What type of handgun ammo to stockpile?

[madoka]

1000 rounds isn't a stockpile.

Are you kidding? According to the media, 100 rounds of ammunition is considered a "stockpile":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0LmazGSr7A&feature=*********

 

[rudeguy]

You are welcome at my backyard range anytime, as long as you aren't rude.

but are my zombie targets welcome?

 

[boomhower]

I say quantity. For zombies your just piercing the brain so they will do just as good of a job.

 

[olds]

Are you kidding? According to the media, 100 rounds of ammunition is considered a "stockpile":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0LmazGSr7A&feature=*********

I remember the guy that shot up a law office is SF. They also called 100 rounds a stockpile. I just happened to have about 3000 round of 9 MM sitting next to me in ammo cans that I had reloaded.
Right now, I have more than that in 223/556 factory ammo.

 

[x-alki]

but are my zombie targets welcome?

Damn straight they are. With any luck maybe some real zombies will show up.

 

[notposting]

Being an expert on this (I have read some zombie Kindle books lately :awe, you should diversify a little. Assume you will be on the move after all hell breaks loose. You will have two threats, zombies and other humans. Noise could be your enemy as well.

Think perhaps a AR-15 design that you can get a silencer for (legal in MI! ), and then a 9mm as your handgun? You may need to be foraging for small game, being able to plink away could get you some small game. Thinning a crowd of zombies at range before they get too close. And doing some damage against unruly humans when they haven't spotted you.

Both should also be pretty easy to scavenge ammo for, you will be on the move and raiding the homes the zombies left behind.

What is little rudeguy carrying when on the run? Shotty? edit: something like a Ruger 10/22 for him woul be a nice choice, another variety of ammo to utilize when scavenging, and lightweight.

 

[rudeguy]

Being an expert on this (I have read some zombie Kindle books lately :awe, you should diversify a little. Assume you will be on the move after all hell breaks loose. You will have two threats, zombies and other humans. Noise could be your enemy as well.

Think perhaps a AR-15 design that you can get a silencer for (legal in MI! ), and then a 9mm as your handgun? You may need to be foraging for small game, being able to plink away could get you some small game. Thinning a crowd of zombies at range before they get too close. And doing some damage against unruly humans when they haven't spotted you.

Both should also be pretty easy to scavenge ammo for, you will be on the move and raiding the homes the zombies left behind.

What is little rudeguy carrying when on the run? Shotty?

That's hilarious. ..the only thing he asked my sister for this Christmas is a shotgun!

 

[EagleKeeper]

Yankee Springs is close. We used to go there all the time to plink but then mountain bikers took over. The last time I was there I was plinking around and all of the sudden some guy on a bike rides in front of me about 50 yards out. WTF?

There are some conservation clubs that I have been meaning to check out but you can really only go there during the summer or fall.

And you are not good enough to get the tires?

When did it become winter there?

 

[rudeguy]

but are my zombie targets welcome?

This bugs me more and more. Look at how I'm trailing down and to the left. Up and to the left would make sense but down and to the left?

My first shot is always dead on but following shots always go that way.

 

[phucheneh]

I can't tell what parts of this thread are serious. I really can't.

There seems to be some uncomfortable truth to the thought that the people who are stockpiling ammo really might be preparing for a 'worst case scenario' that does, with total seriousness, involve zombies. Explains the constant run on plinking ammo while shelves stay stocked with real 'self defense' rounds.

In a (big sigh)....'zombie apocalypse'...there is really only one choice for making sure you always have ammo. .22LR. Easy to shoot, plenty accurate, and dirt cheap in bulk. Ideal weapon is probably a tube-fed rifle with a suppressor. If any head shot is a kill, .22 is ideal, and the only real concern is reliability- namely, feeding issues. Rimmed rounds and box mags just don't mix.

One thing that most people seem to never mention as a good apocalyptic pick- black powder weapons. Slow and inefficient, yes, but if you're scrounging for ammo, a revolver that can shoot homemade lead balls seems like a good idea. And I've never heard of a shortage of black powder and percussion caps.

 

[olds]

This bugs me more and more. Look at how I'm trailing down and to the left. Up and to the left would make sense but down and to the left?

My first shot is always dead on but following shots always go that way.

Overcompensating for the expected recoil?

 

[Imp]

Pff... End of the world will be fought with crossbow bolts.

 

[Carson Dyle]

There seems to be some uncomfortable truth to the thought that the people who are stockpiling ammo really might be preparing for a 'worst case scenario' that does, with total seriousness, involve zombies.

Yeah, everybody is scared of zombies.

Explains the constant run on plinking ammo while shelves stay stocked with real 'self defense' rounds.

Huh??

 

[BudAshes]

You are so busy at work you had to abandon your fantasy football team but you have time for this?

 

[rudeguy]

And you are not good enough to get the tires?

When did it become winter there?

A week ago. It went from beautiful to frozen tundra in one night as usual. Still not much snow but the sun is gone and permafrost has set in.

 

[phucheneh]

This bugs me more and more. Look at how I'm trailing down and to the left. Up and to the left would make sense but down and to the left?

My first shot is always dead on but following shots always go that way.

Overcompensating. Relax your muscles.

I bet you have a similar habit to a buddy of mine who tends to do the same thing in rapid fire. The cause is actually more observable when he shoots slowly- the muzzle of a handgun always bobs down, and probably a little left, following each shot. He fights the recoil too much.

Trigger technique (and proper reach) may also be at play. What part of your finger pulls the trigger? If you're properly using the last segment of your finger, I would guess that you probably have big hands and/or longer fingers, which causes some 'push' to the left instead of the typical pull to the right.

 

[rudeguy]

I can't tell what parts of this thread are serious. I really can't.

There seems to be some uncomfortable truth to the thought that the people who are stockpiling ammo really might be preparing for a 'worst case scenario' that does, with total seriousness, involve zombies. Explains the constant run on plinking ammo while shelves stay stocked with real 'self defense' rounds.

In a (big sigh)....'zombie apocalypse'...there is really only one choice for making sure you always have ammo. .22LR. Easy to shoot, plenty accurate, and dirt cheap in bulk. Ideal weapon is probably a tube-fed rifle with a suppressor. If any head shot is a kill, .22 is ideal, and the only real concern is reliability- namely, feeding issues. Rimmed rounds and box mags just don't mix.

One thing that most people seem to never mention as a good apocalyptic pick- black powder weapons. Slow and inefficient, yes, but if you're scrounging for ammo, a revolver that can shoot homemade lead balls seems like a good idea. And I've never heard of a shortage of black powder and percussion caps.

First time in a rudeguy thread? My threads are never serious and hijacking is welcome. They rarely stay on topic and usually have about 10 different conversation lines.

Slam a few cups of coffee, take a breath and have fun.

 

[rudeguy]

Overcompensating for the expected recoil?

Is that it?

I've been watching a ton of videos and I think I can adjust my grip a bit to help.

 

[phucheneh]

Huh??

.22 is constantly sold out around here. 9mm FMJ is always sold out. .38, .380, and .45 FMJ are a distant second.

The handgun rounds follow a similar pattern for JHP rounds, but with much less severity. Expensive 9mm is never out of stock. Cheaper JHP usually is. The other mentioned rounds, it's usually only the FMJ that's gone, period.

 

[rudeguy]

You are so busy at work you had to abandon your fantasy football team but you have time for this?

? The season has been over. Unless I made the playoffs and no one told me?

 

[olds]

Is that it?

I've been watching a ton of videos and I think I can adjust my grip a bit to help.

I have a friend with a 44 mag, wheel gun. It's funny to watch him when he loses count of how many rounds he's fired. On the 7th trigger pull there is no round to go off but there is just as much recoil. Caused by him.

 

[Red Squirrel]

In this day and age of government oppression, you can never have too much ammo. Bigger the better.

 

[_Rick_]

7.62 and 5.56 combat mix, FMJ, incendiary tracer and hollow point.
Around 10k each, so you can fill up 2x 1k standard 30 rnd mags.
The 5.56 is nice to have for anything that goes full auto, to suppress other survivors and clear hordes at medium range. 7.62 should do the trick if you need more reach, or in case you secure some military hardware that eats that stuff by the belt-load.

Oh, and also 10k phosphorous and slugs each, ideally in a format accepted by something automatic, so you've got a solution when things get cozy.

edit: also, forgoing rifles is not ideal. Penetration and stopping power are paramount against zombies.

 

[rudeguy]

Overcompensating. Relax your muscles.

I bet you have a similar habit to a buddy of mine who tends to do the same thing in rapid fire. The cause is actually more observable when he shoots slowly- the muzzle of a handgun always bobs down, and probably a little left, following each shot. He fights the recoil too much.

Trigger technique (and proper reach) may also be at play. What part of your finger pulls the trigger? If you're properly using the last segment of your finger, I would guess that you probably have big hands and/or longer fingers, which causes some 'push' to the left instead of the typical pull to the right.

I use the tip of my finger. I actually have small hands but my wrists are really messes up. Carpal and tendinitis make it hard for me to get my hands and wrists to cooperate.

 

[7window]

why would you need more than 1000 ammo?