By B. Revell
Shiner, Texas –-(Ammoland.com)- How much ammunition can one man use: Probably not too much of it.
Well, it will all depend on a lot of factors and whether or not a substantial amount of luck exists.
Nonetheless, I’ve seen firsthand certain individuals stockpiling thousands of rounds of ammunition and dozens of firearms for their own use.
The stated reason for it varies. Now is there truth to the “you can never have enough” motto that everyone uses when wiping out the local Walmart’s ammo supply?
Of course there is: oftentimes there just isn’t enough ammo to go around. Does it mean you should do it?
As a fellow shooter I’m begging you not to. Buy a few boxes and then come back and buy a few more. Try not to hoard all of the ammo from the sporting goods department. Everyone needs at least some ammo. Your taking it all is just needlessly greedy. We are talking about preparation, not plundering. If you really need cases of ammo, buy it on the Web and have it delivered. It’s what Web vendors do and you’re likely to save a little money that way anyway. Buying up practice ammo is fine.
When it comes to tactical/defensive/hunting ammo: please save some for others.
As for why stockpiling may not be as practical: if you have to leave [bug out] and possibly do so on foot, how much can you possibly carry? As a matter of perspective, even a 7 magazine loadout of 5.56mm NATO has some good heft to it. Combined with a full hydration pack and a “tac’d out” rifle, one quickly remembers those famous words, “Ounces equal pounds, pounds equal pain.” Again, some of us have training and can bear that kind of load for considerable time and distance. Not all of us. Know your limitations.
If you get into a firefight and you’re lucky enough to have 10,000 rounds of ammunition stockpiled, are they all loaded into your 358 magazines? Wait, you don’t have 358 thirty round magazines? Me neither. Nor do I want to be loading magazines in the middle of a firefight. I’m not saying you shouldn’t have the ammo. I’m saying you need to be cognizant of the limitations you may face. Your ammo will be useful for collecting food and providing security, but it takes up both room and increases weight. You will have to make compromises to accommodate the other basics of survival and how you prioritize those basics is up to you.
After evaluating those needs you may find the cost of all that extra ammo might be better used to pay for other items.
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If you have 5000 rounds…(just throwing out a number)…if YOU have to exchange 5000 rounds with the ENEMY….YOU are most likely to die…if you survive…your enemy is either blind or you are the luckiest S.O.B. on the planet….in a fire fight if you go through 4-5 magazines….1 or 2 of your team is usually hit or killed….think about that…..besides carry 1000 rounds in a rucksak….and run aroud the block….then think about 4× that weight…
Yes stock pile ammo in every caliber you own. You don’t have to buy cases at a time, you can buy a few boxes every payday. Before you know it, you’ll have 10 or 20 thousand rounds stored back. The way this current administration is working, you might not be able to get ammo tomorrow. So buy it when you can.
However much you buy, make sure you store it properly so that the investment is protected:
https://youtu.be/8IvGEx1cxbg
to johnny geetar…what the hell is rocket surgery???
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Anyone that plays “Call of Duty” online knows that
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I’m up in are and yes I can’t run far with a heavy load of ammo. so I do have to stay put
and make my stand…and that depend on how much
ammo ..YES.. I have hord
i agree with the writing to be prepared in every area of your life, not just ammo. for instance, i haven’t heard many preppers say how they’ll handle the mental stress and strain of a “bug out” situation or the toll it will take on their family’s mental state (especially young children) if or when they are cut of from the world for an extensive period of time. 100,000 rounds of ammo won’t do much to ward off a nervous breakdown nor will it help your kid when he doesn’t understand why he can’t go outside to play with Timmy.… Read more »
So many people have panicked over this ammo shortage that it IS creating a self-fulfilling prophecy shortage. It’s so bad, that IMO we’re going to have an “ammo crash” sometime in the next few years. People have SO much ammo on hand they will eventually monetize some of it, creating increased supply – that and the fact that ammo manufacturers have increased capacity now to meet the shortage. Economics 101; it’s a recipe for falling ammo prices.
Allow me to apologize… this is just a snippet of a much longer article that was written about the zombie apocalypse. I heard all of your concerns. It is not my intention to prevent anyone from buying tons of ammo. I have tons of ammo myself and like I wrote, there just isn’t enough. The article is simply about being practical. All too often I hear from customers who ‘prep’ who do little more than prepare their weapons and ammo, but do very little to prepare for other aspects of survival, like food and water. With limited resources its important… Read more »
While I agree if you have ammo not to clean out stores as they replenish,many do buy a lot of foreign ammo for practice/just having some fun target shooting at a more reasonable price.I believe the next step in firearm control by govt. may be outlawing foreign ammo sales,plenty out there at moment and will always keep a good supply