[SLICK75]

If youre bugging out (assuming a vehicle is in the plan) I would say no less than 1000 rounds for the rifle and 500 for the 9mm. If you have an established BOL, then theres nothing wrong with stashing some there, in which case I would actually double, if not triple the load.

If youre stashing ammo there I would still keep at least 600 rifle and 100 pistol for the trip. That can be carried in a pack if push comes to shove, though it will be heavy and would definitely help to have someone to share the load.

A lot of it depends on what kind of areas you will be traveling through to get to the BOL. If its mostly quiet back roads avoiding larger towns you my can downsize a little, but if youre having to go near large cities and towns I would go with as much as I could carry. No telling what you may run into on the way.

However, if you can afford it theres no such thing as enough. Just trying to live on the land for a year could easily run you well beyond 1000 rounds. Might even consider a .22 rifle to keep at the BOL. May come in handy for small game that the 7.62 would probably blow apart.

 

[SLICK75]

I was envisioning you with a house or cabin of some sort that some equipment could be stored in. If thats not available I definitely wouldnt be stashing food and ammo out in the elements. Theres just too many unknowns for that to be a practical.
Some people have posted other threads about caches buried in plastic drums, but I dont think I would go through the expense of burying food and ammo 100 miles away. Not to say that it couldnt be done but it would definitely be more costly.

I like Cryptkeeprs idea up there, the only thing I would change is that I would carry a little more than 3 mags for the pistol, maybe 3 full mags with enough ammo to fill them each again.

 

[SLICK75]

well 500 of each is a ton. What i am doing is having a chest rig that holds 6 30 rounders, a double magazine for my gun, i've been debating if i want to carry my drum. Minus the drum, that is 240 rounds of 7.62x39 right there. I also plan on carrying 60-100 more rounds since there are unused pouches in my rig. To be honest, if you need 1000 rounds of ammo, i'd hate to see what life is like if you use that ammo all up...probably zombies.

My thinking is ammo is going to be tough to come by post-SHTF. 1000 rounds is not to get from point A to point B, its to help you survive for an undetermined amount of time after you get there.

If youre really careful, between possible defensive situations and procuring dinner, 1,000 rounds might last you a year. If youre only planning on a 2 month scenario, GREAT, I hope youre right. But Im thinking a little more long term, and Im thinking of a scenario where you may not be able to call the cops to come get the bad guys.

Also, at the rate things are going with our current government ammunition may be a precious commodity long before a SHTF scenario. The more you have today will mean the less you have to buy when the price could sky rocket as has been predicted if many of the prior plans goes into effect.

For example, right now the UN is trying to get our gov to sign off on the Small Arms Treaty. Whats that going to do to the price and availability of SPECIFICALLY 7.62X39 ammo? How many hunting rifles use that caliber round? 5.56 is another caliber that will take a big hit, even though its close enough to .223 that the impact may not be quite as severe, there will definitely be a sharp increase in the cost of ALL ammo.