Why Can’t I Find .22 LR Ammunition?!?!?

shakyshoot said:
It's $7.99/100, but Cabela's price is still $23.99 on a 525 brick of Golden Bullets, at least last time they had them, which as far as I know was 4/28. They have raised a few prices lately, but that's not one of them. Their Federal 2100 rd can went from $99.99 to $124.99. I ordered one at the new higher price 3 days ago, and it went straight to backorder.
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Federal makes a 2100 round can of 22r?
 
ChattanoogaPhil said:
It's actually going up at some big box stores. Earlier today Cabela's was advertising Rem GB for $8/100 :eek: ... and they are now sold out.:rolleyes:
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I saw that... no thanks. Just picked up 3 100 round boxes of 40 gr. CCI Minimag at Walmart for $6.47 a box. No line this morning, I was the only one there.

Ran to Academy...no bulk boxes.
 
I was at a local gun show yesterday. HV bulk pack like Federal and Rem was priced $45-$70. I didn't see anyone buying. However, I did overhear more than one conversation muttering about prices. There is a lot of animosity and resentment out there.
 
22 LR ammo is real scarce up here in Northwestern Oregon, has been
for at least 1 1/2 years.

I am 63 years old and never seen a .22 lr ammo shortage like this.

The problem is not hoarding it is 'Math". You now have in the U.S.
millions and millions more .22 lr owners than even 2 or 3 years ago.

The .22 lr ammo production has not increased to meet that demand.

Also the 4 million rounds a day of .22 lr ammo that CCI makes does not
all go to the US. There are other countries in the world that I am sure
they export their ammo to.

Same supply more demand = shortage, high, really high prices...
 
ChattanoogaPhil said:
I was at a local gun show yesterday. HV bulk pack like Federal and Rem was priced $45-$70. I didn't see anyone buying. However, I did overhear more than one conversation muttering about prices. There is a lot of animosity and resentment out there.
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The time where 22lr could be had for a few pennies is gone. There is simply a lack of production capacity when it comes to 22lr and that results in a shortage with resultant higher prices. You have ammo allocation from the manufactures and distributors. Distributors selling to the highest bidder which rasies cost to retailers and LGS's. You have to ask yourself why do all of these websites selling 22lr seem to be awash in 22lr yet supplies to your area are slim to none at your local providers.

Now if you think 22lr is in short supply try finding 22mag.
 
It's at the gun show!

I just got back from the Tanner show in Denver, and, holy cow, I haven't seen that much 22lr on offer for ages.

Bulk packs and bricks galore, a wide variety of flavors and prices. The hardcore resellers at the show seem to be encountering a lot of price resistance (yay!).

LadyT you are spot on about 22WMR tho, none to be had. I usually see some for $25/50 but not today. I guess my 351pd has to stay put away for now. :(
 
True. Its a win-win situation. Sell the ammo for a profit or shoot it. I don't see a losing side to such an endevour.
 
It's simple supply and demand, Econ 101. If Wal Mart raised their price to match that of the gougers selling at the gun shows we wouldn't see the old geezers lining up every morning to buy them out.
Now.. I'm seeing 17 HMR more often than 22 most places I go from $15 -17 per 100 ct box. Makes me think maybe I oughta get me one of those nice Savage bolt actions to do my plinking.
John
 
If I owned a store I would keep a database listing the amount, names & dates of purchase for .22 ammo. I would inform my customers that there is a 1 brick limit per month...which I could easily track with the database.
Easy to do yet no one I know of does it.
 
Backlighting said:
If I owned a store I would keep a database listing the amount, names & dates of purchase for .22 ammo. I would inform my customers that there is a 1 brick limit per month...which I could easily track with the database.
Easy to do yet no one I know of does it.
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I would stop coming to your store, along with a lot of other shooters I know.
 
Backlighting said:
If I owned a store I would keep a database listing the amount, names & dates of purchase for .22 ammo. I would inform my customers that there is a 1 brick limit per month...which I could easily track with the database.
Easy to do yet no one I know of does it.
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Seems like you have changed your view from what you posted in post #7.

And like indie_rocker said, folks would stop coming to your store. Suggesting any type of registration with gun owners is the perfect way to lose business.
 
In the gun business that is the fast lane to bankruptcy.
 
TIMETRIPPER said:
It's simple supply and demand, Econ 101. If Wal Mart raised their price to match that of the gougers selling at the gun shows we wouldn't see the old geezers lining up every morning to buy them out.
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You kinda got that backwards. If geezers buying ammo at gun shows would quit paying the secondary market price of 22LR, the demand would ease up and the price would go down.

Demand determines price. <----- (That's a period):cool:
 
blujax01 said:
You kinda got that backwards. If geezers buying ammo at gun shows would quit paying the secondary market price of 22LR, the demand would ease up and the price would go down.

Demand determines price. <----- (That's a period):cool:
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No, he has it right... if retail prices were raised to create equilibrium in the market, there would be no secondary market. Demand does determine price, and right now it appears that demand is higher than the retail market can keep up with, so that retail price should go up to curb demand.

I'll buy .22lr all day long at $.06 or less per round, depending on brand, from Walmart and Cabela's. Raise that to $.10 per round, and my buying would slow down.

If I am reselling ammo that I bought for $29.00 a brick for $50, and you just raised my cost (retail)to $50, it is no longer worth my time or effort, thus taking resellers out of the market, decreasing demand.
 
You are not going to take resellers out of the market as not everyone has access to to a Walmart or similar sporting goods establishment.
 
Remember not every walmart carries ammo and there are a lot of blank spces out here in the SW and W.

I'm happy and lucky to have an Academy nearby that I have to drive by when traveling east and its close enough so a quick run to check out what they have isn't a problem. My local walmart is a mess though and seldom has ammo in any caliber so Academy is it. I got 2 boxes of CCI SV today which isn't much but hey it could have been worse.
 
Hello everyone, i was gettin a lil curious of the 22 lr ammo shortage so i checked out a website and only one website that i have posted guns and accessories for sale on before. For the u.s. search there was over 10,000 rounds of 22lr ammo on the first page of around 10 postings. And thats just 1 page. I agree what was said earlier. If people would stop paying $50 a brick it would all end. As long as they pay, the sellers will keep buying it for reselling. I personally see no need to pay even $35 for a brick of 22 lr let alone $30. I dont need to shoot my 22's that bad. In my opinion paying 10 cents and above a round is just rediculous. Especially when i can shoot 38 specials for 10 cents. Just my opinion.
 
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