I was going through some of my stash today and found some of these boxes of .22 Remington boxes of 100 round ammo. I know we will never see these prices again! I can tell you how old one box is since in 1995 the Joy store went out of business. Everything in the store was 50% off towards the end and I remember buying bricks of .22 and a whole case of .30-30 that I paid $50 for. I remember buying a box of fifty Winchester Wildcats for $.95, and that was BEFORE they started marking stuff down. I wish now I had bought every last box of .22 on the shelf.

The second box is maybe a few years newer and it has not even been opened, for $4.99 for a hundred. I have to go through and shoot up some of the older stuff when I go out again.

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Vaya con Dios

Hind sight is 20/20. Those were the days my friend,
we thought they'd never end. But they did.

The "new normal"

Ahhh the good ole days.

Good prices are still out there though (maybe not .03 a round). Most of the stuff I buy is .04-.05, which isn't bad.

Remember BEST Products, the catalog store?
When they went out of business, I bought ALL their handgun ammo from one location. Two shopping carts full. They priced the rimfire at the individual box price for an entire brick, then discounted it over 50%.
So, we're talking like .49 cents for a brick of 500.
Individual boxed centerfire was 80% off. I almost got the shelves, too, but had no means to transport them!

I have a different plan. I'm saving the older stuff and shooting the newer ammo. I believe the older ammo, particularly rimfire, is higher quality.
I have some Remington 9mm that is scary accurate in everything I use it in. I'm saving the little bit I have left because I have never been able to load anything that could touch it. If I ever have a need for super accurate 9mm, I still have a small stash.

Oh my that is outstanding.

I just shot a box of 50 that cost me 89¢. I can't even remember when I bought them. The price tag said JC Penney. I also have several boxes that cost $1.23. Those were the good old days.