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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is 6000 rounds normal? What do you mean normal? Common? Average? Cost-Effective? I would think that many target shooting enthusiasts would have 6000 rounds. It's a lot cheaper when you buy 500 or 1000 vs., say, one box of 50. I have 9mm, 40, 357 Sig, and 45 ACP pistols for target shooting. If I purchased in bulk (I don't), I would think I could have 4000 rounds easily. As it is, I probably have 1000. Add in a few boxes of .223 for the evil black rifle and some boxes of 12 and 20 gauge shot shells for trap, skeet, and sporting clays for good measure.

I do have a difficult time defending the high capacity drum magazines.

Question the the poster's reply  I copied and pasted above.

Do you reside in a multiple family dwelling like an apartment or condo complex. or a private home.  How close are your neighbors?  How many people are at risk.  Is your ammo in a below ground level concrete "bullet proof" storage area? 
Given the volume of ammunition you stock, by your description normally, in the event of accidental fire or other triggering mechanism what sort of risks are your neighbors being exposed to.  What sort of fire protection/alarm system do you have in place.  Have you alerted your local fire dept. to your stash, I'd hate to think of it going off in the face of an uninformed fireman trying to extinguish a fire in your residence  Do you carry liability insurance to compensate anyone injured by an accidental triggering of your ammo? 
You've got the right to accumulate all of this fire power, are you, have you,  prepared for the consequences of a worst case scenario of accidental explosion/fire/theft/child or adult intrusion?.  [/quote]
Please don't confuse me with a true enthusiast. My puny collection of firearms and maybe 1200 rounds of total ammo (7 different calibers) is not particularly substantial compared with some folks I know. I will take your question in the spirit of lively and polite discussion. I live in a townhouse. My ammo is stored in a very nice gun safe with a decent fire rating. My 4-level townhouse was required by code to have a sprinkler system installed throughout all 4 levels. The house has an alarm that includes alert of fire. I would say that any first responders would be well-protected. I have a third grader. Neither she nor adult intruders will be able to get into my safe.

I appreciate your concern regarding fire. However, ammunition does not act quite the same when exposed to fire as it does when fired through the barrel of a firearm. A loaded firearm with a chambered round is much more of a threat in a fire. But, there are a lot of other household items that could also present problems for first responders. For example, propane tanks, gasoline tanks (e.g., cars in a garage, or stored for mowers), various flammable accelerants, etc. Even heavy safes on upper floors could pose a serious hazard by falling through one or more floors weakened by fire.

I am curious to know if you are personally familiar with actual instances of the "worst case scenario" of accidental explosion/fire? This is of more than passing interest to me as I am member of Fairfax County's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and I have been certified as an EMT. I believe that about one-third of US households report having at least one gun. Yet I don't recall hearing stories of first responders being injured or killed by ammo exploding due to fire. I'm not saying it hasn't happened....just that I haven't heard stories.[/quote]

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