How much ammo is enough?

[JohnnyE]

All of it.

500 to 1,000 rounds PLUS a two year supply to cover your range visits, for every caliber you own. I'm not buying at these crazy inflated prices, so while I'm slowly drawing down my range ammo, I'm still putting aside ammo buying money. When prices normalize, I'll be able to afford to restock and my dollars will go a lot further.

 

[browning guy]

All of it.

x6

If you have to ask, you need more

 

[BenL]

It depends. Do you actually shoot regularly? If not, one box of each should be plenty.

 

[fleaman64]

it's a secret.

+1

 

[Nanook]

Guns are icky. Ammo is bad. They all fell into the bay.

 

[Traveler]

Guns are icky. Ammo is bad. They all fell into the bay.

What a shame. Howard county gave me money for the ones I just found in the bay.

 

[echo6mike]

Ask DHS...apparently they have that figure...along with our ammo.

You stole my line, dammit!

 

[ma_deuce]

Like everyone said, you can never have enough. But my personal threshold of nervousness is less than 1,000 rounds of every center fire caliber I shoot. I never thought I'd see the day when I shot up my stockpiled .38 and saved the .22.

 

[marko]

I'm aggregating even more when I find it at normal prices..
Worried about new taxes, etc, I'd like to get a lifetime supply,
so I better double what I now have..
I disagree with the many caliber concept:
.22, .223, .38, 9mm, 7.62x35, .45.
That's enough, plus .12ga shotgun and .50 blackpowder.

 

[honda53s]

You need 1000 round cases stacked up taller then you per each gun.

 

[Truthlesshero81]

You need enough so that when the MSP VIPR team comes at 0230 and black bags you, they can then take your ammo and use it for their next raid...

 

[sfchoffman]

I would say a minimum of 2000 rds of each caliber you need as a stock pile....Working amount of about 500....But like I tell the wife, you can never have enough.....If you know what I mean !

 

[BuildnBurn]

If you know how much ammo you have, you don't have enough.

ain't that the truth
I don't have an ammo fort by any means, but I am comfortable with everything except 9mm and that's because it's a new to me caliber. I still haven't gotten the not-disapproved paper work back from 2/18 yet, but still have aquired 400 rounds so far.

 

[m0bas]

Deffinitely can never have enough.

 

[NRA-Benefactor]

I have about 10,000 loaded of various calibers, 40,000 primers, 20 lbs of powder and enough loose bullets to supply the world with wheel weights.....

 

[Alan3413]

Calibers I currently stock:

I guess the question is, what is a reasonable quantity of each caliber? 200rnds, 500, 2000? What's the consensus?

Three things there's never enough of: Sex, money,....and ammo.

 

[jimbobborg]

I have about 10,000 loaded of various calibers, 40,000 primers, 20 lbs of powder and enough loose bullets to supply the world with wheel weights.....

I need to catch up on primers and powders

 

[Quixdraw]

I'm trying to get 1K for each caliber of gun I own...and even for the one that hasn't arrived yet.

While I've been waiting for the paperwork to clear I find that time isn't wasted as I upgrade magazines and restock ammo...

 

[pbharvey]

Just wait until those North Koreans start sailing up the Chesapeake...you'll wish you had more

 

[pcfixer]

I'm trying to get 1K for each caliber of gun I own...and even for the one that hasn't arrived yet.

While I've been waiting for the paperwork to clear I find that time isn't wasted as I upgrade magazines and restock ammo...

Got that, plus more easily for each caliber other than the 50 cal BP rifle.
maybe 300 bullets. powder and 209 primers easy...+