What the fuck?
Let me guess, you need more?
>>65012738COVID new gun owners. Probably not even the same caliber as their guns too.
>>65012738Hipsters with an old Sears single shot .22 and a pre-B Cz 75 using one 94 AWB era 10 round mag with the "For law enforcement and military use only" engraving on it.
>>65012738The implication of the pocket as well as the phrase "on hand" makes me think people are walking with loose ammo in their pants.Which makes it even funnier because it implies that half of gun owners have over 100 rounds in their pants at any given time.
>>65012856do you not?
>>65012856Pocket ammo>pocket sand
>>65012858>carrying 100+ of .308 in the pocketsI sure do!
>>65012856You don't?
>>65012856i carry a glock 34 with a 20+1 and a a spare 24 round mag. along with a pocket gun that's 6+1 9mm and two spare 7 round mags in a different pocket in a kydex holster i made. i could probably carry another 33 round mag somewhere too that doesn't seem impossible in winter...
>>65012856It's called revolver/shotgunmaxxxing.
>>65012738Accurate, I remember old videos of James Yaeger and Clint Smith complaining that most people shoot fewer than 500 rounds a year. Apparently most gun owners are buying 1-3 boxes of ammo and won't buy more until those are spent.
>>65013047There are a large number of us in CA which has had bullshit ammo purchase laws for a while(the challenge to them was filed under the previous state AG and has still not been resolved)so we can't bulk order online like the majority of states. it's gotta be entirely due to the state's total population that we ended up with the second highest number of gun owners in the country.
>>65013053i bought a shitload of ammo before that kicked in. if i buy a gun in a new caliber i haven't aquired yet i get 1k rounds to go with it because it is such an annoying bullshit thing to get a box or two whenever i want. but i've got the storage space so it's not too bad. i've still got 5 unopened spam cans of 54r.
>>65012856Wow, thanks jokebot, you have indeed correctly identified the joke.
A lot of the statistics depend on how frequently / how much you shoot. (Whether or not you have a gigantic stash)
>>65013053>>65013056I got into handloading because of that. It makes sense even for 9mm now.
>>65012738>>65013047Most gun owners can’t justify stockpiling thousands of rounds of ammo and see no reason to do so. Most only use their guns to hunt, fewer to carry for protection. Not every gun owner is stuck in a fantasy where the entire world will collapse and they'll be getting into gunfights 24/7 like a murder-hobo infantryman. Which they're right to do so because that's just never gonna happen lol.
>>65012856As a revolverchad, I sure do!
>>65013448Some guns in particular like handguns do require you shooting them often and to the tune of hundreds/thousands if you want to get at a level people would consider good. Its not just about some kind of delusions you have about people with more ammo than you bud.
>>65013456>>65013040>revolver stans argue reloading and using more than 4 rounds isn't a thing>doesnt stop them from carrying a bunch of loose ammo
>>65012793Even before covid all my gun owning friends wouldn't stock up, at all. They'd just buy it on the range day.
>>65013508nta>Some guns in particular like handguns do require you shooting them often and to the tune of hundreds/thousands if you want to get at a level people would consider good. Its not just about some kind of delusions you have about people with more ammo than you bud.>people would consider goodand why would most people care about what level "people would consider good" anon? What "people"? Sure if you want to do comp it'll take a lot, but if the goal is >"get 3-4 out of 17 rounds into a 12 inch circle 3yd away"then assuming they did some basic newb course they'll probably be ok even if they only go to the range and do a few mags once or twice a year. And honestly, even that is more then a lot of normies are thinking of, to the extent they're thinking of it at all it'd probably be more like>"if someone breaks into my house I can fire this in their general direction and they'll either get hit or just leave and go break into someone else's house instead who won't shoot at them"which actually doesn't seem like that unreasonable a conjecture?Plus, even if they DO want to train a bunch, a lot of normies wouldn't keep that ammo at home, they'd take some course and buy the ammo for that specific course. Or it'd be part of the course fee.
>>65013857Youre responsible for every shot you take and hitting your target is always the most effective route.
>>65013053>and has still not been resolvedNJ and hawaii do that shit too. Young's case in hawaii took something like 15 years to resolve because they were hoping he would just die since he was a vietnam vet and thus older and was only resolved by bruen. in NJ basically any time there is a challenge the state refuses to hand in anything on time and constantly asks for extensions
>>650134481,000 rounds of .22lr is like $50. I don't see why someone who likes shooting wouldn't have at least 1,000 rounds on hand because ammo is usually guaranteed for 10 years and works longer than that and it usually only goes up in price and there are periods of poor availability
>>65012856AYE YO THIS NIGGA LACKIN
>>65012856How many rounds are lost to the laundry every day?
100 rounds of defensive ammunition is a lifetime supply in an actual shtf situation, and still enough for years in your hunting rifle.
>>65014218>I don't see why someone who likes shootingMost gun owners don't like shooting. They don't necessarily hate it either, but they have a gun in the same way they might have a hammer or screw driver: it's a tool to solve a problem. In fact in the case of guns it may well be a tool to solve a perceived or at least insanely unlikely problem that nevertheless is so serious (black swan event) that it justifies buying the thing even if it's never used in their life. But the median gun owner buys a 9mm handgun and a few boxes of ammo, maybe after a single training course if required by their state, and then it goes in a drawer by the bed and might be touched once per year.>is usually guaranteed for 10 yearsfwiw, ammo lasts effectively forever if it's not, like, underwater or some horribly shit environment.>and it usually only goes up in priceSo does everything. Unless it's going up in price at a higher rate then its value to the owner that's irrelevant.>and there are periods of poor availabilityI've never, ever seen a period of poor availability in the US. Not during coof or any other time. There are times of extra high prices sure, but if it's defense ammo there is always a price you can buy it at.
>>65014579>maybe after a single training course if required by their state,are you a yuropoor? there is no state that requires live fire training to own a gun. maybe to get a ccw license, but even gay states like NJ and CA only have these retarded 20 minute click through internet videos before you buy your first gun because anything more elaborate than that would get struck down. (there are a bunch of totally useless and retarded gun laws that only exist so politicians can say they exist and they did something. san jose has some insurance requirement that only results in a $50 fine and cops can't ask you for proof of insurance so it's completely unenforceable and idk if anyone ever got charged with it) so someone who had to do an actual training course has a ccw
>>65014579>, ammo lasts effectively foreverI know, but modern ammo technically only has a 10 year guarantee, even though it should keep for decades if not forever> Unless it's going up in price at a higher rate then its value to the owner that's irrelevant.you know wages have not kept up with inflation, right?>I've never, ever seen a period of poor availability in the US. ok there, zoom zoom. sandy hoax
>>65013518>implying I'm not carrying a full brace of 13 Ruger Redhawks for optimal cowboy-pirate reloadsAnd my calves have never looked better!
>>65014647>are you a yuropoor?No, but in my state gun licenses don't even exist (not for anything, concealed or open carry or whatever) and I'm unfamiliar with all 50 states' laws, so just figured maybe some places required it. If not then I guess lots of people just buy the gun and that's it.>>65014655>you know wages have not kept up with inflation, right?It's not just wages, it's investments (in the broadest sense) in general. I've had plenty of investments (from stocks to better insulating my home) that have paid for themselves at well above inflation.>ok there, zoom zoom. sandy hoaxYou could order ammo online just fine if you were willing to pay enough money. Again this is in the context of self defense, not having fun at the range or innawoods plinking. For SD you only need a box or two and paying 100 or 200 or 300cpr is fine, the price is effectively irrelevant. For people like us yeah, of course it makes sense to buy in bulk and take advantage of sales etc. We're going to use it all. But nobody in the US ever has a time they literally cannot buy a box of ammo at any price unless it's like, the insanely rare event like katrina. But that just means you should always have a box or two on hand not thousands of rounds like we do.
>>65014579>Most gun owners don't like shooting.lol what? where are you from?>ammo lasts effectively foreverthat's not true. depends on a lot of variables >I've never, ever seen a period of poor availability in the USwut? are you 4 years old or just live under a rock
>>65014670>lol what? where are you from?America? We're in a huge bubble here on /k/ anon. Something like 110 million Americans own guns. They aren't all going out to the range every weekend to have fun plinking.>that's not true.It is true, unless you're using something really weird like those early gen lead free primers, or as I said if it's in a horribly abusive environment. But ammo stored in a reasonably dry reasonably normal temperature environment doesn't go bad.>wut? are you 4 years old or just live under a rockAre YOU 4 years old? "Poor availability" for someone who only cares about self/home defense isn't the same thing as "I can't find spam cans for <20cpr".
>>65014663>Carrying Redhawks instead of WalkersYou're close, you might even make it, but your legs will never look as good as mine
>>65014669>and I'm unfamiliar with all 50 states' laws, so just figured maybe some places required it.you can't license a right so even states with gay shit call it something else and if it's onerous at all it could get struck down, hence NJ and California having "training" requirements that are basically just those video modules HR sends you telling you not to ND into your own foot. NJ's FID also only used to cost $5 until a few years ago because they can only charge an admin fee that's theoretically equal to how much it actually costs to process. Like making it $1,000 would violate federal law. >It's not just wages, it's investments I have my own home which has appreciated and a 401k that has appreciated but most people don't.> 100 or 200 or 300cpr is finethere never was a shortage, just pay $3 per round
>>65012856Yes, I do dress functionally, thank you very much.
>>65014670Not that guy but most gun owners definitely don't like shooting enough to do it regularly
>>65012738I only have 100 rounds of GP11 leftit's literally over
>>65014680>But ammo stored in a reasonably dry reasonably normal temperature environment doesn't go bad.That's very true, I been firing some Chinese military 762x39 from 1970s and shoots fine.
>>65014680Do you live on the left coast or some liberal town? Nobody I know treats guns like a chore. >it is true It's not. Ammo is not all made equal>>65014972Military spec ammo with sealed projectiles and primers is essentially mandatory for long term storage. Hangfires are a lot less fun than they sound >I can't find spam cans brother did you live thru Katrina? or the great 22lr apocalypse? or the Rona chimpout?
>>65015013>Do you live on the left coast or some liberal town?No, but if I did I'd have a better idea of America then the rural place I do live in given that 80% of the US population lives in an urban area anon.>Nobody I know treats guns like a chore.I'd suggest you consider that maybe "everybody you know" is both a microscopic AND highly biased sample of the US. Same as me if I stay in my gun friendly bubble. Still even in our bubbles if you start chatting with range instructors, LGS folks and so on about their customers you'll realize pretty quick that we are the weird niche not the norm.>Ammo is not all made equalYeah it basically is, unless you're talking corrosive or something. But standard brass with normal powder and primers has been well perfected for near a century at this point. It holds up very, very well.
>>65015557>No, but if I did I'd have a better idea of America then the rural place I do live in given that 80% of the US population lives in an urban area anon.cities aren't in America
>>65012738I always keep a minimum of 100 rounds in my pockets at all times. I actually want to live unlike you retards.
