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YAGT: How much ammunition do you really use?

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fwiw, 22 ammo came in boxes of 500 - the boxes looked like short, fat milk cartons. And, the cost was very reasonable. My kids, after school, would take a box outside and take turns loading the magazine and shooting off 10 rounds at targets. Before I knew it, they wiped out my supply - and that was roughly the same time that ammo became difficult to find. I haven't run across any yet while out shopping.
 
DrPizza said:
fwiw, 22 ammo came in boxes of 500 - the boxes looked like short, fat milk cartons. And, the cost was very reasonable. My kids, after school, would take a box outside and take turns loading the magazine and shooting off 10 rounds at targets. Before I knew it, they wiped out my supply - and that was roughly the same time that ammo became difficult to find. I haven't run across any yet while out shopping.
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Bricks for $10 or less were great in the day. A nickle or cheaper per shot.... not anymore though. And it really wasn't all that long ago either. Basically 3 years ago and it was that price. Now it's about $20 per brick on a good day.
 
DrPizza said:
fwiw, 22 ammo came in boxes of 500 - the boxes looked like short, fat milk cartons. And, the cost was very reasonable. My kids, after school, would take a box outside and take turns loading the magazine and shooting off 10 rounds at targets. Before I knew it, they wiped out my supply - and that was roughly the same time that ammo became difficult to find. I haven't run across any yet while out shopping.
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Between the hoarders and shooters, 22LR just disappears off the store shelves, mail order is the most reliable now.

https://www.wikiarms.com/
 
Artdeco said:
Between the hoarders and shooters, 22LR just disappears off the store shelves, mail order is the most reliable now.

https://www.wikiarms.com/
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10 Years ago, I can remember going into Wal-mart and seeing pallets of of the 550 round boxes of 22.

Obama getting elected was the best thing that every happened to the firearms industry. Ammo is twice as expensive and gun sales have doubled since he took office.
 
I have probably over 15k rounds of various calibers in my house.

I have several guns with different calibers.
I buy/keep ammo because of various reasons.

with everything that has happened over the past few years, some ammo is very hard to come by so you can't just go to the store and buy what you want on the way to the range. If it is in stock, it might be very expensive or you may only buy in limited quantities.

Buy it when you can afford it, store it for times when you can't get it.

Besides, there isn't a gun shop on the way to my range. I would have to go out of my way to go buy some.

I also just like having the ammo stocked and ready.


Ammo usage per range trip varies. depends how many guns I take, which calibers I take, how much I feel like shooting, or my purpose for going.

If its just going to make sure my deer rifle is still holding zero, maybe 1 to 3 rounds.
If I'm shooting .22 LR probably several hundred rounds.
 
GRIFFIN1 said:
10 Years ago, I can remember going into Wal-mart and seeing pallets of of the 550 round boxes of 22.

Obama getting elected was the best thing that every happened to the firearms industry. Ammo is twice as expensive and gun sales have doubled since he took office.
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and that same box of 550 .22lr used to cost less than $10. Now it costs $40 or more! if you can even find it!
 
Nothing spells out how quickly ammo is spent more than cracking open a box of 50 rounds, loading two magazines, and seeing half the box missing. Those two magazines can be spent quickly too. I don't have a lot of plinking ammo, usually buy those on demand because local stores have them cheaper than online but I can totally understand the stockpiles if people don't want to shop a lot.
 
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Usually around 500rds. during a 4 hour trip, three times a month. Depends on indoor versus outdoor and the company around. In a group and outdoor more bullshitting than shooting happens and I shoot much less. Indoor when I'm in my own lane it's down to business and I'm not stuck with cease fire breaks so I shoot more. I currently have ~10k rounds on hand. 5K of .22 and the rest spread out between 9, .40, and .45.

I really should stop taking all my firearms boating with me. It sounds like an accident waiting to happen.
 
if I go to the range by myself, I'll usually put down 100 rounds in an hour. If I'm out at the range with friends, it will probably be closer to 250 rounds over 2 hours.

Never done an all day shoot where I was continuously firing. But yes, it is very easy to go through ammo, especially if you are an avid shooter.
 
If I bring my rifle it's usually a financial decision on how much I shoot.

If I just bring my pistol it always depends on my thumb from reloading mags on how much I shoot.

I wouldn't even bother paying range fees if I didn't have hundreds of rounds to shoot at the very least.
 
I keep a log of what I've shot each visit to the range and put it into a spreadsheet later. Over time it provides interesting information.

In 1 year, roughly:

450 9mm
240 .223
300 .22 LR (so hard to get still, only have a little left)


Not that much. It's pretty expensive, but that's not the limiting factor. Just only go to the range for a couple hours 1-2 per month, and winter is too cold.

As far as what I have on hand, I generally pick up a few boxes whenever I go to Walmart and they have a good deal. With what happened since 2012, you can't always rely on being able to pick up whatever you want for a decent price.
 
I probably have 30-40k in various calibers at home. A great bulk of that is in 22. It is fun to joke about the zombie apocalypse, but it is really a financial and convenience decision. I started with 22lr was ~1.5 cents a round and 9mm was 12 cents a round. I started loading up when 22 hit 1.8 cents a round and 9mm hit 16 cents. I buy in bulk because its cheaper and I can just get whatever I want from my stash and hit the range. 22lr is ~10 cents a round and 9mm is ~22 cents a round now locally. Slightly cheaper online. My ammo has done way better than any of my other investments! I was selling off bricks of 22lr that I bought for under $10 for over $70 during shortages.

Most of of my range trips will fall in 200-500 rounds per trip/day. Each trip could be a range session lasting two or three hours, a training session that'll last 6-8 hours, or it might be a trip out to the woods where some friends and I catch up and eat around a camp fire. Probably... 20-25 total days/trips to the range per year.
 
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I used shoot about 2K rounds of .22 per year, until the shortage of rimfire rounds at the local gun stores. Around 200 rounds for .223 and .308 per year for my bolt action rifles.
 
~800 9mm
~200 45
~60 30-06
~200 30-06 armor piercing


Same buy in bulk, i think last time i was at range, i went through 4-500 9mms
 
Back when I was into shooting a lot I would go through 1,000 rounds a month easily if not more. Various calibers. I actually own zero firearms now though since I live overseas. I'll get a glock 23 and a snub nose .38 to carry when I get back but not sure how much interest other than those.
 
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