Stockpiling archery ammo
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From: Bou'bound
07-Jul-18
Roughly how many dozen usable arrows would you say you currently posses
52 arrows for me of which 23 are raw shafts
From: kentuckbowhnter
07-Jul-18
Couple dozen. Gave away a bunch to a youth archery group last year.
From: ahunter55
07-Jul-18
Finished, 4 Dz woods, Aluminums 10-1716s, 2 1/2 dz. 1913s, 1 dz. 2117s, 1dz 2216s, 1 dz 2219s, 1 1/2 dz 2213s. 2 Dz Carbons I just completed to give to my son for hs compound & 1/2 dz 2213s for his Stickbow. I have raw shafts, 18 woods, & roughly 2 dz assorted Carbons, Aluminums to refletch for myself & family. I'm sure there are others someplace. I also have at least 5-600 assorted die cut feather (2"3"4"). Assorted vanes sizes at least 1000. I build all the arrows for myself & family (8 shooting) . I'm always buying things when I see them on sale or a good buy. I know someone can use it.. I also give away things for new shooters, kids or less fortunate. Like older compounds, sights I get at a sale or other accessories. My family rarely needs something I don't already have.
From: Dale06
07-Jul-18
Three to four dozen. Found some Beeman Nightfall’s a few years back and bought a bunch of shafts. Have not bought since and not sure when I will. Gave a few dozen of my previous arrows and a bow to a nephew that’s just getting in to archery.
From: Buffalo1
07-Jul-18
A few !!
From: IdyllwildArcher
07-Jul-18
3 doz between compound and recurve, although I can shoot my recurve arrows through my compound.
From: Ron Niziolek
07-Jul-18
4 dozen +- for both compound and recurve.
From: White Falcon
07-Jul-18
Four dozen carbon and 4 dozen wood. Also one dozen wood flu-flu's.
From: drycreek
07-Jul-18
A little over two and a half dozen between hog arrows (Axis), and deer arrows (FMJs) finished. A dozen unfinished.
From: bowbender77
07-Jul-18
Stockpile.....what stockpile ? You sound like my wife. Just don't say anything about broadheads.
From: White Falcon
07-Jul-18
bowbender77, you win!
From: Ucsdryder
07-Jul-18
Bowbender, Reminds me of a story. Back in the day when I was doing a lot of waterfowl hunting I walked into Walmart in June and walked through the hunting section for no particular reason. They had all their steel shot on clearance for 5 dollars a box for 3.5” 12ga, mostly black cloud. I bought every box they had to the tune of 1700 dollars. 4 carts later they had a huddle at the register to decide if I was allowed to buy that much. They ended up letting me and I was escorted out to many dirt looks (california at the time). That ammo didn’t last as long as I imagined, but was probably my best hunting score!
From: kota-man
07-Jul-18
A “hundred and something”...;)
From: BOWNUT
07-Jul-18
Four dozen for compound two for recurve. I switched to Maxima Reds for this season so I have a bunch of Beeman ICS Camo Hunters 400 to get rid of or keep.
From: oldgoat
07-Jul-18
Not counting the arrows too short to shoot with my stick bows that are left over from when I shot compounds, I have over a dozen dozens perfectly shootable plus five dozen or more shafts that aren't fletched. But there's two shooters in the house and a lot of different bows that take different arrows.
From: Trial153
07-Jul-18
I have 5 dozen raw 390 ACCs prohunters and about two dozen cut and fletched, and I am worried that I might run out. Couple dozen raw 340 prohunters hunters. About 6 dozen BEA Rampages in 350 and 300 most are raw 1 dozen BEA 250 Rampages 3 dozen 300 BEA Spartans, 2 dozen Victory RIP in 350 raw 1 dozen raw Easton Hexx 330
And I keep wanting to buy more.
From: Tradmike
07-Jul-18
About 30 dozen or so, need arrows?
From: BOX CALL
07-Jul-18
I'd say maybe five dozen,different arrows for different bows.seven compounds stashed away too.
From: Bake
07-Jul-18
Only a couple dozen between compound and curve
Ucsdryer story reminded me of one. Acquaintance in high school talked Walmart checkout person into selling him 3 boxes of 50 tree steps for $1.99 each box. That’s what they were marked for each on the box. I talked him into selling me one box for $15.
Not that I condone that, but I took advantage of his need for a little gas money
From: Inshart
07-Jul-18
Holy crap you guys - that's unreal. Ha, laughing out loud.
From: HDE
07-Jul-18
Lots, how many not sure.
From: Bowboy
07-Jul-18
No wander I can never find my size you guys bought them up! :)
From: Thornton
08-Jul-18
$20 closeout! I've got plenty for my recurves and longbow for a while
From: Beendare
08-Jul-18
Well if you only have one bow....I cn see not having a pile of arrows.
But when you have 5 or 6 different setups both Stickbows and compounds....a man needs some arrows!
Easily 8 dozen here......
From: Brotsky
08-Jul-18
4 dozen between compound recurve and longbow
From: 'Ike' (Phone)
08-Jul-18
Approximately 4.5 dozen CarbonTech Whitetail 65/80’s and a dozen Rhino 55/80’s...About 18 Hunting arrows made up and ready to go...A dozen or so made up for practice at any given time...
From: Shawn
08-Jul-18
I have 3 dozen for my compounds and probably a couple hundred for my recurves and self bows. Shawn
From: PECO
08-Jul-18
I have a lot of arrows.
From: 12yards
08-Jul-18
15 Beman ICS Camo Hunters 340s 12 GT Hunter XT 340 13 Beman ICS Hunter/Cabelas Stalker Extremes 400s 12 XX75 Gamegetter II 2315s and a half dozen other various carbon arrows in 400 spine.
Funny you should ask this question. I was thinking of posting a similar thread after thinking I was getting to large of an arrow arsenal.
From: carcus
08-Jul-18
Holy crap, i thought i had a stockpile until i saw the pictures on this thread!
From: elkstabber
09-Jul-18
Wow! I had no idea how tight I am. I buy a dozen for my recurve and usually get about three years out of them. After every deer I have to refletch the feathers but that's it.
For my (new) compound I'm hoping to get several years out of a dozen but I understand that it's usually harder to find arrows from a compound because its so much harder to keep a visual on them.
Overall, counting some stragglers from previous years I guess that I have about 3 dozen arrows in my possession. I have multiple targets in my yard and shoot a couple of days every week of the year.
From: Babbling Bob
09-Jul-18
Only two dozen at any one time of any one size shaft and plenty of extra feathers, inserts etc. I often buy only a half dozen expensive shafts at a time, but do this constantly, so I will have plenty. Gone are the days when I bought 100 cedar shafts and dipped them so they would be ready for my hunting bow, and I used to run low on target shafts, so I now just keep buying a little at a time all the time like buying groceries, so I don't run out.
