.22 LR Shortage Is Over - NO WAY ! !

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

I would just like it to get back to where you can go to a store and expect to find .22 there rather than have to be called by people "quick get here there is some"
The old days, you needed some you went and bought some, now it is have the spy's out there.

 

[riderskate]

Here at the wally in Mass I was talking to a clerk and the guys who are showing up daily are actually working for several dealers who do gun shows where they can sell the $26 brick from wally's at the show for $75

They are the ones who ruin it for everyone. Price gouging A-Holes.

 

[bbqbob51]

I would think that the moment the U.S. Senate switched hands that the price of .22lr would automatically be 60% cheaper and the shelves would be full.

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

They WERE last night!!! Went to Wally's and the bricks of 500 were $9.96 just like the old days!!! I bought 15! No limit no lines!

Then I saw myself in the display case I had brown hair, that was a clue I was having a nightmare!

I woke up to gray hair, overweight and no .22

 

[bbqbob51]

They are the ones who ruin it for everyone. Price gouging A-Holes.

I Hate to keep beating a dead horse but all it would take is for everyone (and I mean everyone!) would just stop buying from these jerks for one or two months. I realize that it's hard to resist if you are truly out of .22LR but for most part I get the feeling that those who are and have been overpaying are no where near zero when it comes to their personal inventory.
No matter what, just stop buying at these inflated prices and they will get stuck with their inventory. It's simple supply and demand and in no time we will be able to saunter into our local Wally World or gun shop and pick up a brick on the way to the range.
Another thing are the online threads on sites like this where shooters lurk and wait for someone to post when ammo is in stock somewhere. I will admit I have been guilty of taking advantage of them. Problem is when you see something available at an online retailer it only lasts a few minutes because thousands pounce immediately and buy the maximum. Before the the shortage people only bought what they shoot and not hoard enough to last them decades.

 

[Majorlk]

That last statement is purely opinion and not supported by facts. The casual shooter may have done this, but active shooters have always bought for future needs as well as current.

For the last 20 years I have always bought by the case and never had less than a full case in reserve at any given time - most of the time two cases, until this current madness started. I'm glad I bought four cases just before the bottom dropped out.

 

[coltle6920]

Aside from buying ammo at a gun show or out of the trunk of someone's car I cannot say anything about the high prices we see for 22LR.

Now if someone could somehow get ahold of purchasing invoices from one or more of the big online retailers and prove we are being raked over the coals then I would agree that we should stop buying 22LR until prices come down or stabilize.

Places that offer 22LR at the old prices could very well be selling at a loss hoping to draw customers in to buy other products.

If I was a retailer selling 22LR at an honest markup and people refused to pay that price it wouldn't bother me one bit.Ammo isn't going to rot if it sits there and I wouldn't have to listen to the constant barrage of whining about purchase limits or out of stock.

We know that people are abusing the system by buying up large quantities of 22LR and selling at obscene profits but what percentage of the entire marketplace does that entail.

A rumor (or conspiracy) remains just that until it is proven to be true.

These are just my random thoughts on the subject.I'm not on drugs and didn't just step off of the banana boat.

Finally I must add...There is no 22LR shortage! If you can't find any you aren't looking hard enough.The whole argument should be solely about price and not about availability.

 

[lethe]

I have no trouble finding it, but i refuse to pay the ridiculous prices. One day i may have to but for now i'm holding off.

 

[bbqbob51]

That last statement is purely opinion and not supported by facts. The casual shooter may have done this, but active shooters have always bought for future needs as well as current.

For the last 20 years I have always bought by the case and never had less than a full case in reserve at any given time - most of the time two cases, until this current madness started. I'm glad I bought four cases just before the bottom dropped out.

Majorlk,
I stand by my statement. Of course shooters be them casual or active (whatever each of those terms means) buy for their needs. I am acquainted with many shooters and my stock of somewhere around 5000 rounds of .22lr is the more than any of them on hand. Most of them only had a few bricks hanging around even though I would consider them pretty enthusiastic shooters. When we go out and shoot which is nearly every week, sometimes more, we each burn through 200-300 of 22lr rounds each. I should add that we shoot other calibers during each session.
If their usage is 1000 rounds per month they used to be able to go pick up a brick or two to replenish their inventory. This is the way it should be for crying out loud. No one begrudges you (or me for that matter) for keeping a case or two ahead. I usually would stock up when ammo was on sale (Remember $10 bricks?) which would be on a regular basis and that kept me ahead. I can't do that now. What I think is ridiculous are those who claim they have 80-100,000 rounds stockpiled and they claim they are still buying. They need to calm down.

 

[W.E.G.]

When you are walking from your car to the store, this is a sure sign that the neckbeard is already ahead of you in line.

 

[Skeet 028]

Well I just picked up a case...Feds. but they were 33.95 a brick. Now that the companies realize we will pay that much..this is the new price. That's what happed to primers...powder too. Primers were 13 bucks when the first shortage happened. Afterwards they were 19.. Now Cabela's sell 'em for 35-45 locally Scheels too. Local Mt gun shows are 27-30. This shortage is not over. I buy powder primers and ammo from a Wholesale concern back east. The owner is a friend. He told me a few days ago he is getting approx. 10 to 12 % of what he orders in the reloading supplies lines...ammo is not much better. I do some gun shows and just can't in good conscience sell 22's for what some do. Some powders just aren't available like they were a couple years ago..some like 4759 PB 7625 have been discontinued. Unique has been non existent locally for quite awhile...esp in the large kegs. But 22s?? I truly think they are a hoarding problem

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Yesterday, I bought 2 - 50 round boxes of CCI at the Kirkland AFB BX.
The clerk lady there told me they get small amounts , like 10, of the big boxes almost daily.
The sell out in just a few minutes. Limit 2 per customer.

 

[just jim]

No 22 on our store shelves here, it's been two years since we have had any. Quite a change huh?

 

[mooneyb123]

Well I just picked up a case...Feds. but they were 33.95 a brick. Now that the companies realize we will pay that much..this is the new price. That's what happed to primers...powder too. Primers were 13 bucks when the first shortage happened. Afterwards they were 19.. Now Cabela's sell 'em for 35-45 locally Scheels too. Local Mt gun shows are 27-30. This shortage is not over. I buy powder primers and ammo from a Wholesale concern back east. The owner is a friend. He told me a few days ago he is getting approx. 10 to 12 % of what he orders in the reloading supplies lines...ammo is not much better. I do some gun shows and just can't in good conscience sell 22's for what some do. Some powders just aren't available like they were a couple years ago..some like 4759 PB 7625 have been discontinued. Unique has been non existent locally for quite awhile...esp in the large kegs. But 22s?? I truly think they are a hoarding problem

I truly don't want to sound like a punk here. I am not trying to be critical. But don't pay that much. If you do a little research you can find 22 ammo cheaper than that. Use gunbot.net, wikiarms alerts, learn how to use the Walmart app.

 

[NYlakesider]

I have a bit of .22 on hand and tend to do my ammo purchases at real gun shops. With that said we have 4 wallyworlds all about 25 miles from where I live and the wife does do some grocery shopping there. ANY time I (and my sons) have been to any of the stores I have not see any .22 LR ammo in stock in at least a year.

We go at different time’s different days and nothing. Popular handgun rounds are iffy at best also. From what I see unless you getting bird shot or hunting type center fire rifle ammo you’re just wasting your time looking at our 4 wallyworlds.

 

[Majorlk]

What I think is ridiculous are those who claim they have 80-100,000 rounds stockpiled and they claim they are still buying. They need to calm down.

I've never met a shooter who makes this claim, although I'll take your word for it that they exist. My response ... so what? If my local gun store was still selling by the case, I'd have another three or four cases to go with the three I currently have. As far as I am concerned, anything less than 10k of .22 LR is running low.

Back in the late 70s and early 80s I was shooting in the neighborhood of 1k a week. Now it's much less, but I still go through your 1k a month, for the most part.

My feeling is, and always has been, it's no one else's business how much ammo I buy.

 

[coltle6920]

I want to apologize for being curt in the past to people who continue to say that they can't find 22LR. After doing some quick research I can only assume that buying ammo online is a complete no-no for some people here.

I'm sitting on a stash of 22LR because I buy way more than I'll ever shoot.When I reached 1000 posts I wanted to do a karma and give away some ammo.With all of the different laws regarding buying ammo in different States I didn't think it would be fair to exclude people from the offer.

I don't want to get involved shipping to an FFL or asking for permits or cards from people.You know who you are.I might just be misinformed about the subject.

If I'm totally confused on this issue maybe someone here will set me straight.I don't want any ammo being confiscated by the wrong people.

Any thoughts on this??

 

[robkarrob]

I agree that I can buy/purchase 22LR everyday. If I want to spend .15 cents, including delivery fees, it can be found on an hourly basis on Gunbroker.com. But I will not overpay and that is why I complain because I don't want to pay .10-.15 cents a round for what I should be able to get for .04 to .05 cents a round. I have no other sporting goods outlets close to my home, other than the small independent shops and Walmarts. My complaint is up until two months ago, I was able to check the Walmart App and they would get some 22LR in a few stores, within a half hour drive. There are 9 Walmarts within a half hour to 40 minute drive from my house. I was able to buy the 3 box limit on some quantity of bulk 22LR, sized 225 to 555 rounds, at least once every few weeks. But for the past two months there has only been a couple of days any bulk has showed up, and it was the smallest quantity of 225 rounds, and was gone by the time I got there. For the last several years, the Walmarts in my area have always had 22LR, and their prices have remained steady for the last year. So I am now going into my third month and the local Walmarts haven't got any 22LR bulk in. They have had the 50 rounds boxes, but I will not drive all over for a 3 box limit for 150 rounds of 22LR. With the price of fuel, I would be spending more than .15 cents a round.

Bob

 

[RussellD]

Cheer up Walmart shoppers. Walmart is preparing to use .22 ammo as a Black Friday teaser item. This sale is a marketing genius designed to lure men into the store for Black Friday sales.

Other retailers did it last year and it worked...

Pace your self and prepare to dive into masses to fight it out....Let me know who wins in the battle of the neck beards

 

[GWK4667]

Sure if there was a Cabellas, or other sporting goods store close by. But Cabellas online has a one box limit and unless you can get a high quantity bulk box, with shipping the price becomes too high. So all I have is Walmart (worlds largest gun dealer) and Dick's Sporting Goods, which is basically useless for ammo and especially 22 LR. The local Gun Shops and Gun Shows are price gouging or just don't have any. Gunbroker prices are still too high for 22 LR, although most other calibers of handgun or rifle ammunition can be found at decent prices. That still leaves me Walmart, and the stores in my area are just not getting any bulk in.

Bob

Our local Dick's has 2,000 round ammo boxes for $122.00 - - - about $0.06 per round, have to take the wife out to dinner so she can get a box as well.