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There have been several threads on ammunition, mostly complaining about the price of ammo and the best places to buy it currently.
I've read from several different sources how much ammunition to have in stock, the most ridiculous quantity I have seen is 10,000 rounds per gun from a pretty reputable source.
My thought is that people are putting a lot of emphasis on having vast quantities of ammo (and the latest $60 knife) when other preps go wanting that are more critical. I understand that protecting your preps and family are a high priority but I think there is some point where you've gotten more ammunition than is reasonable compared to what you are trying to protect.
So I'm here to say unless you have all your other needs completely prepped out, it is probably time to stop your fascination with guns and get on with the less glamorous part of prepping.
Other very pressing preps that should outgun buying all the ammo you can find on sale:
Clean drinking water system and backup system.
Food for 2 years
Shelter including plans for cold/hot weather and backup clothing, boots, work gloves
Gardening and canning supplies and water supply for the size garden you will grow.
Medical supplies and other health concerns i.e. disease, sewage and garbage disposal, personal hygene products
Other security needs like communications, night vision, gun cleaning supplies, sand bags
Another not often considered part of getting into gun fights is this, if you win then you will be able to accumulate the arms of the losers, if you lose all the ammo the world doesn't matter and this will all probably be figured out in about a 3 minute firefight, how many rounds can you shoot in 3 minutes?
So what amount of ammo is the right amount? Does anyone have a formula? Who here feels they have an adequate supply?
I've read from several different sources how much ammunition to have in stock, the most ridiculous quantity I have seen is 10,000 rounds per gun from a pretty reputable source.
My thought is that people are putting a lot of emphasis on having vast quantities of ammo (and the latest $60 knife) when other preps go wanting that are more critical. I understand that protecting your preps and family are a high priority but I think there is some point where you've gotten more ammunition than is reasonable compared to what you are trying to protect.
So I'm here to say unless you have all your other needs completely prepped out, it is probably time to stop your fascination with guns and get on with the less glamorous part of prepping.
Other very pressing preps that should outgun buying all the ammo you can find on sale:
Clean drinking water system and backup system.
Food for 2 years
Shelter including plans for cold/hot weather and backup clothing, boots, work gloves
Gardening and canning supplies and water supply for the size garden you will grow.
Medical supplies and other health concerns i.e. disease, sewage and garbage disposal, personal hygene products
Other security needs like communications, night vision, gun cleaning supplies, sand bags
Another not often considered part of getting into gun fights is this, if you win then you will be able to accumulate the arms of the losers, if you lose all the ammo the world doesn't matter and this will all probably be figured out in about a 3 minute firefight, how many rounds can you shoot in 3 minutes?
So what amount of ammo is the right amount? Does anyone have a formula? Who here feels they have an adequate supply?