Ammo thread

>>32863004
Typo. Over 1000 rounds.

>>32863004
Not ready for the apocalypse, but pretty good start.

>>32863004
If it goes bang everytime that's all that matters. Keep building!

>>32863004
Is Monarch 5.56 ammo worth it for plinking or poorfag stockpiling? It's cheap, but it's steel with a coating and I've only ever fed my MP Sport II AR brass cuz I hear it's best. Plus, I've heard mixed things about its accuracy and performance.

>>32863004
it would behoove you to buy in cases at one time. for example, 1k of .223 is around $300 shipped.

I also pick up as much perfecta as I can every time im in a walmart; I only have a need for 9mm, 357, and 22lr though. Hard to beat the price of perfect for brass cased ammo, keep on stockpiling komrade

>>32863004
Not bad, if you dont mind factory reloads just for plinking you can regularly pick up 500 rounds of 9mm for about 80$

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>>32863004
You're getting there! Even though I almost exclusively shoot handguns, I load heavy on the long gun ammo side, my reasoning is if I need more handgun ammo life is going to be going on as mostly normal, if I direly need rifle ammo on the other hand...

>numbers
2k .223
2k 7.62x39
1.5k 40S&W
2k 9mm (I basically only shoot this so it fluctuates)
250ish 5.7x28 target shit

And around 300 defensive JHPs split between 9 and 40

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>>32863004
Perfecta .45 is all I ever shoot any more.

$14.50 (-10% employee discount) for 50 rounds all brass? yes please.

I have never had any defects. Though being a relative poorfag. i have only ran about 600 rounds so far.

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>>32863877
30 cents a round for brass 45acp is brettygud dude

I'm >>32863825 and I generally pay around 21-22 cents for factory brass 115 grn 9x19

I'm in the same boat, OP. My goal is to have a .50cal spam can full of each caliber I need as a small stockpile. It's not much, but probably the extent of what I could move if I had to go quickly.

>>32863888
About 27-28 cents after tax.

I like to have 3 mags per gun and enough ammo to fill those mags.

So for example, if I have a Glock 19, then I would want at least 45 rounds on hand so that I could load all 3 mags and then go do whatever if I had something to do which I don't.

Otherwise, it's nice to have a little more so that I can load my mags up for a range trip or if the ammo is on sale I'll buy enough for a couple range trips ahead.

The only ammo I've "stockpiled" is reloads and that's because of the nature of reloading.

>>32863825
how big is the fireball on the 5-7. Do you think it is worthwhile as a plinker?

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>>32864015
I've only shot it on bright days, never noticed a pronounced muzzle flash, I rarely take it out (hence the round count) it's more of a conversation piece.

Sometimes I think about getting some of that newfangled loads that actually meet the FBI standards with denim and also kevlar...But then I remember that terrible terrible safety position.

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>>32863990
Enjoy that you smooth mofo

>>32863783
Where?

>>32863004
>buying ammo in bulk from Walmart
>not buying it online by the case for < %80 of the cost

But why?

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>>32864687
Lmao

>>32864758
>>32864776
Where?

>>32864776

>not buying from idiots on Gunbroker

I've gotten so many deals on there it's ridiculous:

>1,000 9mm for $70
>Turk 8mm Mauser for 25 cents a round
>22LR for 4 cents a round
>223 for 20 cents a round

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>>32864800

>>32864800
>buying from idiots on Gunbroker

I don't know anon, this sounds like a really bad idea.

>>32864797
Just google "Bulk Ammo" and find a reputable site.

I'd give you a link, but I've gotta protect my sources from the Fudds.

>>32863004

5 mags of 5.56
7 mags of 7.62
50 rounds of 54r
40 rounds of .45
2 mags of .45 - 230g winchester ranger
50 rounds of slugs/buck

> Having a stockpile is fine.
> But having 3.5k rounds on hand is like "Why?"
I understand if you live in mountainous Montana, or pop rounds off ur back deck daily, or range trip every weekend.
But for "Hurrr durr apokalopsio" its dumb. and your wrong if you think its not.

What you SHOULD do...
>Have a decent amount of rounds on hand; enough for prolonged defense of property
>Instead of having 1000 rounds of .223, use that $ for another rifle/ pistol whatever
why ?
>So you can arm your friends , pick up their slack if they dont own gun or shitty guns. in a true time of need... will be like jesus handing out assault rifles.
Any day of the week id rather have a friend with a gun then a extra 200 loose rounds.

>>32864869

>I don't know anon, this sounds like a really bad idea

You can pull it off rather consistently, assuming you're not buying hard to find ammo. Stuff that gets clogged in a sea of 20+ pages can often guarantee you'll be the only one bidding on it. I had to end up resorting to it because local stores were highway robbery. My closest gun store intentionally overprices 22LR at 12 cents per round for generic Winchester white box for example.

I just wish it was like in the old days where people practically begged you to take their Mosin/Mauser surplus ammo from them.

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>>32864782
I like your style bro, apparently though the NRA snap caps are way cheaper? Just figured that out today.

>>32864892

You should definitely stock up when you can find ammo at a really cheap price, because unless you're really hurting for cash, it'll save you money in the long run.

>>32864892

So you can arm your friends , pick up their slack if they dont own gun or shitty guns. in a true time of need... will be like jesus handing out assault rifles.
>This

Seriously, if you build it yourself.. ive gotten a barebones working AR build for like 350-400$.. Sure its not TOP TIER OMG. But it works, and its more bullets going in THAT direction. So ive made like 5 of them over a year in case i ever have to drop that box on the ground and say lets go fools

>>32864900
All the gun stores near me do the same crap. Best one is 30% more than online prices. Some stores I've literally laughed and noped out the door.

>PPU .38 for $20 a box "Anon this is a bulk deal!"
>Magtech for $24 a box at the range
>Ultramax for $36 a box at some Fudd's store

>>32864927
Definitely, who doesn't check their bots daily but IMO
Guns > bullets. theres a fine balance between the two.
I just know too many people who have like 3k .223 / 5.56 rounds on hand only own 2 -3 mags and a single AR.
its like; branch the fuck out, you dont NEED that many rounds. Buy other cool shit. But imma definitely come over and steal a few hundo rounds form you bro

>>32864892
>prepping

Please, stop being a herp derp.

>>32864869
If you can find me brass .45s for significantly less than 27 cents a shot shipped. I'll give you a hand job.

>>32864976
Dood, Everyone should be prepped.. At any moment this pot that is the world could boil over. period. it can happen.
Also i could be hit by a tornado tommarow, or a massive power outage..

If you DONT have a at least 3 months food and water, generator, back up car batteries, torches, blankets, 2x4's , nails and plywood.. why do you even OWN a house then ?
and if you wana get crazy, get a few solar panels, a little plot of land designed for growing food, and stabilized gas.

there is nothing wrong with being prepared for everything from a niggout to a terrilbe storm, it is your job as a provider to your family to at least have some sort of backup plan.

>Unless your a lib fag?
Are you a liberal fag >>32864976 ?

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>>32863004
GET ON MUH LEVEL.

24000 rounds PLUS PIC RELATED.

>>32865051
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbuQ6APGYnQ

>>32865071
ARE YOU READY, ANON?

WHAT IS YOUR LEVEL OF READINESS?

>>32865071

>grenades making Star Wars laser beam noises

>>32865051
>he's a DPX guy

Despite your lack of effort in contributing, you're alright anon

>>32865101
Hahaha its the fucking BEST

>>32865097
Im mostly set to go mobile because im 100 miles out of Chicago, get to Kansas for first resupply and troop(friends) pickup; then onto Montana to the property

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQE53biGfg8

All these people saying they would rather have another gun than ammo.... what happenes when another panic happenes and you can't find ammo? Buy in bulk and have the back stock to be able to shoot for a year off of stuff you've bought.

>>32863004
ATF datamining thread

>>32865125
2017 - the year of the trump; panic buying is good for at least another 4.
Definitely buy in bulk that's a given; we are just saying having over 3k rounds is like "why".

>>32865161
What you really need is over 10K primers.

>>32865051
>$28 for 9mm luger

Jesus Christ you're retarded.

>>32865218
what are you even evaluating? the gold dots?

>>32865316
he's talking about the DPX. Dude's just mad that he's too poor to afford to shoot all dat GUCCI ammo.

>>32865455
Oh, Hah what a punk.

The only thing better than stopping a home invader/assailant with deadly force is doing so with ammo from a company that set the bar. It's the colt of ammo

>>32865505
>It's the colt of ammo

I bet you don't even see the irony of that statement.

>>32865532
Must be an old timer.

>>32865532
>>32865537
I completely see the irony that's why I used the reference - doing old school stuff the right way but not innovative.

With certain aspects of ballistics it was still done right the first time.

>>32865455
If I wanted to throw all my money into the sea I'd buy a boat.

Well, a bigger boat.

>>32865546
>paying more money for the same quality, but with a trademark stamped on it

Eh, it's not my money.

>>32865580
If you're complaining about 28 bucks a box for 9mm, you probably can't afford a boat. At least not one I would set foot in.

>1k 7.62x39 golden tiger
>1k .40 s&w, mixed target and defense
>3k cci .22lr
~250 30-06 target rounds, mostly American Eagle stuff
~200 12 gauge, all shell lengths
~75 9mm 115 gr gold dots for my ccw, all I currently bother to have for it.


A picture would take me an hour to set up, so fuck it.

>>32865598
In the grand scheme of my gun hobby $100 a year on SD ammo vs $50-70 doesn't matter

>>32864923
I probably won't need any anytime soon, but thanks anyways.

>>32865617
I suppose not, but I was more laughing at anon hoarding it.

>>32865640
I get about 3k plays through these maroon ones (never remember the brand) 3k plays as like dry fire + half cycle to charge the striker + a mix of reload style stuff.

I tend to lose them before I wear them out.

Fucking euros and aussies letting good threads die

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>>32867979
I'll try to save it.
1/2
Managed to take a rushed pic this morning. Added another 1100rds of golden tiger, filled my 2nd crate with 1680rds of it.
I think these numbers will be close
762x39 ~4000 golden tiger
545x39 ~7400
762x54r ~3300
556x45 ~1200
762x51 ~240
12ga 2800
20ga >250
8x57 ~800
32acp ~700
22lr ~1000?
177 pellets ~1500 of the hunting types, ~3000 target shooting pellets
22 pellets, 500 hunting, 2000 crosman hp

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The harder to see spot with shotgun ammo and cans of 8mm etc.

>>32868884
NOICE M8

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And the other 410rds of 762x39 hanging in the closet, you can barely see it in the first pic.

>>32868884
I've always wondered what is in the crate under all the slavshit stuff.

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>>32869716
Now you know. Pic is exactly what's in it, and now the crate above it too.

>>32869716
Or do you mean the giant chest it's all sitting on? it's empty

>>32869794
That seems like a lot of potential lost, anon. Think how much more ammo you could fit int there.

>>32869903
I know, but I like to look at it sitting there. That's wroth more to me.
Also, anything I put in there is a PITA to get to because I'll still have a bunch sitting up top that I'd have to move.

>>32863766
Accuracy has always been fine for me, but I doubt that it could fragment like m193, which is very important for 5.56 fmj.

>>32863004
what are those stickers? my perfecta doesnt have em

You're almost out of everything but .223. Start buying by the thousand.

>>32869953
10 years ago, I would have told you to fill it SKSs or Nuggets and cosmoline if they would fit, but now that thought makes me sad.

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>>32872015
Even 10 years ago, sks rifles weren't exactly cheap.
But I could have got a crate of nuggets instead of spending 2 grand on ammo that's been sitting just as many years.
Both would have doubled or better in value either way. All that 10c/r before shipping 7n6 545 I bought is looking pretty smart now.

I have over 5000 rounds including a decent amount of Incendiary, api, and tracers, as well as the equipment to reload, but I haven't gotten to doing that yet, got a toaster oven to experiment with powder coating, and teflon coating, bullets, after I get a lead pot and some molds.

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it would take me awhile to get it all in one picture, but this came in today.

>>32863004
1000 rounds each of .308 Win., .223 Rem., .30-06 Spr., 7.62X39, 7.62X54R, 9 mm, .45 ACP, .357 Mag., 12 Ga. 10,000 rounds of .22 LR. Most of this bought before Sandy Hook scare, some during.

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>Not being Fudd enough to have gallons of super high brass for HD and SHTF

I've shot a deer skull with one of the 3 1/2 #4s at 10 feet and it disintegrated it

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Just today I got 440 rnd spam can 7.62x54r, 100 rnds 45, 10 rnd 12g slug, 240 rnd 7.62x25 for $200 syrup bucks. Equivalent to about $150 burger bucks. Decent deal I thought.

Some of my ammo.

>>32863004
What's your reddit tag OP?