pariahcarey Joined Aug 2013 Posts 172 EE 100% (2) TN, USA

Posted: 11/17/2023 9:19:52 PM EDT [#1] If I don't qualify as an ammo whore, I'm at least a lady in waiting. Most of this obviously was acquired during the salad days of 2010-19.  We had it good back then. I have probably 10-12k rounds each of 223/556 and 7.62x39 but I will never buy another round at current prices.  And I don't see them coming down. Once the ceiling which was held in place by the cheap steel case brands was broken, it was over.  So maybe what I've got in those calibers is it forever.  Ditto for 7.62x54r but I don't shoot that too often anyway.   All I buy anymore is 9mm and 22lr.  Everything else is too expensive.  9 and 22 are also expensive relative to what they used to be, but I can still justify it.  I can't justify brass 223 at 55 when it used to be 30 or less.  It's kind of sad.  If you were around for the good old days, they were good.   I don't reload buy I stocked up on components years ago when they were cheap.  Figured they'd be good for a rainy day. " /> " /> " /> " /> " /> " />

akethan 343 Joined Sep 2001 Posts 44278 EE 100% (294) IN, USA	Posted: 11/17/2023 9:37:35 PM EDT [Last Edit: akethan] [#2]
	"I miss the days of being able to shoot all commies" G.B.

M4Michael Obsessive Compulsive Lurker Joined Nov 2005 Posts 2170 EE 100% (1) GA, USA

Posted: 11/21/2023 11:10:40 AM EDT [#3] Quote History Originally Posted By pariahcarey: If I don't qualify as an ammo whore, I'm at least a lady in waiting. Most of this obviously was acquired during the salad days of 2010-19.  We had it good back then. I have probably 10-12k rounds each of 223/556 and 7.62x39 but I will never buy another round at current prices.  And I don't see them coming down. Once the ceiling which was held in place by the cheap steel case brands was broken, it was over.  So maybe what I've got in those calibers is it forever.  Ditto for 7.62x54r but I don't shoot that too often anyway.   All I buy anymore is 9mm and 22lr.  Everything else is too expensive.  9 and 22 are also expensive relative to what they used to be, but I can still justify it.  I can't justify brass 223 at 55 when it used to be 30 or less.  It's kind of sad.  If you were around for the good old days, they were good.   I don't reload buy I stocked up on components years ago when they were cheap.  Figured they'd be good for a rainy day. View Quote Nice stash….but your “organizing” triggers my OCD.

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PointBlank82 Dovie'andi se tovya sagain! Joined Jul 2012 Posts 8966 EE 100% (249) CO, USA

Posted: 1/13/2024 9:13:06 AM EDT [Last Edit: PointBlank82] [#4] Quote History Originally Posted By M4Michael: Nice stash….but your “organizing” triggers my OCD. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quote History Originally Posted By M4Michael: Originally Posted By pariahcarey: If I don't qualify as an ammo whore, I'm at least a lady in waiting. Most of this obviously was acquired during the salad days of 2010-19.  We had it good back then. I have probably 10-12k rounds each of 223/556 and 7.62x39 but I will never buy another round at current prices.  And I don't see them coming down. Once the ceiling which was held in place by the cheap steel case brands was broken, it was over.  So maybe what I've got in those calibers is it forever.  Ditto for 7.62x54r but I don't shoot that too often anyway.   All I buy anymore is 9mm and 22lr.  Everything else is too expensive.  9 and 22 are also expensive relative to what they used to be, but I can still justify it.  I can't justify brass 223 at 55 when it used to be 30 or less.  It's kind of sad.  If you were around for the good old days, they were good.   I don't reload buy I stocked up on components years ago when they were cheap.  Figured they'd be good for a rainy day. Nice stash….but your “organizing” triggers my OCD. Looks like a shit ton of work to get to anything specific. Get some shelving OP. Save your back. You'd be worlds ahead even setting up some cinderblocks and 2x4s.

Originally Posted By Zhukov:

Originally Posted By kc7txm:
I always feel really bad when I brake an integer multiple of 1000 rounds in any specific caliber.  I usually order (much) more of that caliber to compensate (question number 3 violation).  I just inventoried every round a few weeks ago, I came up +2127 rounds, weeeeee !!!

I can offer you specific advice on this issue. Dump 1K into an ammo can and feed off of that. That way, there's no boxes around to let you know how far off you are from an integer number. You'll have X cases of 1000 each, and the ammo can of loose rounds to feed your range session.

Problem solved for me.

The only problem would be I would need to do an ammo inventory when I got home for that specific caliber (violating rule #4 - inventory rule).  I suppose I prefer to "know" how whorish I am over ignorance of the issue.  Just thinking about this is making me a bit worried now, I may need to order some more 5.56 NATO to compensate.



Well, what i have been doing is whenever i buy say 500rds of one type, or 1k etc, ill buy a few extra boxes of each, and stash the 500 or 1k, then add the 3-4 or so extra boxes into what i call a shootable pile, ether for testing the ammo because its new to me, or just to stack up a shooting pile, and not dip into the stock pile stash. so generally especially since lately cases tend to not be that much cheaper then buying the boxes individually, if i get 25 boxes of one, ill bump it to 28, and do that every other week, and those 3 extra boxes eventually stack up. though ive started consider to get my minimums into batches of either 300, 600, or 1200 etc, every 300 is 10 mags worth because my magazine stash is rather poor and i am working on that as well, but ammo is what everyone tends to panic buy and not so much mags.

elgin25 Joined Jan 2024 Posts 24 EE 0% (0) TN, USA	Posted: 1/13/2024 2:10:34 PM EDT [#5] Quote History Originally Posted By kc7txm:

elgin25 Joined Jan 2024 Posts 25 EE 0% (0) TN, USA

Posted: 1/13/2024 2:17:55 PM EDT [#6] All I buy anymore is 9mm and 22lr.  Everything else is too expensive.  9 and 22 are also expensive relative to what they used to be, but I can still justify it.  I can't justify brass 223 at 55 when it used to be 30 or less.  It's kind of sad.  If you were around for the good old days, they were good.   I don't reload buy I stocked up on components years ago when they were cheap.  Figured they'd be good for a rainy day. I myself dont reload, id love to learn how and i also am considering buying atleast primers and powder to have, even if its not the cheapest now, its still likely cheaper then it will be going forward. And i always see the argument of reloading versus buying the ammo is not much in the way of sensible, but i also look at it as reloading will be cheaper then buying ammo when ammo cant be bought at all, thus whatever the percieved cost of reloading would have been goes out the window. but i have to first learn the basics which i currently cant do as i live in an apartment for the next year until i move to Louisiana.

BhamAR Joined Jul 2021 Posts 644 EE 100% (28) AL, USA	Posted: 1/14/2024 2:13:32 PM EDT [#7] My dad I definitely qualify. Between us 20k 5.56 12k 9mm 3k 300 BLK 9k 357 5k 45 4k 10mm 1k 6.5 Creedmoor 1k+ of other rounds, .40 S&W, 50 AE, 500 Magnum, TAP ammo, shotgun, 22, etc. Lowest is 200 rounds of 338 Lapua. Have a 50 BMG on the way, so will be adding that ammo soon. We have about 300 PMAGS new in wrapper, it’s kinda ridiculous