Originally Posted by Pef

There aren't any good prices now. Before the panic I was paying about 3.5 cents a round (usually 169.99 for 5,250 rounds of Federal bulk). That was about the cheapest.

From about January until recently .22 ammo was rarer than Hen's teeth. Now it's just as rare as Hen's teeth.

It's going to be tough to "Stock up" unless you want to pay a premium. I think the prices will return to close to pre-panic, but right now they are artificially inflated. But I fear that once the panic is gone, the new normal will likely be about 4.5 cents a round for the cheapest bulk.

And I bet some think that estimate is Pollyannish.