How many loaded rounds do you guys keep around?

[DssG19]

Seems i'm loading faster that I could shoot, I have a surplus of 5k 9mm, 1200 or so .38, and about 1500 .223. Who's got 50K lying around?

[ede]

without counting i'd guess 30-35k. at the end of fall it'll be a lot less, i load all my ammo to compete with over the winter so i can shoot all spring, summer, and fall.

[Kastiron]

Had +50k of rimfire stocked up a couple years ago, but since have lowered it to less than half of that.

Centerfire, I imagine I have about 500-1000 total spread over several calibers..

[RustyFN]

Around 600 9mm, 100 38 spcl and 500 223.
Rusty

[Steve Koski]

My main shooting staple is 40 S&W, and I like to have 500-1500 loaded around. When I get a recipe I really like, I extend it towards the 1500 mark. When I'm dinking around with a new bullet or combination, I don't keep as many loaded up.

[sparky241]

i prolly have maybe 2000 tops right now. I dont want to go all out till i get a little better with the 550

[chewy]

I'm usually sittin' on top of 12-15k of most available cal.s', depending on the season and such.

[AFPD 118]

i keep 400 to 600 rounds of 45ACP loaded ahead.

[yammerschooner]

very few that are actually assembled. Less that 2-300 per caliber unless I intend to go blasting.

That may change if I decide to switch calibers on the 1050

[BIGGUNGOBOOM]

I like to keep bout 500 loaded of each caliber at a time. one it cuts down on storeing them and two i like to change loads every once in a while.

[thorn]

I don't keep alot; i shoot about the same rate as I acquire. Not counting rimfire, I'd say the most I ever have on hand is ~500 FMJ range rounds and ~75 JHP (half of which permanently live in their magazines).

thorn

[bhawkeye]

I try to keep about 2,000 .45 Auto, 500 38 spcl, 250 ea of 7mm RM, .204 Rug, 22-250, 45-70 (Soon to add 500 S&W to this group).

Lately, my son is making it difficult to keep my desired level on .45 & 38 spcl (good problem). :seeya:

[SnooseGoose]

Usually between 2-500 each of 9mm and .40 which are the calibers I shoot for USPSA matchs. I shoot a match almost every weekend, so I usually just load up 1.5 times what I think I'll need for the match the week before. 50-100 for the rest of the stuff I shoot between matchs (.38 special, .357 magnum, .44 magnum, 357 sig, .270 winchester)

SG.

[chewy]

I dunno what happened?!?!?! I really used to be happy.....content....with 500-ish rounds. But damn, they just add up! I stiil got some of my 30-30 loads from 10 years ago!

[bhawkeye]

Chewy, you're sick! (I like the way you think!). :seeya:

[ustate]

I keep around 500 each for my 9mm, .40sw and .45 auto and around 200 for 38spl and 45 Colt.

[LexDiamonds]

On hand right now:

30-06-- 400
.308-- 800
5.56-- 3500
10mm-- 1500
.40-- 4000
9mm-- 3000
.44-- 500

So maybe 15k loaded rounds.. components on hand to make another 10k easily.

[WILL TERRY]

At 50M it looks like the place is empty. There may well be another 100M cases awaiting their appointed rendezvous with destiny.

[freakshow10mm]

My stock has gone down quite a bit. Not shooting as much.

I have several hundred of 10mm, 45, 223, and 357 Mag. A hundred or less of 45/70, 375 Holland, 32 H&R, and 256 Win. I have about 20rds of 20ga loaded.

[lcarreau]

My stock is down pretty far since the kiddo came along. I probably have about 2k .45 and only a few hundred .223. I still have some 9mm that I made years ago. Not sure how much.

-Lonnie

[Mogollon]

You can count the number? Then you don't have enough. 9mm-two 5-gallon buckets loaded, plus a few 50 cal ammo cans. 45ACP-one 5-gallon bucket loaded, plus a couple of 30 cal cans. 223-one 20mm can loaded, 10 gallons of empty brass, waiting for bullets. 38 spl-one 5-gallon bucket loaded, two-5-gallon buckets empty brass, just gotta finish loading more 45ACP before I change the 1050 over. 308- two 50 cal cans loaded, one of empty brass (expensive bullets!)
I think working at Dillon for so long has skewed my perspective of how much loaded ammo is enough, plus a few NFA firearms to feed.:yikes:

[DssG19]

You can count the number? Then you don't have enough. 9mm-two 5-gallon buckets loaded, plus a few 50 cal ammo cans. 45ACP-one 5-gallon bucket loaded, plus a couple of 30 cal cans. 223-one 20mm can loaded, 10 gallons of empty brass, waiting for bullets. 38 spl-one 5-gallon bucket loaded, two-5-gallon buckets empty brass, just gotta finish loading more 45ACP before I change the 1050 over. 308- two 50 cal cans loaded, one of empty brass (expensive bullets!)
I think working at Dillon for so long has skewed my perspective of how much loaded ammo is enough, plus a few NFA firearms to feed.:yikes:


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[Jammer Six]

Depends on whether there's a brass-stacking contest going on.

[chewy]

Koski had a good plan he mentioned once before of having all the components ready to load, but keepin' them unloaded in case he decides to change his recipie to something better/different etc. Seems like a good idea, if I could find a balance between stcked stuff and ready to load stuff I'd be happy. Well, I'm pretty happy right now I suppose.

[Rick]

I don't keep that many loaded rounds. Right now in .40 I have about 500 of my USPSA production load, a couple hundred major loads for limited.

About 300 various .45 ACP loads.

I only have about 100 left of .223 after sneaking off to the range this morning. I need to get crankin' to restock.

.40 is my highest volume caliber, so I keep components for several thousand rounds. I never know which loads I will need due to switching between divisions.

[Jerry Snyder]

Maybe 1000 9mm, 1300 of 45acp, 1100 of 38 super, 800 of 40sw, 7500 .22 rimfire. 50 .223

I have components to load about 50K with no probelms.

JS

[zdogk9]

'bout 400 pounds more or less

[ept000]

I have about 6,500 9mm loaded, but it's going fast! I will probably load at least 1,000 this Saturday.