Brick of .22 ammo

[NJM15]

After the last ----

After the last .22 shortage i stocked up said that would never happen again , well guess what it did and i now have about 5000 RDS of .22 diiferent brands including minis and stingers didn't hoard, this was after they were readily available again

 

[ColbyBruce]

Target bought out most of the Richway stores years ago. This box of cartridges has to be near thirty years old.

 

[GT_80]

Remington thunderbolts are absolute ****-really?

Last few bricks I bought had some light loads, but always went bang... Better than the last few boxes of winchester white box super x

 

[GT_80]

After the last .22 shortage i stocked up said that would never happen again , well guess what it did and i now have about 5000 RDS of .22 diiferent brands including minis and stingers didn't hoard, this was after they were readily available again

I have so much .22LR I can shoot a couple hundred rounds a weekend, and probably last till the end of this shortage...

I started buying right when the last shortage was ending- when bricks went from $50 down to 20-25, I bought a lot... I used to only have .22's and a 12 gauge as well, so I shot like 500 rounds every time I went to the range.

 

[wetdog1911]

Really ? I'm not sure what type of .22 ammo you usually purchase but I don't remember the last time I paid $19.99 per brick . I think the closest I've gotten to that price was CCI Stnd Velo at $24.99 per brick on sale .CCI Mini Mags around $40.00/500 . Most of what I shoot is considerably more ...SK Standard Plus $55.00 per brick & Lapua Center X at a round $115.00-$120.00 per brick and this at pre panic prices. I have no idea how much any of it would be now or if it's even available.
Fortunately I have enough .22 ammo in stock to last for some time.

Right around 20 years ago I actually paid less than $19/brick for SK Standard Plus as rebranded Wolf MT. This was from an Ad in the print SGN for $186/case, fresh from Germany. I had ordered a case. The boat arrived in Boston Harbor, but then sat there for 3 months waiting to be unloaded due to the Govt. slow walking the paperwork.

During that time the importer kept us updated as best he could. During that time we had a phone conversation and he asked if I would like to order a second case because the Goverment was not going to ease restrictions on future imports and this was here and only a matter of time before it was released. This made total sense along with my ammo funds being replenished. I added the second case. Also, at that time I was paying $25/brick of CCI SV at Dicks and the savings was considerable over the CCI SV (~$6/brick), plus, it out performed the CCI SV in my M41. A win-win in my eyes.

I just wonder how much the difficulty in importing the SK Standard Plus has played in the dramatic price rise over the past several years? Clearly it is superior ammo, but it is not Match grade and never made that claim.

*I* call it my "serious" plinking ammo and CCI SV is for when the kids want to blast stuff with the 10-22 and such.

I avoid bulk ammo at all times. The "juice isn't worth the squeeze" for junk ammo IMO.

Rob

 

[ruger 22]

I just got 2 boxes of 100each CCI Standard vel for $10. per box at my local gunshop. He is limiting each customer to two. He is also out of ammo most of the time. Another shop in my area is asking $10.99 for a box of 50 Winchesters and has plenty left. Most of my shooting friends no longer go there due to their pricing practices.

 

[germansheperd]

Target bought out most of the Richway stores years ago. This box of cartridges has to be near thirty years old.

Appears to me to be dated Feb. 4, 1969

 

[Univibe]

During the slump Target Sports USA was giving free shipping on cases of 22LR. I felt silly running up my credit card bill. Now I'm sitting on 25,000 rounds plus, and not feeling silly.

 

[jughed440]

During the slump Target Sports USA was giving free shipping on cases of 22LR. I felt silly running up my credit card bill. Now I'm sitting on 25,000 rounds plus, and not feeling silly.

Excellent!!!

Glad for you that you don't have to pay those ridiculous prices for .22. "Hoarding" is good.

 

[kenjen]

my son won a 22 off of sportsman supply in butler pa. gun broker site. when he went to pick it up they asked if he needed any 22's. ''$159.00'' a brick, said that was the going price on line. if this wave of prices keep up we the shooting community will destroy our sport ourselves...

 

[germansheperd]

my son won a 22 off of sportsman supply in butler pa. gun broker site. when he went to pick it up they asked if he needed any 22's. ''$159.00'' a brick, said that was the going price on line. if this wave of prices keep up we the shooting community will destroy our sport ourselves...

Ding, Ding, Ding........That's what they are banking on. Remember they can't really take your guns away from you. What they can do is make is hard, miserable, and extremely expensive so you are discouraged.

 

[Alton]

Talking to my father in law when he was a boy 80+ years ago his father would buy 3 shot gun shells and 5 - 22 shells from the general store. He would bait doves and wait for ten or more to get on a pile before shooting one shot getting a meal of doves. And you didn't miss when shooting at rabbits.

 

[sodacan]

I just bought a bucket of Remington Golden Bullets (1400 rounds)from a local, private seller for $0.07 per round. Felt like I hit the jackpot.

 

[Revoman]

Anyone charging more than $19.99 for 500 22lr of ANY kind needs to be shunned.
Price gouging cannot be rewarded.

I think you are correct, I take 5 bricks the cheapest way you can ship it. Thanks for a good deal.

 

[Bucher33]

Picked up a brick of Armscor 36GR HV HP 22LR at my local Dunhams the other day. 34.99

 

[smoothshooter]

I bought my first gun in the mid-1970's and have seen this game played ever since. I learned long ago to stock up when prices are low, so you're not desperate at times like these.

I know some people think things will only get worse in the future. My ammo prediction: In 2-3 years, prices will be back down close to historical average (adjusted for inflation).

Pull my post up in 2023-4 and tell me how my crystal ball did.

I predict prices may drop a little bit from where they are now, but will still be at least double in price compared to what they were 2 years ago ( not counting inflation, which is getting ready to take off ).
I think availability will be a problem for the foreseeable future because one or more ammo companies will be forced out of business.

 

[kenjen]

Ding, Ding, Ding........That's what they are banking on. Remember they can't really take your guns away from you. What they can do is make is hard, miserable, and extremely expensive so you are discouraged.

WE as ammo buyers are doing this to ourselves. I can't under stand why some one would pay 10 times the cost for something that is temporary out of stock, Now because of this feeding frenzy, in the future the cost of a brick of 22 will be $50 or more.

 

[germansheperd]

WE as ammo buyers are doing this to ourselves. I can't under stand why some one would pay 10 times the cost for something that is temporary out of stock, Now because of this feeding frenzy, in the future the cost of a brick of 22 will be $50 or more.

Every brick or 500 bulk pack of .22LR was $100 on every table at the gun show this morning. I thought it must've been a conspiracy lol.
I don't believe its going to be $50 anymore.