Parhams0508
Well-Known Fanatic
I think the number of rounds one should have should be proportional to the number of magazines he has.
For me, I want to reload each magazine at least 10 times. So, for my XD SC, that would mean 130 rounds for my 13 round mags, and 160 rounds for my 16 round mags. I have eight 13 round mags, and two 16 round mags, for a total of 136 rounds. Let's round that up to a nice 140. That means that I would have 1400 rounds of ammo on hand, in addition to what is in the magazines (yes, I'm one of those fool-hearty people who doesn't see any harm in keeping a magazine loaded to capacity
). That would mean 1536 rounds total, plus one in the chamber for both mine and my wife's XD. But I like even numbers, so let's do 1600.
(Side note: I figured that for a confrontation with a side arm, 5 magazines would be sufficient: one in the gun, and four on your person. As for an AR, I think seven magazines would be sufficient, but I wouldn't mind the input from those who've actually seen battle to correct/approve this. **HINT-HINT**)
For an AR with 30 round pmags (the only magazine I think anyone would endorse), that would be a 300 rounds per magazine.
For shotguns, eh...that's a whole 'nother matter. I think I would do a 3-1-3 ratio of buckshot-slug-birdshot, and have enough on hand to take down your yearly amount of game. Or, primarily stock up on buckshot and your favorite birdshot at a 1-1 ratio.
So, to recapitulate: for one pistol, I would have 5 magazines and 1400-1600 rounds; for one AR-style battle rifle, 7 magazines and 2100 rounds; for one shotgun, 3-1-3 ratio of 00, slug, and #6/#7.
I hope this adds to the discussion!
For me, I want to reload each magazine at least 10 times. So, for my XD SC, that would mean 130 rounds for my 13 round mags, and 160 rounds for my 16 round mags. I have eight 13 round mags, and two 16 round mags, for a total of 136 rounds. Let's round that up to a nice 140. That means that I would have 1400 rounds of ammo on hand, in addition to what is in the magazines (yes, I'm one of those fool-hearty people who doesn't see any harm in keeping a magazine loaded to capacity
). That would mean 1536 rounds total, plus one in the chamber for both mine and my wife's XD. But I like even numbers, so let's do 1600.(Side note: I figured that for a confrontation with a side arm, 5 magazines would be sufficient: one in the gun, and four on your person. As for an AR, I think seven magazines would be sufficient, but I wouldn't mind the input from those who've actually seen battle to correct/approve this. **HINT-HINT**)
For an AR with 30 round pmags (the only magazine I think anyone would endorse), that would be a 300 rounds per magazine.
For shotguns, eh...that's a whole 'nother matter. I think I would do a 3-1-3 ratio of buckshot-slug-birdshot, and have enough on hand to take down your yearly amount of game. Or, primarily stock up on buckshot and your favorite birdshot at a 1-1 ratio.
So, to recapitulate: for one pistol, I would have 5 magazines and 1400-1600 rounds; for one AR-style battle rifle, 7 magazines and 2100 rounds; for one shotgun, 3-1-3 ratio of 00, slug, and #6/#7.
I hope this adds to the discussion!
