Just for laughs: what to do when you run out of ammo.

I loved the play doh ones! It didn't perforate but broke through that concrete block, because it had an excellent energy transmition to the surface of coalition. I think that's supposed to be the basis of non-lethal ammo, but I'm prety sure that impact power can mess a person really bad if fired at soft tissue.

Note that he doesn't just cram the thingies bare on the barrel of his gun, but uses an empty unused shell to place them into formation.

Warning: Don't do these things for fun if you love your gun. Many makeshift ammo can destroy the barrel.

 

Modern ammo is cheap light and durable!
Why have you run out!
Can't shoot straight?

If I am hunting each shot should be a kill!
A roo or goat size animal should do you a week! that's 50rd a year!!
You can carry a decades worth easy! and each member of your group should be carrying more!

No need to ever run out of ammo!
and if you need to defend yourself you can use the defeated enemies weapons you know! they will use yours if you fail!

 

That's why I said "just for laughs" in th title. Of course the only application of the above video is to try to restock in ammo, only if you have the spare unused cartriges and ample time to goof off.

But thanks for the extensive guide on guns, it propably deserves its own thread altogether.

 

I am a reloader and have been reloading for fourty years!

I will not be reloading after TSHTF!
you gain nothing from reloading post event!
To reload properly you need to be set up and left in peace to reload! it is the only way to get reloads good enough to bet your life on!
Weight wise to carry a reloading kit and supplies to reload weighs more than the ammo itself!
And the most secure safest way to carry powder primers and projectiles is enclosed in a brass case! ie loaded ammo!
I have tried field reloading and it can be done but it is not reliable!

Yes you can carry powder and ball but you still only have what you can carry and in the bush you will not find lead to make ball!
you will be dependant on recovering your used shot! you will not recover all!
You would need in excess of a 95% recovery rate to make it work long term!
and still not a patch on a .22LR rifle and ammo!

 

I will have more important things to do than reload!
I am doing ALL my reloading now pre SHTF!
Still have components for 1,200 12g slug rounds, just need more suitable hulls!

 

There's this game called Fallout 4, and they have a gun there that specializes in using junk as ammo, such as nails, aluminum cans, and even teddy bears. Sure, that last one was for laughs in the game, but it also uses a powerful suction and blower to propel these junk into high velocity pellets, making these random pieces of junk powerful ammo, just in case you run out of bullets when you are out in the world, and you need to defend yourself against the dangers that lurk outside.

 

Running out of ammo will be a problem for my grand or great grand children!
Not a problem for me or my son!

I expect to consume less than 100rd per year hunting and even less defending myself!
All my guns are excellent in quality and condition
and I expect to gain guns and ammo from those I need to defend against!

This bull of running out of ammo is purely for those who start with too little or spray and prey wasting ammo!
Use the sights, hit the target one round is enough for each target! unless you face zombie wave attacks most encounters will be over before five accurate shots are fired!

 

I plan not to run out of ammo. Don't like to even think about it.

 

Duct tape a knife to your firearm and hopefully it's long enough for you to have a usable spear that will at least give you some range if you're in a sticky situation. Then of course trying to get your hands on more ammo but homemade ammunition seems a bit sketchy because you never know if it will work properly and not backfire on you, whilst injuring yourself.

 

The thought of it makes me paranoid. Haha. I guess I'd have to bring a machine gun and put all the belt ammos all over my body just to be sure. But they will still run out so what to do?? Bring more ammos! Put it in your backpack. Haha.

 

Use that freakin gun to whack those zombies head. If what i have is a pistol, deym... Time to run...

 

Ahhh you are really wise sir Keith! As always! I bet you are ready for some zombie apocalypse! I agree with you that if I travel alone it will be hard to carry more ammos.
Your weapon of choice seems to be special. I bet you are really a good shooter. Maybe you need a cook in your team!

 

Ammo lasts and lasts. I still shoot .303 Brit out at the range. Yes, some cases get split necks due to fulminate of mercury primers aging the brass -- still it goes boom. We're talking 60 year old ammo. Today's ammo will store even longer, especially with annealed necks, lacquered primers, lacquered bullets. Russian 7.62 x 54R ammo from decades past is still good; few, if any, misfires. Even the steel cased stuff you can count on. American Civil War ordinance is still dangerous and that is from back in the 1860s. Ammo lasts longer than humans.

If your ammo is water soluble, first use Spick and Span to clean the bore. Muzzle pointed down, run rod with patch breech end first, soak patch, work back and forth until bore is clean. Dry the bore, then use modern bore protectors such as Birchwood Casey Barricade.

 

Rocks hexnuts clay balls marbles ball bearings jaw breakers rebar cut off arrows darts slingshot shat eats it all and then some

 

Primers weigh nothing and if you seal them with a vacuum sealer they will last almost indefinitely. Lee Loaders don't weigh much either and I can reload for a modern weapon just like you would with a flint lock. Make my own powder, cast my bullets and shoot away. The big advantage is that I can load up a bunch of rounds and in say a lever action rifle, shoot a lot of times while you are reloading. The same can be done with shotgun shells. Cut the plastic off, replace the primer and then front load the shotgun. All that said though right now I have enough powder and primers to load several thousand rounds. While I own three presses I also have all of my most used calibers in Lee Loader as well in case I have to run which is highly unlikely. I bugged out about 25 years ago.

If I did somehow run out of ammo or options to make more I also have bows, slingshots, slings and about every form of edged weapon ever used. I also have made all of the above so can replace them if they wear out, get broken or lost. I especially like lever actions because they have a long long history of dependability.