22Lr and other ammo shortages

[mbliss57]

I am officially declaring myself an ammo shortage conspiracy theorist. I can no longer believe that the ammo pipeline has been sucked so dry that even after or going on a month there are not signs of a recovery, That goes for mags too.. from stores to internet suppliers that would have them in quantities to be at normal prices. No BX 25 mags in a month? Even directly from Ruger...?
There is just something wrong about all this...I smell something that stinks.

 

[Joe A.]

I would say this is the worst shortage since WW2. Not just firearms and ammo,but even holsters and other accessories.

 

[Smitty357]

This is why we constantly preach to the newer guys about buying ammo as often as u can afford to. I've made it a habit for the past few years to purchase some ammo weekly. When i find it on sale, i purchase a little more. I will bring my lunch to work, just so I can have extra money to buy ammo at the end of the week.

My point is, there is nothing wrong with buying ammo from time to time, even if u dont need it at the moment. Because when times like this come around, u'll be good to go and wont have to risk spending 4x's the amount of money on ammo @ market price.

I always tell my ole lady that no matter what, someday my ammo will get used. So its not like im spending money and never using what i bought. I'll either bring it to the range from time to time, or i'll have it for when the SHTF. Either way it goes, its money well spent.

 

[crofoot629]

It's no worse than 4 years ago.

And there's no shortage at my house.

Emory

 

[Smitty357]

It's no worse than 4 years ago.

And there's no shortage at my house.

Emory

Exactly my point......very well said brotha.

 

[37airweight]

The only ammo around me is 17hmr, 45 acp and 30-06. Everything else has been empty since re-election

 

[silentflyer]

Gun Shows have had little or no ammo for the last month, at least the last 3 I went to, the 1st one guys had 2 wheel carts hauling it out the door, picked clean in a couple of hours.

 

[richeyo2]

I've been buying something every week for a few years or at least trying to if finances allowed. I could usually swing a box of something at least & have built up a decent stock except for .22lr.

I never imagined a .22 shortage it was always everywhere.

 

[05CarbonDRZ]

SGammo.com sold 180 5000rd cases of CCI 22LR in 30 minutes!! Thats almost a million 22LR rounds gone in half an hour.They where selling them for $32/500 they used to be $19/500.

 

[Grayfox]

I've been to two gun shows the last two weekends. People are buying anything and everything. Especially ammo. The stuff is selling by the case. Dealers are selling completely out. Reloading supplies are also selling out. Right now there are no small pistol or small rifle primers to be found anywhere.
I went through 94 and 08. This is far worse. Estimates of up to two years before supplies get caught up.
Its no conspiracy, its a full blown panic.

 

[Smitty357]

.45 ACP is the way to go. Its all over the shelves down here. Including Bass Pro and Academy. Just remember this for the next time **** like this starts to happen.

 

[beemerphile]

.45 ACP is the way to go. Its all over the shelves down here. Including Bass Pro and Academy. Just remember this for the next time **** like this starts to happen.

Next time it may be different. Pays to have a gun or two in each major caliber. Click all the boxes. Could be next time all you can get is 10mm, er sumptin.

 

[dg101win]

A couple of days ago a co-worker stopped at the local gun shop. They had just got in some 40cal and 45acp. He bought a case of 40cal for something like $170+tax. So some is leaking through and the shop is not gouging.

 

[littleriver1]

ammo shortage conspiracy theorist? It almost looks like some one is arming them selfs. What ever could cause that? May need to cut back on range time and save it for something else.

 

[shocker]

'Men think in herds, they go mad in herds, and they only recover their senses slowly, one by one.'
Charles Mackay Extraordinary Popular Delusions, The Madness of Crowds

100 rd. 22lr packs of the better quality brands are returning to the shelves in the local stores. Bulk is still hard to find.

 

[mbliss57]

I am a firm believer in diversity. I have plenty in .22LR, 380, .38 spl, .357 mag, .9mm. 45acp ,10mm, and 44 magnum. AS well as .223 and 7.62. I started the thread. I did not say I was short. Just that I am in shops almost daily and there is just nothing out there. Maybe it's panic buying...maybe something else

 

[beemerphile]

There does not appear to be a shortage of twenty cent .22LR rounds, just the four cent ones.

 

[Smitty357]

I'm not going back to the range until everything settles. In this case, i should say. I'm not going back to the range until gas prices go back below $2.00 a gallon.

 

[Loader.]

Next time it may be different. Pays to have a gun or two in each major caliber. Click all the boxes. Could be next time all you can get is 10mm, er sumptin.

Very true. My last trip out looking for a synthetic stock, I noticed that the only thing on the shelves were .40 S&W

 

[gregintenn]

Last night, a 550 round box or WalMart Federal 22 cartridges sold on Gunbroker for $84 + $20 shipping.

How crazy is this going to get before it gets better? The shipping charge alone is more than the retail price of the ammo.