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Originally Posted by gizamo
For the life of me, I cannot figure why it has become so pricey. It's not much more then a .22 LR. Still uses a rimfire cartridge. So why does a box of 50 cost as much as Bulk .22 LR ?
giz
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I think that any ammo loaded in as large quantities as .22 LR will be less expensive. Annual domestic production of rimfire ammunition is in excess of 2 billion and a trip to WalMart or anywhere it is sold will demonstrate how much of that is .22 LR. The factories have the same operating costs (salaries, electricity, etc., etc.) to load everything, so items that sell more are produced in larger quantities, which drives the cost/item down.
Another good example is .410. With so much less in materials, it would seem that they should be less expensive than 12 or 20 gauge. The opposite is true since there is much less demand, therefore fewer are manufactured and cost/item is higher.