spat
.950 JDJ
One brick of .22lr and you'll have "enough for a small army" if you make the news.
Ammo Inventory Time
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spat
.950 JDJ
I have a simpler plan. If I go to the store and there is a decent price, I need it
Doesn't matter how much I already have
freddy
.308 Win
Agreed.I have a simpler plan. If I go to the store and there is a decent price, I need it
Doesn't matter how much I already have
I used to have a decent stash of 22 but, I split it with the kids when they moved out and took their 22s.
I do a lot of reloading so I will just load until I don't have any brass, then buy more brass and load that too. The wife says I am a hoarder. I tell her I am not because, I don't have an emotional attachment to ammo, just the guns that shoot it.
I do a lot of reloading so I will just load until I don't have any brass, then buy more brass and load that too. The wife says I am a hoarder. I tell her I am not because, I don't have an emotional attachment to ammo, just the guns that shoot it.
LexLooter
.40 S&W
I only have an inventroy of the stuff that i dont have a gun for and needs a home. I somehow have boxes of ammo for guns ive NEVER owned and im not sure how it happened.
The rest i just measure by the sag on the shelves. Shelf looks like a boat i shoot more. Shelf looks level again, im low.
The rest i just measure by the sag on the shelves. Shelf looks like a boat i shoot more. Shelf looks level again, im low.
Glenn B
.308 Win
I used to have ammo in several calibers for which I had no firearms. Figured it might come in handy to sell or trade. Got virtually all of it free or very inexpensively. Wound up getting rid of the last of it when Obummer was prez except for the 45 ACP because somewhere in his terms I bought a Remington R1.
added one if these to tge collection today.
I haven't bought any of this particular stuff in a looong time. But when I was in Texas this is pretty much all I bought to feed my AR! Got this in Wally World in Chambersburg PA for $179 and change.
Anybody remember what these were going for back in '04-'05?
I haven't bought any of this particular stuff in a looong time. But when I was in Texas this is pretty much all I bought to feed my AR! Got this in Wally World in Chambersburg PA for $179 and change.
Anybody remember what these were going for back in '04-'05?
freddy
.308 Win
Exactly. It ain't getting cheaper. And at some point it might get very, very expensive.
I was at gander mountain yesterday to so if there was anything I wanted to grab at their going out of business sale. That same case you bought was $429. They wonder why they went out of business.
freddy
.308 Win
I'd like to see a graph of the Dow against ammo prices.
Really? You sure about that? That would make it more than $1 a round which is absurd for run of the mill 55gr bulk ammo. Most shops I'm in want around $240 for these. After shopoing around $179 is about what you'll pay online. So that price without shipping is an okay deal really. I'm gonna keep an eye out in every walmart I'm in for this stuff.
Lol they had bulk federal no stripper clips and no ammo box was $40 more expensive that the same ammo broke up in 100 packs. Their prices were so messed up I wouldn't even buy anything at 15% off. I was hoping for a bedside safe and they only have older models for more than the new models. It really was pretty bad.
Glenn B
.308 Win
Is Gander Mountain out of business? The last article I read about them was that they filed for bankruptcy and were going to close 32 stores but the rest of their stores would remain in business. While some of their stores may be closing down, I think that is not quite the same as Gander Mountain already being out of business, at least not yet. Of course, it sounds like they may go out of business soon since they are talking about selling off the remaining stores. Who knows though, such plans often change.
I guess from now on, if you want to shop really overpriced stores for guns, ammo and such - you will have to go to Dick's Sporting Goods, Cabela's or Bass Pro Shops; that is unless the buyout of Cabela's by Bass Pro Shops actually goes through. Then Dick's and Bass Pro Shops may only be two big ones left around here. Right now though that buyout appears questionable as per the last report I saw about it. Just as that deal may change or fall through, as it appears to be changing in the span of less than 6 months since it was announced this past October, Gander Mountain may somehow find some way to stay afloat over the next few months. Who knows, if the BPS and Cabela's deal falls through, maybe BPS will acquire Gander Mountain.
I would hope Gander Mountain would come to their senses about pricing because I agree that is probably what put them into the pickle they are in right now. Their ammo prices are/were disgustingly absurd as were prices on many other things I purchased there when I was in need and that was the only place hat had the stuff. Every now and then though, they had a decent sale on some things.
Honestly IDK if all the stores are going out but I know the one in New Hartford is. It's too bad now I won't have anywhere to but the little Nick nack stuff that comes up. I would buy stuff like a cheap wool hat when I lose mine. Or a cheap pair of hunting gloves. Last season I went in there looking for a drag rope. They don't carry them. I was like really this is a big deer hunting area and you don't have a simple drag rope. That's when I saw the writing on the wall they have no clue what the consumer needs. I lucked out and dropped my doe 10 yards from the 4 wheeler trail.
I genuinely cannot remember what the price for these were in '04-05. For reference does anyone here remember what these cans were going for at that time?
Bob
6.5 Creedmoor
The law of supply and demand seems to dictate that it will be the most expensive when it is needed the most. Buy now and avoid the rush.
freddy
.308 Win
Tsusa @ 165 -delivered- at the moment. Additional $10 rebate too.
Yeah, and it's 62 grain. The also have 62 grain 223 for $175 x 500
Is the 5.56 better ammo?
Oh no! They're multiplying!
Glenn B
.308 Win
Funny how they multiply like that. Sometimes they are as quick as rabbits, even faster now and again.
lottagunz
.38 Special
What is this "ammo" of which you speak...?
meketrefe
.450/400 Nitro Ex
I did some inventory. I had X number of bullets the other day. I shot Y so now I have X-Y.
Seriously I thought in the state of NY it was mandatory to have at least 40K rounds of service ammunition
just in case the Russians are coming.
Seriously I thought in the state of NY it was mandatory to have at least 40K rounds of service ammunition
just in case the Russians are coming.
Glenn B
.308 Win
40K is a good number to strive for but if you live near NYC then 100K would be better in the event of a zombie apocalypse.
Glenn B
.308 Win
Federal Lake City 5.56mm XM193 Ammo 55 Grain FMJ 420 Rds on Clips $155 shipped
Federal Lake City 5.56mm XM193 Ammo 55 Grain FMJ 420 Rds on Clips
Federal Lake City 5.56mm XM193 Ammo 55 Grain FMJ 420 Rds on Clips
Steal2B
.700 Nitro Express
Never considered inventory of rounds / caliber since I have never approached the vague feeling of "having too much ammo". Just kept track of the number of piles of M2A1 ammo cans, and verify I have no empty ammo cans "feeling left out", and I occasionally consider concentrated floor loads. As long as my ammo inventory is stored in ammo cans, or stored in unopened cases, or is part of full 22lr bricks, my wife actually encourages me to keep us well stocked in our shooting calibers since she has developed a close to 5000 round a year habit in 9mm and she just started talking about an interest in bigger barrels, trap / skeet, and 22 plate / target shooting. God I love that little woman.
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minderasr
6.5 Creedmoor
Newsflash: the zombie apocalypse has been going on in NYC for years.
Glenn B
.308 Win
I meant a real zombie apocalypse, not liberal leftist democrats run amok.
Although, if you give it some thought, the democrats may be worse.
Steal2B
.700 Nitro Express
Glenn B
.308 Win
Bought my son 420 round can of 5.56x45mm ammo earlier this week. He received it yesterday.