How much Ammo is 'A LOT' of Ammo? Two Minute Tuesday!

What's your most popular caliber, and how much do you THINK you should have?

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[The.Monk]

To answer your question I would say alot of ammo is when you begin to worry about the stability of your flooring.

[cafebellabistro]

Perhaps enough ammo is when you don’t really want to disclose how much you actually have. That’s when you know you hit your personal target! 🤫

[rammithorn]

Relatively new gun owner here. Hand gun in 9mm and AR15 in 223/556. At first I thought "1000 rounds is A LOT of ammo per caliber". Recently hit 1000 rounds of 223/556... and I'm having a hard time sleeping at night thinking how little ammo I have lol

[raider]

I know a guy who bought a whole pallet of sealed cases of 7.62x54R back in the 90s. Its a lot of ammo when you need a fork lift to move the ammo.

[kevinankrom]

I support having a minimum of 1000 for each caliber, that you don’t touch, then buy for current conditions, absolutely 10000 .22

[minhhoang]

if you know how much ammo you have then you don't have enough.

[doom]

I finally have 500+ for each of my calibers. Definitely not enough but I feel much better after hitting that milestone. Definitely want to add least triple that and then work on getting some higher quality and defense rounds.

[BUCKMAW]

My second-story floor was sagging under the weight of my "stash". I had to distribute the "green cans of love" around the room. All flavors combined, aboot 75K.

[ExplicitBoricua]

I’d say it depends on who you ask. Some might say we’re gun nuts, others may say “Buy Them Cheap (pre C19), Stack Them Deep”

[gregsmith]

Isn't this something that should rightly be calculated in tonnage rather than per round?

[americanmade]

That's more then you'll need. When stuff hits the fan you won't be using your handgun as much, you'll be using your rifle if you have one. So I'd stock up on those rounds primarily.

[MrOfficer]

There’s no set amount. Everyone’s situation and comfortability is different. Pick 3 of your main calibers and choose a select amount.

[crankygunreviews]

It’s never enough. My philosophy is, at a MINIMUM 3 mags for each handgun (I prefer 5 per), all mags loaded, enough ammo to refill all my mags, and range ammo on top of that. Typically, 1000 rds per caliber min is what I have, much more for calibers i shoot a lot,

[jas]

I lost all my guns and ammo in a boating accident while fishing in Hurricane Laura, but will filled the boat with Specks, Reds, Flounder

[dahveed]

I agree. I was having a similar discussion with another friend about how many primers should I have. He correctly pointed out that if you go to the range once a week and shoot 200 rounds, that is 10, 400 rounds a year. Now, you're not going to shoot 200 rounds of most large rifle calibers in a week, but that is easy to do when practicing with a pistol. And you should be practicing with your guns routinely.

Some of those practice rounds should also include your self-defense loads too.

[davidcantwell]

3, 000 rounds per weapon. Anything over is for practice, when available and affordable. Here lately I do a lot of dry fire practicing.

[chesslover]

For 5.56 and 9mm for a non-competitive shooter, over 20, 000 rounds for each caliber would be a lot of ammo.

[bigfreddie]

Great video Andrew, I knew i had allot of ammo when i needed to pour a cement floor and build it it's own room. My contractor said it be cheaper to pour cement than to put 2x12s on a 4 inch center to hold the weight.

[mmz]

It really depends on the caliber. I only have 200 rounds of 375 Winchester and 375 HH Mag which is more than adequate for my needs. More common min of 2k but I don’t shoot as often as most do.

[The.Monk]

I'm confused. CNN told me that a hundred rounds was a stockpile.