I recently discovered the Survival sub forum here on NES and it got me thinking. Besides stocking up on food with long shelf lives, properly stored water, TP and all the other supplies and tools that would be essensial in a SHTF scenario...how many AR mags do you think is "enough"?
I understand the view of never having enough ammo for the unknown, but wonder about the pictures I've seen online of gun vaults stocked with 50 or 100 loaded AR mags. How many AR mags can one carry? Do they envision being in the shit, outside somewhere, and running home, popping open the safe/vault and grabbing 10 more without having time to load the mags?
Is it just a case of having enough to feel they'll never have to worry about worn out spring replacement, dented body replacement etc. and might as well keep there .223 ammo loaded in the mags? Do they envision handing out the loaded mags to friends, family and people of like mind they come to trust in such times? All questions posed here are serious and not meant to poke fun. I only have 5 AR mags and am wondering how many more to hunt down.
I understand the view of never having enough ammo for the unknown, but wonder about the pictures I've seen online of gun vaults stocked with 50 or 100 loaded AR mags. How many AR mags can one carry? Do they envision being in the shit, outside somewhere, and running home, popping open the safe/vault and grabbing 10 more without having time to load the mags?
Is it just a case of having enough to feel they'll never have to worry about worn out spring replacement, dented body replacement etc. and might as well keep there .223 ammo loaded in the mags? Do they envision handing out the loaded mags to friends, family and people of like mind they come to trust in such times? All questions posed here are serious and not meant to poke fun. I only have 5 AR mags and am wondering how many more to hunt down.