stock up on ammo
jihiggs
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hey yall. I might be a little paraniod, but the way things are going in this country, im starting to take steps to be prepared for the worst. ive got a pretty good handle on food and water, thats easy, but Im just confused about ammo. I know I dont want to stock pile a crap ton of cheap range ammo, but I also cant afford to stock pile expensive stuff. I have a glock 26 for my every day carry, its loaded with federal hydrashock ammo. but that stuff is over a dollar a round. id like to have at least 1000 rounds on hand. what brand would be "good enough" to consider stock piling and what kind? theres all this stuff I dont under stand, P+, +P+, HP, and so on, its enough to make my head spin. I plan on in the next couple year expanding my armaments to include a high power rifle for long range, couple shotguns, pistols and probly some archery equipment. I have experience with all of this from my childhood, but I never had to actually buy the ammo, my dad did that, lol.
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I say that because I've taken to reloading my own ammo and it's less expensive (about .10 cheaper for 9mm and gets even better when you got to bigger rounds) so you can stockpile for a ton less if you make your own, and you know what you are making, some manufactured ammo has inconsistencies that make each bullet fly a little different
Second, if you want to buy your ammo and not reload then for cheap and good ammo I would consider Remington UMC (I use the nickel plated rounds) you can buy online for about $10 a box which is the lowest I pay without going with no name stuff... The UMC Remington is not only fairly consistent, but it's a CLEAN ammo, so you can shoot a ton without your gun jamming up
Third, it DOES depend on your gun. I have a Springfield XDM and than thing can handle ANY ammo and can fun dirty, some of the cheaper handguns don't take kindly to dirty powder or crappy rounds, so the best bet is to SHOOT a TON of what you think you want to stockpile, so you KNOW it runs in your gun
Fourth, Ammo is broken down into many things, but the way I look at it is this:
1. JHP means "Jacketed Hollow Point" which is what expands into a large spinning razor blade in your enemies, this is the stuff that hurts people BAD
2. FMJ means "Full Metal Jacket" and the whole bullet is just a round nosed piece of metal, no razor blades but will go through more objects (walls and stuff) and it still hurts but now as effective in "Stopping Power"
3. +P means the cartridge is the same ole stuff you have (FMJ or JHP etc) but it has EXTRA powder in it meaning it has "+ POWER" and will go faster and deeper into your target (or THROUGH your target if too powerful) and +p+ is even MORE POWDER... With +P ammo you need to have a gun that can handle the extra powder load. The extra powder means more pressure and more force so some cheaper guns cannot handle the extra force and will break, most modern and name brand guns today can handle all +p (that's a BIG generalization, so look it up before you go further with a certain gun)
Hope this helps
Here's what I would do in your situation and with what you said you'd need
Go online (www.ammoseek.com is nice to find ammo for cheap) and buy some Remingtion UMC and you can get about 1000 rounds for $220 give or take with shipping and then buy some of the hollow point that you like as much as you can (yes, mostly for $1 a round) but then you have TONS of ammo to shoot at people/things, but have that ONE clip for anyone that comes into your house and you need to take care of business.
Wow, this is long!!!!
That paranoia is fueled by an All-American institution: Profit.
James and others like him who think they need to "stock up on ammo" because they are worried about "what's going on in this country" are only increasing ammo manufacturring profits, and are behaving exactly, precisely, as these manufacturers want him to behave. If you don't believe me, just follow the money.
My advice is to stock up on this:
http://www.blueloonfinearts.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LestersAmmo&Category_Code=GoldenAgeParodies
I'm wondering where you get that "the way things are going" thing that makes you think you need to stock up on ammo and food and water?
Right. Why would the Affordable Care Act inspire someone to stock up on ammo? I do not get it.
I've got to agree, what is going on in this country that people need to stockpile their ammunition.. Is there another Rapture Rumor I don't know about? Or are all the "crazy liberals" coming to your neighborhood and you're worried they're going to fill your brain with rational and altruistic thoughts? Not ranting on anyone on here, just been puzzled with a lot of what's been going on in politics lately.
Was it PT Barnum who said "there's a sucker born every minute'?
If you go on a gun forum, be careful - not all the advice you get is good advice. Eg - some will tell you that ammo will never feed properly unless you take a dremel drill to the feed ramp and make it shine like a mirror - it's total bullocks, but it's a popular belief held by some, so always take what you hear with a grain of salt
EDIT - what I mean by guns liking some ammo more than others - I don't mean to imply there's a "wrong" brand of ammo for your gun; your gun will fire all rounds of the proper caliber and a jam can happen with any ammo brand, but what I meant was, guns have their preferences and the tendency is lessened with some brands - it's usually not a big deal, except in odd cases where a gun is particularly finnicky about what it likes; just something to keep in mind
Next my concern is how the economy is going. Unless we see a radical change in leadership soon, this country will be in a lot of trouble. With extreme financial issues the ability to fund police forces decreases and the ability for a country to respond to a major natural disaster is severely limited.
Next concern is how fast technology is moving. We are nearing the point where some pretty dangerous weapons can be achieved by more people. Creating an emp over major cities was once only achievable by the top minds with access to the most secure technology and information. I think the needed knowledge and material is now available to a much larger population, it only takes one *** and we could be in a world of hurt.
Now don't think that I'm some nut job putting ladmines in my front yard with razorwire on the fence surrounding my house. But I've seen all the movies and tv shows recently about the end of civilization and its kinda got me thinking, am I really prepared to help myself if the conveniences I am accustomed to disappear? Plus I've recently seen a presentation by city volunteers asking for volunteers for an emergency preparedness team for the city. Some information they presented got me thinking some more.
I get my food primarily from the grocery store. What happens if the grocery store doesn't get food for a while for whatever reason? Or hoarding cleans the shelves? Will I just shrug my shoulders and wait for some one else to come to my aid or do I take steps now to ensure I will be able to support myself in a time when money won't help me. This is just the way I am, since I was a boy scout, the motto "be prepared" has been a large part of my habbits.
Don't take this inquiry as evidence that all I'm thinking about is getting all the guns I can to fight off the govt. My only reason is for self defense and hunting if needed. But in the event something major does happen, even if it only takes a couple of days for relief, I want to know that I am prepared for anything and that I won't be asking the man to come rescue me, the only saving I need is from Jesus, ill take care of the rest.
In general, you will run out of water long before you run out of ammo.