How much ammunition do you keep?

outdoorchick · 06-22-2011, 02:46 PM

How much ammunition do you keep on hand? We are survivalist minded and like to be prepared if/when a major situation should occur. Our goal is 1000 rounds of ammo for every caliber of gun we have. So far the only thing we have 1000 rounds of is .22's, but the rest of them are starting to add up.

**CozInCowtown** · 06-22-2011, 03:48 PM

The only problem with the 1000 round rule is them .416 Rigbys I shoot are $150 a box of 20.
Pick one rifle, snotgun and pistol you will probably use in a survival situation and "ammo up" for them.
JMO,
DC

Greatoutdoors · 06-23-2011, 07:22 PM

That's our thinking too Coz. We are stocking up on what we would "bug out" with though for us our bug out location is about 5 minutes from the house and the guy who owns the property has enough ammo to keep the whole county stocked for months and I am totally NOT exaggerating. Most of our "stockpile" stuff is .45, 9mm, and .22's. We have a Gen 4 Glock 22, but finding ammo for is it has become a problem around here.

**CozInCowtown** · 06-24-2011, 07:09 AM

Also remember, you gotta carry all that crap around with you trying to survive.

dinosaur · 06-24-2011, 07:46 AM

A thousand rounds of .22 ammunition doesn't weigh very much. I also don't think the outdoorchick is planning on carrying it around in a backpack. I think she's planning more of a base camp like her existing house to keep it and taking it as needed. It's not a bad idea since the price of ammunition keeps rising. In the last twelve to fifteen years most ammo has doubled in cost. That's why I reload.

Grandpa · 06-24-2011, 08:04 AM

Grandpa is not bugging anywhere. If I can't survive here, I can't survive anywhere. This is the sanctuary that others will be bugging to. The only thing that can move me would be another ice age or the Yellowstone Caldera blowing it's top, in which case I would be too dead to bug out anyway.

As for ammo, I have enough.

outdoorchick · 06-24-2011, 04:39 PM

Nope, we aren't bugging out or not really. We'll be headed to my parents house and they are very close to here. All we have to do is load up the truck with our pre-packed totes of food and ammo. Our kids are too small to bug out any more adventurously than that.

Ilovelife · 06-24-2011, 08:56 PM

I keep a good amount, maybe 500 rounds for each gun. I figure that no one else around here will have that much ammo, and I have a large food store, so I think I am pretty safe.

safn1949 · 06-26-2011, 02:07 PM

I used to have about 8-12,000 rounds of rifle ammo mostly,I usually kept about 1000 rounds of 9mm for my sidearm and maybe 200 rounds for the .38.

Alas,no more.

Scotty · 06-26-2011, 02:15 PM

With the prices nowadays, it's a luxury just to practice. I do try to keep some ammo on hand but I really never thought about how much I would need in case of some type of disaster.