How many rounds of hand loaded ammunition do you keep on hand?

[openwell]

For my more expensive handgun ammo like 500 s&w I only have 100 cases, cast my bullets so I keep them reloaded @100.
10mm ammo, 41 rem mag., 357/38 spl I keep about 300 rounds because it's easy to shoot a lot of target ammo that is fun but very expensive factory loads.

 

[Leadeye]

I keep plenty of 44-40 as it's sort of an old/new, rifle/revolver cartridge.

 

[DadSmith]

I can't seem to get a stock pile. I seem to shoot it as I make it.

 

[schmart]

For me it depends on the caliber. For my high volume rounds (9mm, 45acp, 223) I start to get nervous if my quantity gets below 1000. But it is semi common for me to take a group to the range and go through 4-500 rounds in an afternoon and I can go through 300 pistol rounds/week if I shoot with a group of friends plus an IDPA match. So that 1000 could be mostly gone in a week. Not every week, but sometimes. Lower quantity revolver rounds I may keep less that 50 of a type loaded (eg 44 mag hollow point, then 44 mag lead, etc.)
--Rick

 

[canebreaker]

While working and renting in Nashville, TN years ago my landlord wanted to go to the range when she found out I reload. She wanted silver bullets, she got nickel cases instead. 50 38 spls will fit in a 9mm tray and 10 trays fit a plastic shoe box. Every 2 weeks we were at the range with 2 boxes of ammo.

 

[DRob]

In preparation for the 2020 prairie dog wars deployments, I just took a quick tour of the ammo cabinet. I have two choices. Reload 600-800 each .223, .204, and .17 FB or......... we'll be shooting prairie dogs with 9mm pistols. On the up-side, we have plenty of 9mm. Time to crank up the Dillon.

 

[jhopson]

I try to keep about 5000 rounds of 9mm and 5000 of 223 loaded. I make the 9mm bullets by the thousands so I always have plenty of bullets to load.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Broom_jm]

Oh, a box of this and two or three boxes (100 count) of that. A few more of the 9mm and a few less of the 35 INDY or 358 GNR.

There's times when I really feel like reloading and I'll just keep going until I run out of something. It's an enjoyable hobby, not a production line with a schedule or goals to meet.

 

[mwwilkew]

Usually not enough. I tend to reload more over the winter and when that’s use up I end up loading as I need it.

 

[x10]

It doesn't matter how much I stock, it seems that when me an my son have ammo we tend to shoot more matches. I think it's a Cart/Horse thing,

 

[patience0830]

I sold a .243 caliber rifle last year. Months later, I got to adding up all I had in brass, bullets, cast bullets, molds, dies, loaded ammo, factory ammo, etc. Ended up with me buying a .243 barrel for the Encore, 'cause I'd never recover anything close to the investment I had in .243 ammo.

BTDT

 

[JettaKnight]

I just have one round. Do I need more?

Even if there's multiple targets, you can always line them up or work the angles.

Usually not enough. I tend to reload more over the winter and when that’s use up I end up loading as I need it.

Congrats on getting to fifty.

[video=youtube;dSyB-OIRtR0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSyB-OIRtR0[/video]

 

[DadSmith]

I usually stockpile and load what I'm going to be using a day or week before. So everything is fresh off the press.

 

[VinceU1]

Sheesh, since I'm reloading for 2 nephews, their wives, a couple of kids, my brother and sister, IT'S NEVER EVOUGH!

 

[Mgderf]

Just WHY do you want to know?