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Re: How many 223 rounds is enough?
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:20 pm
by MechAg94
Agreed. It all depends on your shooting habits. You want enough to supply your shooting habit and hold back enough in the event something happens or just if demand spikes like it did a year or two ago.
If you want to do it on the cheap, WalMart sells those 100 round Federal 223 packs that have functioned well for me.
Re: How many 223 rounds is enough?
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:36 pm
by Katygunnut
The answer is a simple mathematical formula:
2M * SL = Ammo supply needed
Where M = the average number of rounds you use in a month; and
SL = the shelf life of your ammo (in months), factoring in storage conditions, etc.
If you don't want to do the math, then keep buying until it feels like you have way too much, and then buy another 1,000 rounds.
Note that this advice applies to all calibers, not just .223
Re: How many 223 rounds is enough?
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:34 pm
by puma guy
I use the inverse square rule. For every round I shoot I replace it with four.
Re: How many 223 rounds is enough?
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:08 pm
by zaroffhunts
I was tempted to wait almost two years to reply but I don't have your patience.
74novaman wrote:zaroffhunts wrote:With one box of 30-06 and a real rifle I can get all the poodle shooters I could ever need if push comes to shove.
Just wow.
Hope you're not my neighbor in a bad situation. Good to know you're advocating shooting people and stealing their guns though. Healthy mentality.

If an enemy shoots at me, I don't have any moral qualms about shooting back.
After I neutralize the enemy, I don't have any moral qualms about taking their gear.
I also don't have any moral qualms about using the enemy's gear to wage war against them.

Re: How many 223 rounds is enough?
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:36 pm
by 74novaman
fair enough. Just sounded from your original post that you were planning on actively hunting out other peoples gear. I don't like pirates.

Re: How many 223 rounds is enough?
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:41 pm
by bigred90gt
I'm new to the world of the AR, so I have not stocked a large quantity of ammo yet. At one point, I think I had 500 rounds in my house, then I went to the range and shot 350 or so. Right now, I have 200 rounds of FMJ in my range bag, and 150 rounds of JSP loaded into my 5 magazines, just in case. I'm getting ready to buy a large quantity (large to me anyways) of steel cased ammo for the range, and when I go to the gun show, I'll pick up a bunch of brass cased ammo to keep in reserve for the a problem arises kind of moment.
Re: How many 223 rounds is enough?
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 11:06 pm
by KD5NRH
That's my theory; I only need enough to deal with the first wave. If I survive, there will be more guns and ammo than I can use.
Re: How many 223 rounds is enough?
Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:18 pm
by JasonblkZ06
You cant ever have too much ammo, just keep buying or start buying components to reload.
Re: How many 223 rounds is enough?
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:19 am
by SecedeTX
The Annoyed Man wrote:mctowalot wrote:I don't know if this has been asked yet, but enough for what?
TEOTWAWKI
I love that song!
Keep buying ammo until your wife starts complaining. At least that is when I know I have enough.
Re: How many 223 rounds is enough?
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:11 pm
by TEX
If you can see over the pile, it is not enough!
Re: How many 223 rounds is enough?
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:45 pm
by Weg
How many 223 rounds do you think is a sufficient inventory to have on hand?
whatever it takes to fight to your AK.

Re: How many 223 rounds is enough?
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 9:33 pm
by Rick343
There is never enough