I have a closet just for ammo.
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How much ammo?
- Thread starter Cigar Dave
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This seems like a good rule of thumb. Plus 250 for each shotgun gauge you have.
And of course, more's always better than less.
BTW, that's each rifle/handgun, right.
Those are my minimum numbers since my broke ass can't always have large stashes of ammo if in shooting alot. I will stop shooting if I hit those numbers on the guns i use for a SHTF situation
For home base I would say more than you could imagine shooting
To carry in a bug out situation I would say not nearly as much, and maybe focus more on loaded mags, and then some reserve but more for hunting than self defense.
Pretty sure if you had to fend off hostiles you'd rather do it from far away with a .22 and a scope rather than carry a bunch of large caliber ammo instead of food and supplies. 22 is small and you can carry a lot more of it.
To carry in a bug out situation I would say not nearly as much, and maybe focus more on loaded mags, and then some reserve but more for hunting than self defense.
Pretty sure if you had to fend off hostiles you'd rather do it from far away with a .22 and a scope rather than carry a bunch of large caliber ammo instead of food and supplies. 22 is small and you can carry a lot more of it.
On a side note, knives don't run out of ammo.
I'm not sure how much is too much, I can still walk in places in my room without kicking a 50 cal can so I'm not there yet!
When you can hear the floor joists creaking when you walk in, that's probably enough.I'm not sure how much is too much, I can still walk in places in my room without kicking a 50 cal can so I'm not there yet!
Safety tip: always wear shoes, to prevent stubbed toes.I'm not sure how much is too much, I can still walk in places in my room without kicking a 50 cal can so I'm not there yet!
Rule 1: Buy it cheap and stack it deep.
