I'll add the book to my amazon list, thank you. While no single round is a guarantee of ending a threat would you agree that the odds of requiring a 7+1, side saddle, and butt cuff is gecko45 level ridiculous to stop a threat? While one member here has done some warzone room clearing with a gauge and might have actually needed that much, at what point does ammo carriage become ridiculous for our given task whatever that may be? I get the what ifs, but for me the statistics inform or give depth to my choices. Somewhere there is a line of reasonably prepared for most issues with liklihood of need vs prepared for everything to the ignorance of reality.
For me, and others may differ of course, in the type of hunting I do or defense I draw the line at whats in the gun plus a butt cuff or side saddle. It seems like fantasy SHTF stuff for me to picture needing more to batter turkeys or defend my home. Possible, but highly improbable. I could see needing more if duck hunting or playing more clay pigeon games... but I wouldn't likely carry all the ammo on the gun in either case.
If I should adjust my ideas of what's reasonable, I'm open to that.