Top 10 tips for Stockpiling your ammo stash 

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😢😢😢 walmarts 200 round 9mm boxes for $35 😟☹️😢😭😭😭😭 MISS THEM DAYS!!!

10,000 rds is completely realistic, especially in stuff that common like 22lr, 9mm, 556, and even 308.

I buy one or two boxes of bulk ammo each week. The calibers I buy, dictate what I shoot (first priority), and more to add to my stash. Slow & steady is the way to do it!

A family member learned some of these lessons, the hard way. Decided that his first AR rifle would be an AR-10, and bought the cheapest one he could find, which, at the time was the entry level DPMS, then bought two cases of Wolf 7.62x51. Topped it off with an Amazon special scope...spent the entire first range trip using a cleaning rod to remove steel cases from his chamber because the extractor was tearing the rim off the Wolf ammo. When I gave him some Winchester 7.62 to, at least, try to zero, the Amazon optic had him shooting a 20 inch group at 100 yards. He gave up after two boxes of ammo were wasted. I haven't seen him take that rifle to the range, since, and that's been almost five years.

If you reload uncle freedom has a LOT of info that you may find helpful. And he does respond to questions. Helped me out. Ty uncle freedom

9mm standard and +P 124 grain hollow point and FMJ for training,hunting,hard barriers, 357 magnum all types of rounds for lever action and revolvers,12 gauge buckshot and slugs,30-30 for hunting,556 and .308 for self defense and if you can 30-06. All the weapons you need to fire the ammo plus parts,cleaning kits,and accessories. That’s pretty much what you will need if shtf.

Just learned Bereli exists and it happens to be a 45 minute drive from where I live. Looks like I found a new place to spend all of my money.

Bartering ammo is foolish. Once they get it they use it against you.

9mm Critical Duty 147Gr or HST 147 5.56 Black Hills 77Gr OTM and/or Hornady 70Gr CX TAP Barrier

Thank you Uncle Freedom for that valuable info.! Awesome channel.! God Bless You and Your Love Ones.!

As always, great video man

Love the coffin joke! Totally agree!😆

I will be staying tuned and was helpful.

Thanks for tips, I also recommend if you reload to stock up on primers, brass & powder. I'll not go through what happened during Covid. I keep a couple thousand primers for each cartridge now. Also don't try all at once as Uncle Freedom recommended. Great info, I usually watch each video a few times to take notes. Especially his medical training videos.👍🏽

Very informative and motivational. I always take so much info from your videos and try to apply them to my situations. Especially this one about buying quality and not crap. I’m gonna shift my train of thinking to buying lesser more quality over time then buying cheaper ammo in bulk. Love your videos.

Keep them coming

Another great vid

I was doing that payday process for a couple years to at least get a stockpile built. That was when Walmart still sold ammo. I stop by each payday and pick up usually Winchester white box 100-200rnd packs of 9mm and a box or 2 of Federal 5.56 55g 150rnd box. Now that I have at least a generic stockpile built, I'm working on the higher end ammo stockpiling now. Just been trying to figure out what I should focus on for the premium ammo instead of just grabbing something off the shelf. Sources like Uncle Freedom who are in environments with more testing or real life exposure helps me focus from just adding hollowpoint to a specific brand/style so I can have a consistent load. Now, if it wasn't such a pain to buy ammo where I'm at so I could get back into a buying pattern.

New Sub here and I absolutely love your Video's! Thank you!!!! Between my Girlfriend, Daughter and myself we, all 3 of us shoot about 20,000 rounds of Center-fire Ammo a year (Reloading is FUN and relaxing) and probably 12,000 to 15,000 rounds of Rim-Fire ammo. We have over the past year and a half started shooting more 22lr because I got into long range shooting the 22lr and we have AR's and Pistols that are Clones of our Full Size stuff so we still get training in while shooting our 22's. Its not 💯 but it keeps our fundamentals on point. All the new folks, listen to what this Man is saying, he knows his shit. 🤙🏻

My only argument for stocking fmj as your primary choice is that most of us cant drop a small fortune on a range day. I love vmax, but it costs 30.99 a box near me. 8 mags of vmax costs $371. I cant put enough rounds down range to prove it works good for me since 1 range day would cost 400 dollars after range fee, gas, ect. I can buy pmc m193 for 10.99 a box, bringing that price down to $131. This ammo is reliable and accurate in my guns and wont make me homeless trying to prove this through range days.

Solid points

I’m 100% in agreement with you.

When I first started my minimum requirement was 1000 rounds per weapon. I initially focused on fmj to familiarize myself myself with the weapon while keeping about 30% hallow points. As time went on the focus shifted the other way around.

I order all my ammo to stockpile and just run by my local pawn shop to buy ammo before the range. Although I do order a case of range ammo maybe once every 2-3 months that with picking up 100-150rds on the way to the range. As far as my defensive ammo I try and order a minimum 3-5 boxes a week which psa aac makes that pretty easy

Great content as always. I mostly buy factory defensive ammo and the couple calibers I don't reload, other than that I reload all my stuff. Most is FMJ for target practice with a couple thousand rounds a year being JHP for second tier use and as deep storage. Mostly the JHP is Hornady XTP because it is plentiful and reasonably priced for stocking up. I totally agree with you on picking your top couple platforms and focusing on them. I only have a few hundred rounds of the oddball .303 British, 7.62x54R, 45-70 Govt. or what not, but stock 9mm, 5.56, and .308 Win fairly deep because in any kind of emergency they are going to be my go to platforms.

Good job sir

Very interesting information.I'm curious why FMJ's stocking up is bad. The green tip video you had me realize its actual performance. Not many people are talking about this type of knowledge on ammo. Also I always done the same thing you do like buying some ammo here an there stocking up.

I was thinking of buy 1000 fmj 5.56 form the start, just to have to practice and then buy ever pay check some really good defense ammo. I would like to read your suggestions. Thank for this great video full of info with no BS the people. I see your channel with more than 200k subscribers soon. God bless you and your family and everyone who is watching.

Let's keep in mind that if you have so much ammo and equipment that you cannot carry it, there is the risk of you becoming combat ineffective. I, personally, cannot carry 10,000 rounds of ammo in mags, a weapon system and all my other gear and still expect to be able to bug out or move from one defensive position to another effectively. I believe in having a whole bunch but you also need to be able to move when needed. If your whole plan revolves around you holing up and staying put, you should be fine....

I would also say have handguns in different calibers for when there's an ammo shortage. Some people only have 9mm handguns in their collection.

Great viewpoints. Completely agree on almost, if not all of it. Ammo isn’t something you acquire once. It’s a constant Ying and Yang. What I shoot today I need to replace for tomorrow. What may be easily available today may not be 6 months or a year from now. Best of them all and what drives me insane (or creates buying opportunities) is when someone buys a new rifle and only shoots the cheapest shit on planet earth and then sells it for not being sub MOA. When I get a new rifle, I’ll buy the cheap stuff for barrel break in to see if I get lucky for a cheap load to group well. But I’ll also buy 5+ “premium” loads for that caliber to test out the barrel length and twist rate to see what it “likes”. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen guys sell GREAT guns because “I couldn’t get it to group well”. When I ask, “what did you shoot to test it with?” The answer is almost always 55gr 556 / 147 or 149 gr 308 or 120gr 6.5 CR. When I follow up with “did you try any other loads to see what it likes?” The response is almost always “that’s what I have stock piled so if it doesn’t like that round, why would I buy something more expensive.” To which I’ll reply “makes sense, how much are you selling it for and how many rounds have you put through it?” One man’s loss is another man’s gain… You can’t fix stupid… technically you can and you could but the question is should you? Looking forward (and backwards) at your other content. God bless!!!

Under the current ?? Thing you know! ,I only make sure my r stuff ,runs and is dialed in ,clean use synthetic oil nonstinkey,clean glass no ammonia !! Stay prepped

Yeah I do like $150 a week on ammo. That way it doesn’t break the bank and i can slowly build up. Especially when yin can find a good deal in certain calibers. Great info man

Good afternoon bossman

i hear you on about 99% of what you said.....BUT Lecturing people is probably NOT the best. buy some ammo once per month is a great practice. for cost of bulk nothing wrong is stocking FMJ whether its for pistol or rifle. i actually suggest stocking fmj's over other stuff for several reasons, performance and cost. if i can get 1000 fmj for same cost as 500 hp, then fmj it is. stock piling is for when W3 starts or Zombies, so worrying about shooting into neighbors house is not even a thing. now if your stock piling for hunting or self defense in your bedroom then sure get expanders, but once the war starts or outside of your bedroom you might want something a little different. but again at what cost and benefit. i have 1st hand experience seeing what a FMJ does to a living object and it had great performance, not saying something else would have been better but it did great also. in todays world - 9mm, 223/556, 22LR, 308 is what should be stock piled. in NOT on the bandwagon of stocking shotgun ammo as way to bulky and heavy and doesnt make sense to stocking rifle rounds. this topic always leads into stock piling other things bc if your going to stock pile 10K rounds of ammo that means you are preping your home to defend as your castle and your not going anywhere, so you will need to stock pile everything you need to live on when the War or Zombies Start! (cough cough TP)

Making a lot of sense. I want more ammo but that definitely means I want ammo that works reliably.

Third shift is best shift. Ammo² is a pretty cool service wish looking into. I've used it for near a year now and I'm not unhappy with it.

I have that same rain coat :)

I 100% agree that John Q. Public should be able to buy everything the police can buy.

My first handgun was a Ruger Security Six (357) and I bought it in 1980. I bought 357 and 38 special wadcutters to practice with. The wadcutters were STAR reloads made when they could reliably reload ammo.

Military requires FMJ. During CQB it is common practice to shoot 3 to 5 rounds into every torso engaged. With quality hunting rounds, hunters typically only require 1 to 2 rounds to kill a deer. Quality hunting rounds may cost more but they also are more cost effective as well as delivering faster incapacitating wounds.

I go out and shoot alot but I only shoot like 150-250 rounds per trip making sure everything is zeroed and plinking a little and working on the fundamentals I feel like getting out to shoot more often is better than shooting a crap ton of ammo very rarely.. I try to go once a week but sometimes it's 2 weeks before I can get out again

I work overnights too lol hard to always know what day it is

If I can't reload it, I usually don't buy it. I have a little bit of steel ammo. Since I handload / reload and use a Tactical Brass Recovery. Check those out if you reload or for range rules, also let's you move it aside to clear malfunction with zipper on bottom.

You should do a video on the pros and cons of storing ammo loose in ammo cans vs keeping them in their original boxes. Or if you have done a video send me the link please thank you.

I just recently discovered Streicher’s Police Equipment for ammo. Really good prices for the LE packs.

Defender Ammunition out of Raeford NC. Vet owned and operated. Best prices around my neck of the woods and only place I go unless they are out of what I'm looking for.

When I goto the range and plan to shoot one box of 9mm, then I buy two boxes of 9mm before i go home. When I shoot ten boxes of 556, I buy twenty boxes of 556 to take home. That has been the mantra I live by. I rotate and use my old ammunition first and work my way to the newer stuff so non of my ammo gets too old. The ammo I store long term is in steel 50cal ammo cans with good rubber seals and make sure there is dessicant inside them.

Hornady Critical Duty (not critical defense) is definitely #1 mass produced defense round for handgun calibers.

I learned the hard way! I own a small custom ammo company, covid and politics turned it into a side hustle.

Wrong. If you see a good deal on bulk steel cased, jump on it. You will also need ammo to hit the range and keep up your skills

I checked out the ammo site you listed, the free shipping is nice but 28c a round for Blazer Brass 9mm (range ammo) is a little high. SGAmmo and occasionally PSA come in well under that. SG does bulk defensive too. Just wanted to pass on a tip someone passed to me.

AAC makes awesome stockpile/budget ammo in 9mm & 10mm

Hey Uncle Freedom, I also like the HST 124 +P but sometimes I can find the 147’s easier. Any thoughts on those? Thank you sir.

Thank you for the info BUT what 556 should I stock up on ? and 9mm

Uncle Freedom, you listed your top 3 defensive Hand gun rounds but what is your top 3 Defensive/Hunting/Penetrating 223/556 rounds that is accurate and reliable?

I roll with 124 grain +p hst

Nothing wrong with FMJ brass

Yes my ammo stash gets split between FMJ, HP, & some form of hunting type ammo. I say HP & hunting type as some HP isn't really the best for hunting with.

What do you think of the Federal Punch ammunition?

Good info as always, but.....when one of your local dealers shows up with a bunch of Wolf .223 for like $5.00 a box, well just for doing some mag dumps, it works fine. Once in a while it doesn't feed going in, but I've had no major problems. I know, ya get what ya pay for, but this is play ammo so....

Don’t forget to get reloading and store up components

Sweedish mauser is very sweet though

What's your opinion on Campro SS109?

So the question is... Is it better to have 1,000rds of cheap steel fmj or 500rds of good defense ammo.

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Ammo and high quality OEM magazines! ETS, magpul Glock mags, pro mag, and any other off name manufacturer that is trying to make Glock or sig mags is fucking you over when it really counts. No different than high quality ammo, the mags that feed those seeds are no less important!!

I reload 38 special, 357 magnum, 9mm, 8mm mauser, 30-06 and 5.56.

Where is the link posted for barely ammo?

So fun fact I live in CA, where we have to do background checks for ammo. I moved to a different number apartment and now I can't buy ammo legally anymore until I buy a new ID. Yes there's a lot of stupid crap that can affect ammo availability. Also I'm saving the crap outta that link thanks man.

I see 55 grain 556 being a good standard I don’t see much improvement of it unless you buy lead tip 223 what’s your thoughts on stock piling lead tip 223/556 for sd thank

Stocking rounds for all your calibers isn't always easy but most people mostly focus on 9mm, 556, 308, 12 gauge and 22.. I focus on 556, 9mm, 10mm, 357 mag, 40, 7.62×39, 308 & 12 gauge and it's not easy lol

@unclefreedom213 Just found your channel and I love what you put out there. Everything you say is music to my ears. Got a question, I'd love to pick up some ammo through your link, but they only have 124gr +p. I assume I'd rather have a bunch of 135gr +p, and I like just collecting one ammo type for defensive loads instead of a mix of grainage, so ive gotta pick before starting to really stock up. Does the 124gr +p perform well enough compared to the 135gr +p? what do you stockpile? I've found 135+p but not free shipping, doesn't help you, and it's like $20 more for 250 rounds. Thoughts?

In my younger days I used to be concerned with all these intricacies of ammo stockpiling. Now I have only one technique. Buy it cheap and stack it deep. 😂

What oil do you put on the gasket ?

Hello sir. Any opinion on aac black tip?

I am not seeing a link for where you are getting your ammo from.

when it comes to level of accuracy you also have to determine how accurate you will need to be in the environment you live in. Here in central valley california there are no areas to make long range shots past 200 yards so a precision rifle is not needed here. For the most part ak 47 accuracy is good enough for where i live.

8mm mauser is worth reloading because you can use 30-06 cases to make 8mm cases.

Until I can move, I live in a hot desert. Dark AND cool only found under ground. I can do sealed containers in a DRY place, but cool will never happen. Hahahaha

I have over 90 thousand rounds been collecting for many years

oxygen absorbers? you mean silica gel packets/dessicants?

You copied my life goal. “Dude used it all”… I earned all my pain, every scar, every grey hair. And I loved every minute of it. Well, mostly. I could take back the trampoline incident. That was lame. Of all the things I’ve done, for a damn trampoline to wreck me the worst. SMH!!!

Steel case 223 isn't even cheap any more. At least I can't find it 😅

People have different incomes and expenses. For someone who is limited in income, I would suggest buying 1 box of what you can afford on a regular basis. Whether every 1 month, 2 months, or 3 months. But be regular. For someone doing better in life, get a case every year or a case every month, whatever makes sense for your shooting volume. And make sure you are shooting enough In a year to make a difference if you actually have to use a gun under stress.

54,000 9mm 115, 10,000 62grain 55.6

Soft point for Rs’ ,,hp or sp on pistol ball isn’t useless just not best for hunting👍👍🦆🦆

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I was told. Any time you go to or just check out a gun shop. Buy at least 1 box of ammo. Every time you go

You know what ammo I just found out is actually garbage? Sig v crown. It looks good, prices similar to others yet performance is dog shit. I shot that, critical duty and hst all from the same gun. Same distance into the same medium. V crown acted like an fmj. Every shot. Critical duty however expanded perfectly and consistently.

I hate that "if it won't run steel it doesn't deserve brass" mentality. Its just stupid. The people that say that are either trying to hide their inferior purchasing power or else they are super rich and don't care about what they spend. But here in realville, we buy what we can when we can. If its steal case, so be it. Now with that said. Stocking up for the range and stocking up for defense is two different things. Steal for the range. Not for defense. Unless of course its all you got. Which exposes another issue, being unprepared.

Uncle Freedom: You should not only be stockpiling 55gr FMJ. Me, who stockpiles mainly FMJs: Ok cool, why and how should I stockpile 556? Unlce Freedom: In the next video ill tell you why? Me: damnit lol Ive learned lessons the hard way. When Obama was in office and we had the Sandy Hook active shooter I struggled to find and purchase my first AR15 (BCM 14.5). I eventually bought my first AR15 and then didnt really buy as much 556 as I actually needed. Covid hit and once again I struggled with buying ammo. I changed all of that and im up to 9k of 9mm. 6k of FMJs for training and 3k of HSTs 124. On the 556 side I have about 6k of FMJs and about 1k of different types of premium 556 / 223 to see what my rifle likes. My plan was to at least stockpile 556 FMJs since the premium stuff is expensive.

Imagine being pulled over and chewed out by him lol

40, your my age, sadly Im far behind on ammo supply

you know if your going to tell people not to stock fmj 5.56 ammo exclusively then I would suggest at least explain to your audience why the military adopted the round in the first place and as a fellow reloader explain what a 55 grain fmj bullet does to the human body traveling at 3200 fps out of a 20 inch barrel.

If we have to run around and fight... it won't matter anyhow....

Swiss k31 UF. Lol

Not me thinking you were 26 or 30

First of all, that ammo gets heavy. Good luck taking all that with you if you have to bug out. I'm glad you own ten thousand rounds you must have a lot of money😅 I got a thousand round for every Weapon that I own. That's more than enough. I know how the story ends.