not everyone in America owns guns, if you were calculating 700 mil divided by USA population.

 

[Bullfrog]

But not everyone in America owns guns, if you were calculating 700 mil divided by USA population.

And not everyone owns guns that can use a magazine with > 10 round capacity. There are a lot of revolvers, lever guns, bolt actions, 1911s, etc out there.

 

[noddaz]

Yes, because that math was easy AND misleading at the same time.

BTW, just what is the point of the article about 700+million mags with capacity greater than 10 rounds anyway?

 

[delaware_export]

Your math is invalid. It’s not just mag fed Rifles … 28m is just estimate of mag fed rifles… PISTOLS not included

A large number of pistolas are > 10.

that said… the math of 25/rifle fits some people. Ditto for pistols

Those numbers seem extraordinarily low.

The real freak-out comes when you tell the Antis how much ammunition is on hand/owned/stored in the civilian firearm community.

A truly staggering amount of potential energy.

Check my math, but isn't 700 million magazines divided by 28 million guns 25 mags for each gun.

 

[delaware_export]

I believe the point is that…

if the SCOTUS said 200 thousand stun/taser units constituted common use and thus protected,

28m mag fed rifles and 700m mags >10 also constitute common use. And therefore protected, at least that would seem to be the implication

Yes, because that math was easy AND misleading at the same time.

BTW, just what is the point of the article about 700+million mags with capacity greater than 10 rounds anyway?

 

[Coehorn]

Now let's calculate the amount of ammunition held by American firearm enthusiasts.

High millions? Low billions?

 

[TheOriginalMexicanBob]

Numbers like that doesn't mean such firearms qualify as "in general use".

Whatever the number is...it's a good start.

 

[Rambler]

Considering how many people have no firearms at all, that puts the real average quite a bit higher. Exclude the 2 mags with a single glock type owner, that leaves MDS folk "averages"

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[Doctor_M]

Those are rookie numbers... gotta pump up those numbers. I just drove through WV on Friday... so I increased my numbers. Challenge issued, you slackers.

 

[E.Shell]

Now let's calculate the amount of ammunition held by American firearm enthusiasts.

High millions? Low billions?

Do you mean for each of us?

 

[Threeband]

No worry. As soon as they're empty, they'll be thrown I'm the trash anyway.

 

[Coehorn]

Do you mean for each of us?

Oprah. Is that you? You get some ammo. And you get some ammo. And you get some ammo.

 

[rbird7282]

Now let's calculate the amount of ammunition held by American firearm enthusiasts.

High millions? Low billions?

Has to be billions


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[Muleskinner]

Not sure how they got the number, but that’s a estimate provided by NSSF

also estimate that 28m+ firearms that are considered assault weapons, by a2a standards

Americans Own 700 Million+ Mags With Greater Than 10-Round Capacity

A report from the NSSF indicates Americans own over 700 million ammunition magazines with a greater than ten-round capacity.

www.breitbart.com

edit: 700m over 10… not 900m

28 million that they know about. I would estimate that there are close to that built from 80% .

 

[Coehorn]

Has to be billions


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Fully agree.

 

[rseymorejr]

Now let's calculate the amount of ammunition held by American firearm enthusiasts.

High millions? Low billions?

Just guessing but I'd say I have 15K+ rounds of various cailbers, including 22LR, laying around plus the capacity to load a couple thousand more. It's fluid, I'll by some, shoot some, reload some. More son is probably in a similar position. I know lots of people with a lot more than that laying around so the total has to be up in the billions. One day when I'm bored I'll count them

 

[Rambler]

Rounds has to be well into the billions. Back in the glory days of the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot, I saw many people purchase and fire at least 100k per person/gun in a weekend. There had to be many millions in a few days - semi trailers full. That does not count the stuff loaded up to take home. There were paper barrels of magazines of all kinds for single digit prices. Who knows how much stuff was sold there.