Myself and several other friends have not seen a single 22 shell at the local Walmart for over 2 years now. Three weeks ago I went into Walmart and did my usual quick review of ammo and discovered 22 LR in packs of 50 in CCI and packs of 100 in Remington. Two weeks ago, Winchester 22 magnums joined the 22 LR, but at $15+ each, unfortunately. This week all of the above was joined by 100 packs of CCI in 22 LR. The CCI 100 packs are $7.67 and the Remington are even cheaper.
There are several thousand rounds of 22 ammo in the store and the stock does not seem to be dwindling.
I will be stopping at the gas station later today to buy the jackpot winning PowerBall ticket. I am expecting to see Bigfoot on the way there.