re: Team Gun where is the line b/w sportsman and paranoind nut job?

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.223 for rifles, though I haven't bought an AR yet. I like 7.62x39 rifles, but I figure if it all goes to hell, .223 will be in the armories we have to bust into. .308 is just impractical, at least in a so-called battle rifle. Maybe if you lived in the mountains and were going to need to shoot big-arse animals, but not here.

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My AR is my go to weapon but I am planning on getting an M1A in .308 because you never know when you are going to need to really reach out and touch someone and .223 won't crack an engine block.

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a lot of folks who might be shooting at you use 7.62...my guess is there will be plenty of that laying around

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possibly, although I worry as much about our own government as I do about foreign invaders, terrorists etc.

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For me, it's 9MM for pistols. I know it's not as perfect as the .40, but it will do the job, it's cheaper, and it's easier for the womenfolk to shoot if they have to.

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9mm and .45 will be the most found in abundance.
With regards to the perfection of the .40, you should research this a bit more.

.223/5.56 and .308/7.62x51 and 7.62x39 will ALL be in huge abundance as they are by far the most popular ammo choices for hoarders and collectors and survivalists.

Go look at the "Box of Truth" (Google) and see what a .308/7.62x51 does compared to a .223/5.56. Both have their uses, but while the larger caliber is more expensive... its hardly "impractical".

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etc.

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it's the etc. that I was referring to

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Plus, they are freaking sweet. But I have my light bolt-action .308 for the long-range stuff (though I can't shoot all that well).

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I have a couple of Mausers chambered for 8MM (7.92) and a shitload of ammo for those. Those bastards will wear your shoulder out and are heavy as shite.

Judging by the way ammo prices have been going up

(my first case of 7.62x39 in 2004 cost me $85) it was a good decision to purchase spare ammunition a few years ago.

Like they say "Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it".

I can't find .22 LR and any retailers around here, for example other than over-priced 100 rd boxes. No more 'bricks'.

Nutjob? I call it prudent; and liberals that hate guns are going to be your best friend if there is any sort of disruption or breakdown of order. Especially in an area as diverse as Baton Rouge.
Blee dat.

The English Intelligence Agency, MI5, uses the following maxim:

"We are four meals from anarchy".

Four meals? That's it? Yep.

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MODERN civilization may not be quite as safe as we thought. Britain’s security services have been privately warning their staff that western societies are just 48 hours from anarchy. MI5’s maxim is that society is “four meals away from anarchy”. In other words, the security agency believes that Britain could be quickly reduced to large-scale disorder, including looting and rioting in the event of a catastrophe that stops the supply of food

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Btw, if any of you guys ever need a new gun and don't mind driving to Jennings if it saves you quite a bit of money, hit me up.

ETA: I haven't followed ammo prices lately. What's a good price for 900 rounds of .223?

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You have a FFL?

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in the immediate family, and I have access to everything. He'll let me do deals as long as he doesn't have to do the legwork.

By the way, I just noticed the distributor has WOLF .223 and 7.62 in stock again. I didn't realize that stuff was available again.

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Retails for around $40/100 right now so $350-360 is in the ball park.

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Yeah that sounds about right from what I'm seeing at distributor, but that's for Federal in stripper clips. ETA. This:

I see 1000 rounds of Wolf for less than that.

just saw the "if it's brass" disclaimer. I worry about that for "shooting" ammo, but not so much for SHTF ammo.