How Much Ammunition Do You Carry On A Regular Basis?

"A gun without extra ammo is a temporary gun." That's a catchy saying I've heard for quite some time. Most instructors I know recommend a loaded gun with at least one reload. My EDC is a 5 shot .357. I always carry 2 reloads, on 5 shot speed strips.

If I'm going to be spending any time in one of our sketchier metro areas, I'll carry the 9mm with 13 rounds in the weapon and a 15 round mag in my pocket.

 

I have two speed loaders I carry with my revolver. One is home loads for bear, the rest are HP defense rounds.

For those who dont know- dont use home loads for urban defense. Its just as good a ammo for a prosecutor to make you look like a psychopath to a jury: 'this crazy guy makes his own ammo at home! Who does that!?'

I swap in the bear loads when im in bear country. And its just a 357, so pretty much a hail mary anyway if I actually have a bear problem...

 

Even though I have not been in trouble and nearly 20 years Uncle Sam says that I'm only allowed to play with certain muzzleloaders.

But I do have every legal right to have those. I have a 454 round lead ball mold. As long as I have propane in my torch or a campfire I can turn any lead I have into 454 round lead ball.

So pretty much I am set for projectiles for the rest of my natural life.

Now the next two things required.... Propellant and percussion caps. The most common propellant is black powder which of course is only about 75% potassium nitrate which is stump remover.... 15% charcoal preferably from dogwood... And 10% sulfur.

This brings us to the percussion caps which can sometimes present an issue.... There has been a shortage of number 11 percussion caps for several years now.

If you are extremely hard up they sell a dye that punches the metallic caps from a beer can.

At this point the only thing missing to be completely self-sustained is.... Priming compound for your percussion caps.

There are several different options. Basically what you're looking for is some sort of pyrotechnic material that is ignited by being struck by a hammer.

Powdered match heads along with a small percent of the red phosphorus from the striker pad can suffice in a real pinch. The material from children's cap gun caps can also do the job.

Then there are other compounds you can make that are not terribly difficult. " Prime all " being the most common.

So if you cast lead bullets and you make black powder and you can make percussion caps.... You can have ammunition forever regardless of whatever happens on the supply chain market.

Don't laugh too hard because this could be the future of us who like to shoot here in the USA if liberals have their way.

Sometimes the old becomes new again

 

Yep. A commercially produced round, preferably with "Defense" or "Defensive" or "Personal Protection" in the product name, enabling your attorney to stress the non-aggressive/defensive nature of your mindset & conduct, before & during the incident.

 

The picture I'm going to post must be terribly distressing to the anti-gun types. Even poor old fat back can sit here on his front porch and produce all of the lead projectiles he wants with rudimentary implements.

I can even drill a 4 mm diameter hole down through the top of each ball down to about halfway and cut an X across the top with a jewelers saw and make the most wicked hollow point you've ever seen in 44 caliber.

It must be terribly distressing to try to advocate for banning something so common that you're never going to get rid of it. Projectiles being born just as fast as I can crank them out and keep the torch running. Just mere moments ago. The mold and ladle are still too hot to touch.

All I have to do is take my pruning loppers and chop up some of these lead chunks and melt them down into spheres. That's exactly how the USA won it's Independence.... Round lead ball and black powder a plenty

 

That would only make a difference to people who are ignorant. If you're shooting high velocity lead bullets at someone you're intending to kill them.

It's not as though you are shooting rubber ball or bean bag less lethal ammo.

Just imagine what they would make of me.... Actually melting my own bullets into to shape

 

Normally, Sig 365 with 12 round magazine and two 15 round mags or the larger P365 Macro with 17 round magazine and 2 back ups

 

I don't live in fear.

 

Would you consider keeping a fire extinguisher in your kitchen or car 'living in fear' of fire?

 

yet you derail a thread-that suggests you fear

 

You do if someone starts kicking your door in at 3:00 a.m. and all you have is a cell phone.

Same thing if you get carjacked or assaulted on the street. Did you know the average police response time is at least 3 minutes?

What do you think can happen in those 3 minutes? Maybe you can tell the bad guys that you don't live in fear and they need to just hang out for a couple of minutes and not do anything?

 

I don't live in fear because I can make freedom pills until the cows come home. Casting lead bullets is almost as relaxing a hobby as it is as launching them from the barrel of the gun at roughly 700 mph.

Cast your own lead bullets and reconnect with history and never worry about the supply chain again. Return to your Roots and shoot Rock bangers and charcoal burners ( I might as well be speaking an alien language to you anti-gun types and even Latin to half of the people familiar with modern arms)... I'm not going to explain it because if you want to understand what I'm talking about you will work to find the definition.

And remember the 4th of July is coming up which is yet another holiday brought to you by armed Americans. If it wasn't for armed Americans you would be speaking some unusual British accent at the very least or probably Japanese or German

 

Yep, & most juries are not comprised of Mensa members. The odds will be even less favorable in blue jurisdictions, where the jury pool will already be weighted against you. To say nothing of the prosecutors in those jurisdictions.

 

LOL @ you guys.

 

Do you have anything productive to add or just here for the usual drive-by trolling?

 

Your question answers itself.

 

There's your analogy again. Do I keep a box of band aids in a drawer for fear I get a cut? Yes. Do I have a smoke alarm for fear there could be a fire? Yes. Do I have a deadly weapon for fear I might need to take someone's life? No. Do I have a Go Bag ready for fear of the coming social collapse? No. Do I avoid base jumping for fear the chute won't open? Yes

 

Just the magazine in the gun. Florida has its share of crime, but I don't expect to get involved in prolonged firefight where I would need to reload. Self defense situations hardly ever require extra magazines. Besides, I do not carry everywhere I go even though I have a carry license.

 

According he FBI, the vast majority - better than 98% - of civilian involved defensive gun usages are resolved peacefully, with no shots fired and no injuries sustained by either party. I've shared 2 such incidents from my own life on this board. Preparation ≠ fear. It's common sense, which you are perfectly entitled to disregard. The fear is yours, not ours.

 

You have the wording incorrect. That should read: Do I have a deadly weapon for fear that someone else might try to take my life?

The majority of gun ownership, if not for hobby, sport or competition, is for defense.

No one is required to carry a defense weapon, but there sure are a lot of people who want to take away/limit other people's ability to defend themselves.

 

I don't know.....Pulling your gun and not using can get you killed or in legal trouble.

“If you draw your gun, you have no choice but to use it, because if not, you'll get charged for brandishing, assault, attempted murder, etc.”

That depends on State laws, of course.

OR.

See the video. The guy in red shirt pulls a gun in order to resolve a dispute, but the other guy (in blue) draws his own gun in order to defend himself, and kills the guy in red. So, drawing your gun with no intent to shoot can be a really bad idea.

If You Draw The Gun, Be Prepared to Use it—Video
https://www.concealedcarry.com/dgu/if-you-draw-the-gun-be-prepared-to-use-it-video/
The Purpose Behind Drawing Your Gun Matters—
The man in red drew his firearm, pointed it at the man in blue. Almost immediately the man in blue blades his body and starts drawing his gun. This might have caught the man in red off-guard as he seems to pull the gun back deliberately, and point it straight upward away from the man in blue.

The man in blue responded quickly, but still, because the men stand roughly 6 feet apart, he could point the gun directly at the man in blue before he can respond.

Now certainly people use force unjustifiably, but it doesn't appear as though the guy in red had a legally justified reason to shoot the guy in blue. Based on what I see in the video, I think he drew and pointed the gun at the man in blue to scare him, and not to use it. This is an incredibly bad idea.

 

When I was an infant we took a day trip to the mountains and stopped at one of my parents' favorite spots. During our stay a couple bikers rolled in. Dad could tell they were trouble and loaded wife & kid into the car. During the load up, one of the bikers shouted at dad to "hand over summa that slant-eyed pu$$y!" Loudmouth wheeled his bike over to the car & dismounted about 4 feet off the back bumper. He made a beeline for the driver's side window & leaned in to find himself looking down the barrel of a .38. He and his partner saddled up & rode off.

25 years later I owned a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda. One day I towed it to a building my dad owned where I was going to work on it. As I pulled onto the property, there were a couple guys about my age sharing a crack pipe. I rolled down the window and said "hate to tell you guys, but this is private property and you'll need to clear off." They snarled and cursed. One of them picked up a piece of rebar and both advanced. I let them see my pistol & told them to simmer down. Both men split.

Do you regard me & my dad to be "little boys?"

 

Yes

 

Excellent. Now we know who's who.

 

I think you already know the answer. The anti gun leftists continue to prove they hate lawful gun ownership, not the criminals they pretend to be trying to impede. Criminals don't vote against their beloved woke politicians