22LR just keeps showing up on shelves

[Beachblaster]

Here in sunny SoCal I am seeing a lot more variety of .22 lr on the shelves. I like CCI standard velocity and it is way easier to find now. I have a good pal who is an LEO for our county. He has just over 20,000 rounds of .22 stashed away so I have never experienced a shortage myself. Every time I raid his pile, I tell him I am keeping him from showing up on that strange ''Hoarders'' reality show. His goal is 50,000 rounds stashed away. It is good to have goals, I guess.

 

[Old cop]

It may be time to dust off my Model 18!

 

[The Norseman]

22lr on store shelves

I was fortunate again, 22lr just keeps showing up on the shelves.

I just don’t know what the Scalpers are going to do with all their
high prices ammo.

Arrived Walmart about noon Saturday to pick up a few things,
wondered over to Sporting Goods, and found these.

I shot up the other box from Cabela’s. I’m still up in the air about these.
They leaded up my 1956 Ruger 22lr Single Six, top strap above cylinder
gap and front of cylinder mouths.

My S&W 22lr Model 617-1 6-shot 4"bbl, leads at the top strap above
cylinder gap and cylinder appears ok.

After tax, 6 cents/round. Threw them in the closet with the rest.

 

[madracr07]

Bass Pro was out yesterday here, and there was guy mad because they sold him a rifle, and no ammo. He said they should of told him how hard it was to keep ammo in stock.
Today while at the range, a woman who had to be in her 70's came in and they had 8 boxes for her. So I bought 2 boxes of Winchester hollow point, for my rifle. They were $13.00 a box.
They said they have plenty right now.

 

[Engineer1911]

On 4-18 the Greenville, SC gun show was overflowing with 500 round bricks of 22 LR for $50 to $65 per brick. Go news -- not any buyers at that price.

 

[The Norseman]

22lr

Last week had to make a quick stop at Cabela's to check on something, after work (5:30pm).
Walked pass the 22lr ammo, and got these.

Cabela's must be putting out 22lr at different times now,
so the scalpers don't get them before everyone else.

.05 cents/round. Six boxes were remaining, no one even looking, or asking about 22lrs.

The previous week stopped at Walmart found a Federal 325 box, sorry no picture.

 

[John R]

I checked just about every Wal-Mart between Michigan and Texas while on a trip last week, all I found was a couple 50 round boxes in Arkansas.
Haven't seen any in Michigan in a couple of years.

 

[Ranger17]

since a new Cabelas opened nearby a couple weeks ago (10 min drive, that could be trouble lol), ammo has been a little easier to get for the .22.
They have had something on the shelf each time i've wandered thru, and actually (coincidence? i think not) our local Gander has lately been keeping it on their shelf as well. The other day, they had everything from cheap Winchester and Federal bulk boxes to mini-mags. Still a limit, but the idea of even seeing something on the shelf feels like a positive. And for me, being able to grab a box here or there means more range time.

 

[ma deuce]

I long ago lost patience with scouring the area Walmarts and other places for .22. If I happen to walk into a LGS and they've got some for sale at a reasonable price, I'll buy some if it's something I want. If it's trash (Remington, not to mention any names), forget it. I've had good luck with online sources, and have limited my buying there to MiniMags and Fiocchi HV whenever I see it for $0.10 or less. I've got plenty, and have been giving away the lesser stuff to those in need.

 

[RussellD]

local walmart had bulk packs on the shelf this morning. I picked up three and left one for the next guy. After this its going to be limited to CCI mini mags.

 

[waffenmac]

I sold a friend two bricks of CCI Quiet today for 7 cents a round. What I paid. 22LR is still MIA in Atlanta. But I have a stash+.

In the last 18 months I have been in and out of the 4 Wal-Marts around me fairly frequently, and I have only seen and bought 22 four times. The latest purchase was 3 boxes of 333 rounds of Winchester for 17.47 each. Now granted I am not the type to go out of my way to check but I do religiously check every time I am in Wal-Mart. So keep checking an it will work out.

 

[federali]

The Walmarts near me do not sell guns or ammo. I'd have to drive quite deep into the next county to find ammo at a Walmart. It's not worth a half tank of gas unless I'm out there for something else such as a social occasion.

I've got quite a bit of .22 RF ammo from an estate and I find myself using it like it's coming from an eye dropper. Anyway, I've long since grown bored shooting .22 RF so my ammo just sits around growing whiskers. At the rate I use it, it should last me another 120 years.

 

[MyDads38]

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...

Well, looks like "one of these days" has come around!

Past 2 weeks, local sporting goods store has had BRICKS/BUCKETS of 22 ammo on the shelf! Last week I was able to get a 525 pack of Rem Golden Bullet HP's @ $24.99 and a 500 pack of Rem Thunderbolts @ $23.99. They also had the Fed Auto Match 325 packs @ $19.99, but you were limited to only 2 bulk packs per day. Surprisingly, people walking around the ammo area weren't looking for 22 ammo? Usually, it's who can grab them first!

This weekend, same store had Rem 1,400 Bucket-o-Bullets @ $74.99. Even with tax, it comes out to $.057/round. Wish I could've afforded a 2nd bucket, but hey, I've been able to buy 22 ammo for 2 weeks at less than $.06/round-so I'm happy!

 

[gutterman]

I remember when you by 50 rounds for 50 cents.

 

[TIMETRIPPER]

I remember when you by 50 rounds for 50 cents.

And I remember the days that most homes only had a box or two of .22 in the gun cabinet because the stores always had it on hand and at that price.
'Course, there were also no gun shows or the internet for hoarders to sell their ill gotten booty.

John

 

[Wishoot]

Still diddley - squat around here.

 

[redlevel]

'Course, there were also no gun shows or the internet for hoarders to sell their ill gotten booty.

John

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.

 

[poorjohnny]

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.
can i have your stash when you die

 

[redlevel]

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.
can i have your stash when you die

I'm sure my heirs will have an estate auction.
You are welcome to make a bid.

 

[shil]

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.

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.