Has anyone else become attached to their ammo??

[Jmccracken1214]

I haven’t shot a match in over 2 years. I can’t seem to bring myself to use up my ammo, powder/primers since I paid so little for them and to replace them will be 4x the money.

I bought 400 or so rounds of m118 2 years ago for like .70 a round and see it for $2+ now…. I want to shoot it but I can’t let it go.

 

[Eli17L]

Yes....

 

[sirhrmechanic]

You should have bought more ammo!

Sirhr

 

[acudaowner]

I know I have could not imagine going back to factory ammo ever again . I am a magpie and love shinny brass that shoots as good to day as it will tomorrow and the day after that . though i do wish I had gotten more of that nickel plated copper before the price of ammo jumped through the roof ka sera

 

[Maser]

I'm a shotgun addict so I always make sure to ALWAYS keep at least 1 case of 100 shells on hand. Best target loads will always be 1 1/8 oz #8. Change my mind!

 

[hlee]

I'm a shotgun addict so I always make sure to ALWAYS keep at least 1 case of 100 shells on hand.

Amateurs…

Pretty sure there were a number of unhappy dove hunters around these parts that year.

 

[Thorny]

Not really attached to the bullets so much. I don't have a problem sending them.

 

[Carlos Danger]

Attached to my components. My club needed some donation baskets for our upcoming fund raiser. I wanted to do something unique so I made up a "reloaders basket". 200 cleaned & annealed brass, 200 bullets, 500 primers, 1lb Varget, 1lb H4350, 1lb H4895, a Sig Red dot, and a nice pocket knife in a hard plastic pistol case. I think I shed a tear watching primers and powder leaving my care.

 

[Tempest 455]

I feel about my ammo around :20 of this video:

 

[brianf]

Do what do you guys shoot if your not shooting ammo “in stock”.

 

[gunsnjeeps]

Everything is consumable. If you don't consume it why have it? Even carry ammo gets shot after carrying it for a while.

 

[Jscb1b]

Something about a boating accident...

 

[Maggot]

I fondle mine, especially The FGMM and some of the 44 magnum.

If your seeing that much for M118 you need to look around, Ammo seek has it a lot cheaper

 

[zeroz]

send it.

 

[Graywolf.260]

Finally bought a .223 T3 CTR a few mos back. Amazed how far you can get with 200 pieces of Lapua brass and a Lee collet die

 

[D̷e̷v̷i̷l̷D̷o̷c̷A̷Z̷]

Do what do you guys shoot if your not shooting ammo “in stock”.

Easy.

Go to the range and look “new” some old guy will let you shoot all his ammo if you let him talk your ear off and give you AdViCe

 

[n2ishun]

some of the 44 magnum.

Specifically the H110 loads with the 300 grain XTPs ?

 

[RUTGERS95]

retarded

 

[346ci]

I hung onto a nice collection of black talons for a while, sold for a nice profit. That is ammo I'd consider not shooting.

All other is fair game. Of course don't let your supply get danger low, even if you pay current prices.

 

[Vodoun daVinci]

Just scored powder for the first time since summer 2020...I'll be shooting/building ammunition the rest of 2022 now. I keep a good stock of 9mm, 5.56, 6.5 CM, .380, .38, .357 Mag, and .32 Acp and shoot the rest....shoot 100 rounds/build 100 rounds. Ammo is for sending. Send it.

VooDoo

 

[M4orturnate]

Nope but my anxiety starts when i get down to 8#s of a specific powder

 

[Longshot231]

 

[E. Bryant]

Do what do you guys shoot if your not shooting ammo “in stock”.

Simple - they don't shoot, they just go online to talk about shooting.

 

[davsco]

eh, it's a consumable that has gone way up like everything else. the good news is ammo and components are mostly available albeit at steep prices. i'd skip restaurants and bars before skipping shooting matches. and frankly i've skipped a few matches that are having reduced round counts.

 

[Tempest 455]

All kidding aside. My sons and I are shooting a match this weekend. Loaded 300 rounds. Did the math on what it cost me to load. Told them with the price of bullets, powder, primers this is officially the most expensive match we have ever shot.

 

[diggler1833]

I had a healthy supply before Sandyhook in 2012. When the chain caught back up in 2015-2016 I just allotted a few hundred dollars per month to reloading supplies mostly, but ammo too. When I found a deal, I splurged a little.

I knew we'd be in this spot again. And if we ever recover from this current situation, we'll be back in it within another five years.

However, right now I can relax a little knowing that I don't have to shell out 2x the price for powder, or 5x the price for primers just to keep me going. What I am still buying is bullets, lead, and brass when I find "deals" (pre pandemic prices).

 

[The D]

I’m not Jewish at all but there’s enough hook-nosed Jew in me to not want to see dollar signs sent down range.

I also have a new baby at home, so that’s another excuse why I haven’t been shooting in a while

 

[MadDuner]

I hate my dirty ammo..... and make sure I let it all know who's boss around here by sending it away at velocity.

 

[E. Bryant]

I also have a new baby at home, so that’s another excuse why I haven’t been shooting in a while

I kept shooting after the birth of my first, but my second kid took me out of the ammo-consumption game for several years. Now that they're old enough for range trips, there's been a significant increase in consumption. In particular, my youngest son's accuracy-by-volume approach is his way of trying to make up for my lost time.

 

[The D]

I kept shooting after the birth of my first, but my second kid took me out of the ammo-consumption game for several years. Now that they're old enough for range trips, there's been a significant increase in consumption. In particular, my youngest son's accuracy-by-volume approach is his way of trying to make up for my lost time.

My oldest is getting close to shooting age. I’m gonna have to crack into some .22lr soon

 

[D̷e̷v̷i̷l̷D̷o̷c̷A̷Z̷]

All kidding aside. My sons and I are shooting a match this weekend. Loaded 300 rounds. Did the math on what it cost me to load. Told them with the price of bullets, powder, primers this is officially the most expensive match we have ever shot.

Now you get to find out if they perform or buckle under the pressure.

I hope they clean the whole course for you!

 

[D̷e̷v̷i̷l̷D̷o̷c̷A̷Z̷]

I’m not Jewish at all but there’s enough hook-nosed Jew in me to not want to see dollar signs sent down range.

I also have a new baby at home, so that’s another excuse why I haven’t been shooting in a while

W that user name there’s a few more sex trophies on the way.

 

[chevy_man]

I'm a shotgun addict so I always make sure to ALWAYS keep at least 1 case of 100 shells on hand. Best target loads will always be 1 1/8 oz #8. Change my mind!

A case is 250.

I thought I was out of clays loads, and I dug through my shelves and found 3 cases of 7 1/2, 8, and 9 Remington gun clubs.

I still consider myself out of shells.



I will use 9's on a few really close birds, but 90% of our sporting clays course is best shot with 7 1/2's as they're 30-50 yards and the bio birds don't break well. I regularly pick them up with 3-4 holes in them and they're unbroken.
I can see using strictly 8's for skeet where the birds are consistent and close.

 

[yungsarge]

Of course, every gun enthusiast and regular shooters have an ammo or 2 that they are addicted to shooting.

 

[whatsupdoc]

Did you save the gas you bought at $2 a gallon?

 

[The D]

W that user name there’s a few more sex trophies on the way.

Nope. I’m not even looking at my wife the wrong way before I get snipped. We played the game one last time to see if she could get another girl. And we got a third boy…

 

[Maser]

A case is 250.

No, 250 shells is a flat.

 

[hlee]

No, 250 shells is a flat.

Yes, and 2 flats = a case. While you are both wrong, that doesn't make you right.

 

[Maser]

Yes, and 2 flats = a case. While you are both wrong, that doesn't make you right.

My NPD says otherwise.

 

[Labanaktis]

We just let them rip. Got the rest of my life to make money… never enough time with friends & family

 

[hlee]

My NPD says otherwise.

I'm old enough to remember when shotgun shells were actually sold in case quantities- 20 boxes, essentially 2 flats stacked onto each other, in one corrugated cardboard case.

4 boxes, wrapped in a single wall cardboard box is commonly referred to as a sleeve or even a brick of shells.

 

[Labanaktis]

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[Maser]

I'm old enough to remember when shotgun shells were actually sold in case quantities- 20 boxes, essentially 2 flats stacked onto each other, in one corrugated cardboard case.

4 boxes, wrapped in a single wall cardboard box is commonly referred to as a sleeve or even a brick of shells.

You're only 11 years older than me. Quit posing as a boomer.

 

[Labanaktis]

 

[hlee]

You're only 11 years older than me. Quit posing as a boomer.

The difference is apparently enough. The box that we used to pack our hunting gear for dove hunts was a winchester shotgun shell case. Held 20 boxes. Heavy corrugated cardboard. This was back when you could buy guns and ammo from pretty much ANY Walmart. And, "hunting gear" was a camo trucker hat and a dove pouch- or if you were really swanky, a vest. You could walk into a Walmart and walk out with a true case of shotgun shells (500 rounds). I also submit the following. Made well before my time, but I have 2 of them, completely intact with their allotment of ammunition.

 

[Maser]

All kidding aside, I'm old enough to remember when a $20 bill at Wal-Mart got you a "case" of 100 shells, a box of 90 clay targets, and you even had some money leftover for something at the McDonalds inside the store. Ah better days....

 

[E. Bryant]

My oldest is getting close to shooting age. I’m gonna have to crack into some .22lr soon

My boys shot in the local youth indoor rimfire league this year, and all three of us had a lot of fun. I can either keep the ammo on the shelf while bitching about the cost, or I can invest it in the next generation of shooters.

 

[tomcatmv]

Is this Army Jerry's garage? Dang I miss that guy.

 

[Maser]

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My boys shot in the local youth indoor rimfire league this year, and all three of us had a lot of fun. I can either keep the ammo on the shelf while bitching about the cost, or I can invest it in the next generation of shooters.

Be thankful it's just rimfire for them. When my kids started, they were obsessed with a .410 shotgun and my wallet wept. I came very close to getting one of those MEC reloaders.

 

[D̷e̷v̷i̷l̷D̷o̷c̷A̷Z̷]

Nope. I’m not even looking at my wife the wrong way before I get snipped. We played the game one last time to see if she could get another girl. And we got a third boy…

Come on…..give her the ol username

Friend of mine went 5 boys then had his little girl. Oh wait. She was a twin…..w boy number 6