SHTF ammo

[smithers599]

I usually keep my carbine mags loaded with practice ammo (55 FMJ), but things being the way they are, I am keeping a few mags loaded with my SHTF ammo -- CorBon DPX 62. I also have one 20-rounder loaded with TAP Barrier Blind.

What's in your magazines?

 

[Suck My Glock]

Handloads topped by a 60 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip.

 

[AZ_Five56]

I think its a good idea. I have 69gr ballistic tip and SMK in a few loaded mags ready to go. All other mags are just loaded with 55gr FMJ.

 

[XJThrottle]

XM855. Might need to shoot through something..

 

[Harrier]

62gr Core-Lokt 25.x gr H-335 or BLC2

 

[Conelrad]

M80 ball. The rest doesn't matter so much.

Conelrad

 

[knockonit]

lol, the shtf ammo is what ya got when you need it, attempting to maintain a supply of "SHTF" ammo is well, a pipe dream, unless you are saving it for that "special SHTF'' scenario.
just saying. ammo is ammo............and calibers is calibers
Rj

 

[xerts1191]

Not a bad plan

 

[knockonit]

yip, never heard any one say. dammit, wished i'd been shot with ball ammo, or hey maybe a hollowpoint, things mighta worked out different. lol world is crazy, or maybe i am

Rj

 

[mtptwo]

XM193 556

 

[Suck My Glock]

yip, never heard any one say. dammit, wished i'd been shot with ball ammo, or hey maybe a hollowpoint, things mighta worked out different. lol world is crazy, or maybe i am

Rj

Yes. With proper shot placement, the bullet type doesn't matter much. If you are getting solid hits with FMJ, then you don't need anything more than that. But I want massively destructive effect even if only land peripheral hits or limbs, which is why I have my load using explosively expanding Ballistic Tip Noslers. They are also very accurate and allow me to craft a round more precise than I can buy. I like the fact that within 300 yards, if I only hit an arm or leg, that limb will likely be destroyed and the target incapacitated.

 

[was21]

2nd rule of a gunfight..... “ have bullets”

OP.... I should introduce you to the guy that came up with the 1st rule sometime.. You might like him.

 

[knockonit]

yip, never heard any one say. dammit, wished i'd been shot with ball ammo, or hey maybe a hollowpoint, things mighta worked out different. lol world is crazy, or maybe i am

Rj

Yes. With proper shot placement, the bullet type doesn't matter much. If you are getting solid hits with FMJ, then you don't need anything more than that. But I want massively destructive effect even if only land peripheral hits or limbs, which is why I have my load using explosively expanding Ballistic Tip Noslers. They are also very accurate and allow me to craft a round more precise than I can buy. I like the fact that within 300 yards, if I only hit an arm or leg, that limb will likely be destroyed and the target incapacitated.

lol, and what ya gonna do when you run out of the
"explosively expanding Ballistic Tip Noslers", gonna give up....................just funning, what ever works for what ever reason, i'm just not buying into super duper especial boolits to put someone down

 

[Suck My Glock]

yip, never heard any one say. dammit, wished i'd been shot with ball ammo, or hey maybe a hollowpoint, things mighta worked out different. lol world is crazy, or maybe i am

Rj

Yes. With proper shot placement, the bullet type doesn't matter much. If you are getting solid hits with FMJ, then you don't need anything more than that. But I want massively destructive effect even if only land peripheral hits or limbs, which is why I have my load using explosively expanding Ballistic Tip Noslers. They are also very accurate and allow me to craft a round more precise than I can buy. I like the fact that within 300 yards, if I only hit an arm or leg, that limb will likely be destroyed and the target incapacitated.

lol, and what ya gonna do when you run out of the
"explosively expanding Ballistic Tip Noslers", gonna give up....................just funning, what ever works for what ever reason, i'm just not buying into super duper especial boolits to put someone down

Well obviously I will use whatever I have. And yes, I do have a lot of FMJ gov-spec on hand for everything from practice to combat if ever gets to that. But since the likelihood of me surviving an initial engagement that goes beyond 500 rounds expended is close to zero,...I'll be happy to be relegated to that sucky FMJ stuff if I live long enough to have to resort to it. :violence-rapidfire:

 

[knockonit]

Yes. With proper shot placement, the bullet type doesn't matter much. If you are getting solid hits with FMJ, then you don't need anything more than that. But I want massively destructive effect even if only land peripheral hits or limbs, which is why I have my load using explosively expanding Ballistic Tip Noslers. They are also very accurate and allow me to craft a round more precise than I can buy. I like the fact that within 300 yards, if I only hit an arm or leg, that limb will likely be destroyed and the target incapacitated.

lol, and what ya gonna do when you run out of the
"explosively expanding Ballistic Tip Noslers", gonna give up....................just funning, what ever works for what ever reason, i'm just not buying into super duper especial boolits to put someone down

Well obviously I will use whatever I have. And yes, I do have a lot of FMJ gov-spec on hand for everything from practice to combat if ever gets to that. But since the likelihood of me surviving an initial engagement that goes beyond 500 rounds expended is close to zero,...I'll be happy to be relegated to that sucky FMJ stuff if I live long enough to have to resort to it. :violence-rapidfire:

lol

 

[Harrier]

Of course anyone will use what they have available, except blanks of course...

Most of the ammo buyers get the cheapest available for quantity and maybe a few boxes of the high priced 'effective/accurate/specialty' rounds to keep on hand for 'just in case'. Most of the supply will be commercial ball or surplus.

For reloaders it is a little different, we have additional options...
We can buy those special Gold Dot, or OTM bullets and craft our own to find the best load for our needs... then load up a whole bunch of them, for current practice and later needs... a whole lot cheaper than buying the OEM version. We really don't save any money, probably spend a lot more, but also shoot more...

 

[High Standard]

All my mags of 223 are filled with Hornady 55gr Soft Point over H335. All of my mags of 300 BLK are filled with Nosler 110gr Varmagedden over H110.

I do have more accurate and longer range ammo loaded for these two rifles but none in mags presently.

 

[nvgdude]

68 or 69 grain OTM

 

[Ballistic Therapy]

When it comes to SHTF you shoot anything you have.
As long as you're making noise , you are still in the fight.

 

[cat-mechanic]

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