gun cotton is a tadd more complex than that it is far more than a simple mixture of two acids soaking in cellulose. I will not go into details due to the possibility of misuse.

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Depends on the firearms you are holding.

5000 rounds gives you 13.7 rounds per day for 1 year. So, figure out your average rounds per day (including target shooting, setting scopes, training new shooters, etc) and factor how many years you want to plan for.

Note that even good rounds kept in dry conditions are going to loose quality and reliability over time. When I first got my .32, it had some rounds with it (around 1910-5) and they smoked out as often as fired clean.

For your handgun, a single box of 50 rounds should last you a lifetime. You are very unlikely to survive enough close call situations to go through 50.

For long term sniping, training, and light hunting, a .22 is king, and you likely cannot stock too much .22 ammo. You want to have so much that you don't have to worry about rationing it when it comes to sniping Zed or taking pot shots at yummy squirrels at range.

For your big gun (long rang, high power, anti-raider and big game) you also want as much as you will reasonable use within 50 years (this will vary based on local population, game, and raiders). A few thousand, however, will likely carry you.

The real deal is shotgun shells. You will never have enough of them. They are the easiest shells on earth to use (little training), reload (with hand tools in almost any garage), and find (everywhere).

Sure, there are lots of .223 in law enforcement - but how many of those will be burned out before the cops are overrun. Shells, however, will still be sitting in the bandoleers of every cop.

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Necrolocked.

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