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General Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: TastesLikeMetal on June 11, 2016, 09:27:32 PM
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How much do you feel is a minimum cache. I have 2 jobs so going to Koko Head is difficult so I keep <500 Rounds of any Caliber I have. I think the rest of this year I'm just going to keep an eye out for Ammo deals.
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lol, my boy read this and said "do you think anyone is going to answer this??!?!?!". Valid point, nevermind...
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How much do you feel is a minimum cache. I have 2 jobs so going to Koko Head is difficult so I keep <500 Rounds of any Caliber I have. I think the rest of this year I'm just going to keep an eye out for Ammo deals.
i only keep enough ammo at my house for the next range trip...
but sometimes i have so little ammo at my house i have to stop to buy on the way to the range...
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Ammo prices will probably go up before the November election.
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Ammo prices will probably go up before the November election.
That's partly why I think maybe I need to pick up a little now.
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I honestly keep 100 of each caliber at home and buy the rest at shops along the way to the range to help out the local economy...buy local
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I buy more ammo when I see it on sale below when I last bought. Each time you see a lower price, buy a little more than last time. Same cost, more ammo! Drives the average cost of all your ammo down.
Buy the calibers you shoot most when you see it on sale so you're always stocked up. It'll get used eventually. Buy the rest in whatever bulk amount makes the most sense for your situation (money and space to store).
Never let lack of ammo be your excuse for skipping the range.
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I probably have about 1500 of 5.56 I have bought for practice stuff. I just go through that slowly. A couple hundred of quality tactical stuff.
Probably have about 40 rounds of 12 gauge quality stuff
Probably 200 of 9mm and .40 each.
Maybe another 500 -1000 of various types of .22
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I try to buy 1000 Rd bulk from ogc for major cal then I run it to about 500 Rd and try to restock on sales..... odd cals maybe a box or so and 12 ga trap loads I will keep a few on hand so on an open Sunday I can go.... but not a lot
As for 22 back when it was $15 a 500 plus bulk pack I bought a crap load and will pick a few boxes when they are on sale
I also have reloading equipment but use it more for hunting loads
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i only keep enough ammo at my house for the next range trip...
but sometimes i have so little ammo at my house i have to stop to buy on the way to the range...
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Reload ! :thumbsup:
Never too much shootable ammo laying around or needing to be locked up, but you can always have when you need and at a lower price !
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Reload ! :thumbsup:
Never too much shootable ammo laying around or needing to be locked up, but you can always have when you need and at a lower price !
i do not own a reloading machine nor do i possess any reloading supplies...
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No comment.
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i do not own a reloading machine nor do i possess any reloading supplies...
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Maybe Dillon can build you a custom progressive press that includes a permanently attached swimsuit model to pump your handle.
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I have about 12500 rds of 22LR, 2500 of .223 and about 4000 of 9mm. Those are the only kinds of guns I have right now. Sold my 270, 7mm mag, 30-30, 30-06, 44 mag, & 357. I hardly shoot my AR15, so I think I have enough for home defense or SHTF situations. I shoot the 22 and 9mm a lot, so I am getting concerned that my supply is running a little low in those calibers.. I just bought 750 rds of 9mm at $11.14 for 50 at Front Sight. I will be using approximately 500 rds in a 2 day class this week.
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1000 is my zero now, every time I get down to 1000, I buy more. I started that in 2013 when I couldn't find any 9mm, or if they had it, there was a limit to 4 boxes. Once went into OGC, asked if they had any, they said yes, the last box.
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Enough to last me through a prolonged period of NO commercial ammo available locally, especially in .223.5.56, 9mm; and .22LR..
Many in the 2aHawaii ohana can recall the widespread panic buying and hoarding after the 2008 and 2012 elections. The Sandy Hook school shooting in Dec 2012, and calls for new restrictions meant ARs and high-cap magazines were sold out everywhere .Remember the insane lines at HPD. Ammo supplies were also soon exhausted or ridiculously overpriced.
Today's Orlando massacre won't help matters. Be ready for more shortages.
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I have enough clips and heads to last a looong tyme :thumbsup:
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Enough to last me through a prolonged period of NO commercial ammo available locally, especially in .223.5.56, 9mm; and .22LR..
Many in the 2aHawaii ohana can recall the widespread panic buying and hoarding after the 2008 and 2012 elections. The Sandy Hook school shooting in Dec 2012, and calls for new restrictions meant ARs and high-cap magazines were sold out everywhere .Remember the insane lines at HPD. Ammo supplies were also soon exhausted or ridiculously overpriced.
Today's Orlando massacre won't help matters. Be ready for more shortages.
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Waiting on a 7.62 sale right now.
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Maybe Dillon can build you a custom progressive press that includes a permanently attached swimsuit model to pump your handle.
He's used to pumping his own handle...
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According to Daniel at Kanehoe Gun Shop you should have at least 1,000 rounds of every major caliber you shoot.
Personally, I have enough of every caliber that is important to me except for Standard Velocity .22.
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According to Daniel at Kanehoe Gun Shop you should have at least 1,000 rounds of every major caliber you shoot.
Personally, I have enough of every caliber that is important to me except for Standard Velocity .22.
Whoa. Thats short yellow bus crazee!!!
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Whoa. Thats short yellow bus crazee!!!
Yeah, right?
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Enough to last me through a prolonged period of NO commercial ammo available locally, especially in .223.5.56, 9mm; and .22LR..
Many in the 2aHawaii ohana can recall the widespread panic buying and hoarding after the 2008 and 2012 elections. The Sandy Hook school shooting in Dec 2012, and calls for new restrictions meant ARs and high-cap magazines were sold out everywhere .Remember the insane lines at HPD. Ammo supplies were also soon exhausted or ridiculously overpriced.
Today's Orlando massacre won't help matters. Be ready for more shortages.
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Those that have been shooting for many years have experienced some major changes and droughts. I think those people are prepared. I could always use more but I'm not worried at all. The top 2 biggest reasons I started reloading was #1; Accuracy, #2: Not having to rely on factory ammo and supplies cost is just a benefit of the previous 2
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High-quality factory match ammo in .223 is probably a little more consistent than I can produce reloading at home, but at a much higher price.
Reloading even has a price advantage over standard factory ammo, since prices haven't come down below about 36 cents per round for .223. (I don''t use steel-case ammo.)
There was a time when no LGS stocked 6.5 Grendel ammo. Roll yr own was the only answer.
Reloading requires a lot of time. But the Dillon 550 on my work bench isn't going anywhere soon.
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High-quality factory match ammo in .223 is probably a little more consistent than I can produce reloading at home, but at a much higher price.
I know a little off topic but if you don't mind me asking, what factory ammo are you talking about? My experience is quite different.
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Black Hills, Federal Match, the expensive stuff. I said "probably more consistent." Just guessing, since I don't chronograph what I shoot. My handloads group well enough from an AR15 at Kokohead. And the ability to adjust COL for my bolt action .223 is an advantage. But I haven't done enough to believe my handloads are better.
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Black Hills, Federal Match, the expensive stuff. I said "probably more consistent." Just guessing, since I don't chronograph what I shoot. My handloads group well enough from an AR15 at Kokohead. And the ability to adjust COL for my bolt action .223 is an advantage. But I haven't done enough to believe my handloads are better.
Federal Gold Metal Match is good. Black Hills as well. FGMM is what i judge most rifles with in that if it doesn't shoot that well, it probably won't shoot much else any better. I think If you're willing to do the work, your reloads should far surpass those. Of course it takes a lot of experimenting and tuning.
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