22 ammo in further decline?
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Arik
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I never use Walmart as a comparison. In my area Walmart does not sell any guns or ammo and has not since about 1998. The one that does is about 40 miles away and is just kinda random. Sometimes it's 270 or 3006 other times it's 9mm and 17hmr
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It's been spotty, but I don't know if it's any different than it's been for the last year. WWs around here got Fed Auto Match 325's this week, and Fed 550's + Golden B 225's a couple of weeks ago. I'm fortunate to have 7 or 8 WW's within 10 miles or so. I've noticed that one ALWAYS has the ammo they're supposed to be getting in, while some of them NEVER have it. I've gotten several nice buys at that one, and I don't have to get up before dawn to do it. .22 is on the shelves at 10 AM or noon.
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And to think I gave up on that store. I went there one day the day they're supposed to get ammo, and asked when they put out the ammo. They said somewhere between noon and 5. Great, thanks for narrowing it down. I'll just hang out for that 5 hours. I wound up coming back around 3, and no sign of ammo. When I go to the Gander in Rogers around 10 AM on the day they're supposed to get ammo, they're usually stocking it like crazy.
My LGS/shooting range sent an email last week saying their suppliers expect the .22 shortage to last another 2 years as of now.
Very glad I was well stocked before all the madness began...
Very glad I was well stocked before all the madness began...
2 MORE YEARS????????????
Glad I was the squirrel that buried his nuts before the shortage.
Two years? Two... years? If U.S. producers can't get production up to meet demand, then hopefully overseas producers such as aguilla, Fiocchi, etc. will step up and ship in ammo.
There is no catching up when it comes to 22lr. Given the number of gun owners and the ever increasing number of gun owners that come into the hobby every day there is no way to catch up.
Consider this.
1,000 rounds per gun owner to shoot in one year.
= 100,000,000,000 rounds
given a production rate of 10 billion rounds a year which
That's ten years of production just to produce ammo for 1 year.
Granted I don't know the real number of people who shoot 22lr or the total production of 22lr but its at least its a starting point to understanding the problem.
Consider this.
1,000 rounds per gun owner to shoot in one year.
= 100,000,000,000 rounds
given a production rate of 10 billion rounds a year which
That's ten years of production just to produce ammo for 1 year.
Granted I don't know the real number of people who shoot 22lr or the total production of 22lr but its at least its a starting point to understanding the problem.
I have not seen 22 lr @ WM since Jan 2012. I am told : We had some yesterday, we had some this week, "It goes out when we get it"???, so no I have seen none, check different days, time, still to no avail. I guess I have not hit the " RIGHT DAY/TIME" in a year??? I still have 22lr, since I have only shot 5-6 lbs. Be Safe, MERRY CHRISTMAS
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Ive seen very little .22 at WM in the past couple months. When I do-its usually 22 short--or super expensive stuff im not interested in. Most likely, the scalpers got it all long before I get there..
There is some .22lr, just gotta be in the right place at the right time. The last 3 times I got any they were just stocking the shelves. Part of the problem is that some people think they need 25k rounds. You get even a small % of people doing that and the shortage becomes epidemic.
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I really don't believe "the scalpers" are buying most of the .22, at least not any more. Walmart price on a brick is around $25, and there's usually sales tax on that. Gunbroker price has dropped to around $45 on that brick, and there are fees on that. The numbers just don't make it worthwhile to line up before dawn at Walmart. Every one is buying .22 because every one owns a .22.
If the shortage continues for another 2 years or another 20 years, I'll be just fine (as long as it doesn't get any worse) I've been shooting around 700-800 rounds a month, and I can buy that without a lot of effort.
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Local wal-mart clerk said they get ammo every day. Sure couldn't proove that by me. Usually they have some ww white box 45acp or 40S&W and that's it. Methinks the gremlins are still getting up early and buying it all up. Last time I was there they had 3 value packs of 45acp and that was it for pistol ammo. Rifle ammo wasn't any better. Frank
My Wal-Mart gets two shipments of ammo a week and if they are lucky they get 10 bricks of 550 and maybe 2 large boxes that they sell as hundred packs. That's a lot of waiting around on the hope that you will snag a few bricks. What's worse is my wife works there and it doesn't help as I know the manager of sporting goods and he says if you are here you get to buy some if not you are out of luck.
I hope gun makers put pressue on the ammo makers to make more. I have been in a position to buy a couple different .22lr guns and just before I decide to go through with the purchase common sense stops me and makes me ask the clerk if the have ammo. So far they have said no and I back out of the deal.
I have about three bricks on hand but I am not going to buy a nice little gun and use it to burn up the ammo that I have when I am not sure that it can be easily replaced.
I sure hope this .22lr situation gets fixed soon.
Merry Christmas friends!
Jay
I have about three bricks on hand but I am not going to buy a nice little gun and use it to burn up the ammo that I have when I am not sure that it can be easily replaced.
I sure hope this .22lr situation gets fixed soon.
Merry Christmas friends!
Jay
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