While going through my shtf hunting rifle ammo stockpile I noticed the vast majority of my ammo was Remington Coke-Lokt. #remington #shtf #hunting #prepping #preppingforshtf
I only stock up on the hunting ammo that works for my rifles. I also like the idea of having a magazine of hunting rounds for my defensive rifles so if l am ever needing to carry one around I’ll have hunting rounds for that rifle if I come across any game. If someone is in need of ammo and hasn’t put in the work. I’m sure they will be glad to receive any.
Dont over think it no one is going to pass up hunting ammo in a shtf time get what works for you and it will be fine for someone else remember you are not shooting competition this is for a large animal so if your shooting 2" At 100 yards your still in the kill zone!
I personally try to stock the same weight bullet (ex 150 grain) but will buy most namebrand’s. That said, I will buy other weights if the price per box is too good to pass up and relegate them to the stockpile as opposed to primary use.
I would stock what works in my equipment first. Then, if I have "enough", talk tot he folks who I might be spending that time with. Find out what works in their equipment (if different than mine). You may find that all your people use the same stuff. You should also diversify location. If you're stocking stuff for your peeps, see if they'll stock some of your stuff too. If they won't, then maybe make some other decisions...
My stockpile is more for defense than hunting. I don't anticipate being able to hunt for food for very long, especially medium/big game, since they would likely get hunted down to endangered levels pretty quickly without governmental controls/restrictions on bag limits, etc. To that end, it's the best deal on stuff I can get in bulk.
I'll agree with the other posters. Find whatever works best in your own firearms, and keep that. If you're buying factory loads, you're obviously not loading any of your own. In 2024 I don't know that I would advise anybody to start reloading from scratch. I've been loading for decades and tools and components are way more expensive than when I started, and the various components needed are subject to scarcities and wild price fluctuations. If I had to start from scratch, I'd do the same thing and find an accurate load for my personal firearms and buy as much as I could afford. As far as projectile grain weight, I've never shot any animal with a 30 caliber 150 grain projectile that didn't end up rendered to my posession. Same thing with the old rounds like 30/30 and such. I always see people online that say those rounds aren't suitable for hunting, but IMO those people aren't good hunters or have made less than optimal shots. I've had several game wardens over the years tell me that a 22 rifle was the most popular wt deer poaching firearm. I've killed deer and hogs not that far away from the area that's hunted in the videos with bows, black powder muzzleloading rifles, shotguns and lever action 30/30 and 44 rifles. It's not hard to kill animals with tools that have been around for a century or more even though the magazines and the "hunting" videos say that you need XXXX type of gun/ammo to be successful. I've done it with plain jane working man stuff all my life like many thousands of people do. Good Luck with the quest Those plum trees are what my folks always called "Indian Plums" It's a race between you and the varmints to see who gets what. Good Luck with the vegetable gardening Thanks for the video Looking forward to many more
I only stock up on the hunting ammo that works for my rifles. I also like the idea of having a magazine of hunting rounds for my defensive rifles so if l am ever needing to carry one around I’ll have hunting rounds for that rifle if I come across any game. If someone is in need of ammo and hasn’t put in the work. I’m sure they will be glad to receive any.
Dont over think it no one is going to pass up hunting ammo in a shtf time get what works for you and it will be fine for someone else remember you are not shooting competition this is for a large animal so if your shooting 2" At 100 yards your still in the kill zone!
That sounds like a great video to do Kevin for the different brands of ammo
I personally try to stock the same weight bullet (ex 150 grain) but will buy most namebrand’s. That said, I will buy other weights if the price per box is too good to pass up and relegate them to the stockpile as opposed to primary use.
I would stock what works in my equipment first. Then, if I have "enough", talk tot he folks who I might be spending that time with. Find out what works in their equipment (if different than mine). You may find that all your people use the same stuff. You should also diversify location. If you're stocking stuff for your peeps, see if they'll stock some of your stuff too. If they won't, then maybe make some other decisions...
Good stuff Kevin!
Not sure it really matters as long as you have it your rifle likes it and is zerod for it.
Federal fusion 180 in 308 ... Game changer
Thank you.
My stockpile is more for defense than hunting. I don't anticipate being able to hunt for food for very long, especially medium/big game, since they would likely get hunted down to endangered levels pretty quickly without governmental controls/restrictions on bag limits, etc. To that end, it's the best deal on stuff I can get in bulk.
I'll agree with the other posters.
Find whatever works best in
your own firearms, and keep
that. If you're buying factory
loads, you're obviously not
loading any of your own.
In 2024 I don't know that I
would advise anybody to
start reloading from scratch.
I've been loading for decades
and tools and components are
way more expensive than when I started, and the various
components needed are
subject to scarcities and
wild price fluctuations.
If I had to start from scratch,
I'd do the same thing and find
an accurate load for my personal firearms and buy as much as I could afford.
As far as projectile grain
weight, I've never shot any
animal with a 30 caliber 150
grain projectile that didn't
end up rendered to my posession. Same thing with
the old rounds like 30/30
and such. I always see people
online that say those rounds
aren't suitable for hunting, but
IMO those people aren't good
hunters or have made less
than optimal shots.
I've had several game wardens
over the years tell me that a
22 rifle was the most popular
wt deer poaching firearm.
I've killed deer and hogs not
that far away from the area
that's hunted in the videos
with bows, black powder muzzleloading rifles, shotguns
and lever action 30/30 and
44 rifles. It's not hard to kill
animals with tools that have
been around for a century or
more even though the magazines and the "hunting" videos say that you need XXXX
type of gun/ammo to be successful. I've done it with
plain jane working man stuff all my life like many thousands
of people do.
Good Luck with the quest
Those plum trees are what
my folks always called
"Indian Plums"
It's a race between you and
the varmints to see who gets what.
Good Luck with the vegetable
gardening
Thanks for the video
Looking forward to many more