model70hunter
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How come some inventive guy hasn't figured out how to reload 22 LR. If it happens there will be a run on lead crappie jigs at, walmart.
Yesterday, at the local Walmart, a new sign was posted. It limited the amount of 22 to three boxes of 50, or one box if it contained 100 or more. It was the first time I had seen a limit posted. Think it will help?
How come some inventive guy hasn't figured out how to reload 22 LR. If it happens there will be a run on lead crappie jigs at, walmart.
The only thing that will stop this is coordinated effort, nobody buys .22lr for a month. The manf's will freak and get real. Same would have worked for gasoline but only one or 2 days of not buying could have changed their tune. $50/bbl oil made action unnecessary. Joe
The availability of 22 ammo varies widely, in the eastern Pennsylvania area. Around Philadelphia 22 ammo is scarce and many times overpriced I recently stopped in a gun shop and they had bricks of no name 22's at $70.00 a brick. Big box stores don't get a lot of ammo and when they get it the product sells out quickly. Dicks Sporting Goods tell me that when they get bricks of 22's they break it open and sell the 50 round box's individually.
Change the area slightly and drive north past the Allentown area. Smaller gun shops and army navy stores have ammo to sell and prices that are affordable. You can get Federal 325 packs for $29.00. Bricks of 500, are sometime available and the price is always under $50.00. I have 7 grad kids so I never pass up 22's when I see them.
True, but you know that will never never happen.
Not as long as people feel compelled to buy it up the second it hits the shelves or websites even though they have already hoarded up a generous amount. I swear I think some people are just too obsessive compulsive for their own good. It's like they are just collecting 22LR. Or maybe it's just being a little too competitive. Or both.
I'm sorry but I have to disagree, I have not paid over .07 per round in the last 2 years and have found quite a bit for around .05 per round. Is it hard to find? Yes it is but it does show up at Wally World, Dick's and Cabela's. One recent purchase was a 222 pack of Winchester for $10.99 (4.9 cents per rnd) at Walmart. They had 3 boxes behind the counter, I had to ask. I could have bought all three but I picked up only one, figured it was good karma to leave some for another shooter. Another pick up was at Dick's and it was a 1400 round bucket for $69.99 (Once again, 4.9 pennies per round) and I split the bucket with my buddy. I have also purchased a number of 325 count Federal Auto Match for $16.99 (5.3 cents) at various retailers. It seems like the hardest to find is the 525 bulk packs of Federal Champion but I still have run across some at $22-26 per box.I think there is confusion over this long, over discussed topic. Yes there is a shortage if you are still thinking of .05 per round being the norm and being able to walk in to your local retailer and picking up a brick for $25. There is no shortage if you are willing to concede to those days being over and the new norm being .10 per round and found mostly online. I see it regularly on a site named NORTHERN FIREARMS on GB with free shipping in desirable brands such as CCI and Federal for .08 per round but you have to be willing to spend a little and buy 5000 rounds. You could always sell a little to your buddy's if that quantity is to much of an investment. I think it is safe to say that the manufacturer won this war, and yes it is over. Just go to a site like gunbot and compare the amount of .05 per round to even last year and it is practically nonexsistant. Good Luck
Midway is a joke when it comes to buying .22 ammo. The biggest problem is you are just one of tens of thousands that have signed up for for that notice. The second they get the notice they jump all over it. In case they miss it there are folks posting notices on sites like this which adds to the stampede.bbqbill51, I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE YOU ARE LIVING, BUT YOU BETTER NOT RELOCATE…..
I SIGNED ON FOR A NOTICE FROM MIDWAY, TO INFORM ME WHEN THEY HAD CCI MINI MAGS ON THE SHELVES. THEY SENT ME AN E-MAIL, AND I WENT TO THEIR SITE ABOUT 1/2 HOUR LATER. THE AMMO WAS ALREADY LISTED AS "OUT OF STOCK". WHAT A JOKE ! ! !