22LR just keeps showing up on shelves

[ibewbull]

It took me 2 years to get a 325 pack at Fleet Farm.
I refuse to pay scalp prices and will NOT do , nor will I sell any for profit.
We are sometimes our own worst enemies. Plus the nutty rumors do not help!

 

[redlevel]

Just in case of what?

QUOTE]
Just in case I need it.

 

[alwslate]

I went grocery shopping this morning at my usual big box store that
has the usual super store features, lots of departments for one stop
shopping. Did my usual quick pass through the sporting goods area
and lo and behold they had a few boxes of 22 ammo on their usually
bare shelf. It was the first time I have seen a single box of 22s in
the store in more than two years. They had five of the Winchester
222 round bulk packs of LR HPs for 11.99 each. I bought three and
left two for someone else. I have quite a bit of 22 ammo but I
figured I better grab some anyway just in case it was a one time
occasion.

 

[redlevel]

I bought three and
left two for someone else. I have quite a bit of 22 ammo but I
figured I better grab some anyway just in case it was a one time
occasion.

YOU E-VILE HOARDER!!

 

[PatriotX]

Just in case I need it.

You never know when the 20-thousand-strong zombie squirrel horde might descend upon you.

 

[grunt68]

22 LR

Still pretty dry here in East Central Indiana. Good news is, the scalpers at the last gun show didn't sell any of their over-priced 22's all weekend! I still work M-F 7-3:30, so I can't be at Walmart every day to buy any of what comes in. Once in a while I get lucky and find a few boxes (50), would really like to find a few full bricks, but not at $60-$120 each! One of these days, maybe...

If you have a Dicks Sporting Goods Store, check on Mondays, Mine was selling 525 bricks for 29.99, one box only I stock up,
Had my son and girl friend go in and buy a brick each. did that until they ran out about 7 days in a row. I don't know why some stores can get it and others can't.

 

[Warren Sear]

I remember when you by 50 rounds for 50 cents.

What was your hourly wage at that time?

 

[TIMETRIPPER]

Two things: 1. As I stated above, hoarders and flippers are two different things. I am a hoarder. I have at least 20K rounds of .22lr "put back, just in case." My hoard ain't for sale.

2. You referred to "their ill-gotten booty." That would imply that they stole the ammo they are selling, or procured it through some other illegal method. They didn't. They bought it with the intention of selling it for a profit, WHICH IS THE AMERICAN WAY!!! Capitalism, don't cha know.

I'm reading that first thing and it took me back a couple decades... Redlevel, you devil you, hopefully you're not implying that you also have 20,000 lbs of sugar stored away in your basement!

John

 

[redlevel]

I'm reading that first thing and it took me back a couple decades... Redlevel, you devil you, hopefully you're not implying that you also have 20,000 lbs of sugar stored away in your basement!

John

We got too many ants to keep sugar that way, but I try to always have 400-500 lbs. of pool salt on hand.

Now I do remember when my old Granddaddy used to buy sugar in 50 lb bags. He said it was for Granny to put up peach and fig preserves, but I did hear him mumbling something about "sour mash down by the creek" one day.

 

[ladyT]

Just in case of what?

When you sell a 30-dollar brick of .22's for fifty dollars, that may qualify as capitalism. When you want one-hundred dollars, like some of the gun-show people do, it becomes greed and exploitation.

No. No one is making the buyer pay more than they are willing to pay for 22LR. It's not happening. I will tell you one thing. If you are not stocking up on reloading supplies, factory ammo AR's, 1911's and parts then you will be crying in another year or two. Now is the time to stock up.

 

[alwslate]

YOU E-VILE HOARDER!!

Naw, just like to have a decent stash put back. I've seen the
TV shows about hoarding and hoarding is when you have to
climb over because there's no room to walk through. I'm
nowhere near that point although the thought does have a
certain appeal. After reading about the 20,000 round count
personal stashes on here I realize I'm actually running a bit
low and so I'm gonna have to up the buying pace a little!

 

[woodsltc]

When you want one-hundred dollars, like some of the gun-show people do, it becomes greed and exploitation.

It's only exploitation if someone is "dumb enough" to pay that much for it.

Don

 

[PatriotX]

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It's only exploitation if someone is "dumb enough" to pay that much for it.

Don

YOU try telling a doe-eyed, eager-to-shoot child that you can't go shooting this weekend -- because Daddy wouldn't pony up an extra couple of twenties....


There's more of us who (sometimes) pay those prices than we may be willing to admit. My ammo fort is fine, but some may not be so fortunate.

 

[Comrad]

Northern NJ has .22LR, I picked up a Walther PPK/S and the LGS had plenty of ammo for me. When I questioned him about having it he said no problem. See NJ ain't so bad.

 

[smokindog]

There are worse things than telling a child no. I can't tell you the number of times I heard "NO, we can't afford it" growing up. Became a learning experience for me. Forced me to improve the lot I drew in life. Wouldn't have traded it for the world.

In fact, I still don't buy things until I can afford them. I drove my college beater for 5-6 years into my well paying post college job. End result, no car notes, no house notes, no debt, ... Do without, save, progress. Rant off.......

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YOU try telling a doe-eyed, eager-to-shoot child that you can't go shooting this weekend -- because Daddy wouldn't pony up an extra couple of twenties....


There's more of us who (sometimes) pay those prices than we may be willing to admit. My ammo fort is fine, but some may not be so fortunate.

 

[hoc9sw]

I made the Ark-La-Tex run this weekend, and started off bad. Only .22 of any sort was in Texarkana, Gander Mtn had 2 boxes of CCI minimag HP 300 rounds. I bought one (far too expensive, at $30 per tax). Girl checking me out said they had come out an hour before, about 50 boxes, so I was lucky, I guess.

1 Cabelas, 2 Gander Mtn, 2 Bass Pro, 4 WalMarts, 2 Academys,TWO 300 round boxes seen.

 

[Mike1647]

+1 to Gander Mountain

Was in town on a service call yesterday and stopped in GM to see what used revolvers might be lurking. None, but they did have a good selection of 22LR as well as shorts and longs. Haven't seen shorts or longs in a long time.

 

[PatriotX]

There are worse things than telling a child no. I can't tell you the number of times I heard "NO, we can't afford it" growing up. Became a learning experience for me. Forced me to improve the lot I drew in life. Wouldn't have traded it for the world.

In fact, I still don't buy things until I can afford them. I drove my college beater for 5-6 years into my well paying post college job. End result, no car notes, no house notes, no debt, ... Do without, save, progress. Rant off.......

I personally agree with you, no need for a rant.
Being the child of Depression-era parents, fiscal prudence and self-sufficiency was ingrained from the teat on.

I still think many folks who don't have a stash end up paying the vig. Wouldn't the neckbeard empire collapse otherwise ?

 

[smokindog]

My folks were born 1918/19.

Here I thought all these blame someone else jealousy threads about 22LR had finally run their course.

22LR has always been out there at a reasonable price. It just required more work than most were willing to put into it to obtain.

AND before anyone goes into the "same 5 at the store" and "I work harder then anyone else" and blah blah blah. I acquired a very nice setback during the past couple years while working 50+ hours per week on average and logging 50K+ airline miles each year. I just made it a priority and paid no more than $0.05 per round, usually less while all the hoarder/flipper/gouger/... threads were in full swing. I'd leave early for the airport and hit Walmarts, stop after touching down at 2AM, get up early on weekends, and a group of us all took care of each other. When I wasn't traveling I'd use lunch time and leave for work early. That said, I rarely made a "special trip" just for the purpose of 22LR.

Get off the net, get off you rear end, get some friends, and get some 22. It's that simple.

Sorry, and I don't mean you, but people whining about not having something others do REALLY irritates me

I personally agree with you, no need for a rant.
Being the child of Depression-era parents, fiscal prudence and self-sufficiency was ingrained from the teat on.

I still think many folks who don't have a stash end up paying the vig. Wouldn't the neckbeard empire collapse otherwise ?