DWalt
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Then use small rifle. They work fine in handgun loads in my revolvers, have used them for many years.
Is the 22LR drought over?
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Then use small rifle. They work fine in handgun loads in my revolvers, have used them for many years.
The Norseman
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22lr drought over?
I think the 22lr drought is not quite over.
I see 22lr at all stores but in very small
quantities, and 10cents/rnd and up.
Not in the quantities before Sandy Hook.
I would not base that on Walmart quantities.
There are employees there, that buy all 22lr
before it gets to floor. Remember Walmart
employees get an employee discount.
It's pretty bad when a friend of mine that
works at Walmart can't even get any 22lr.
That's why I always advocate put out the 22lr
at different times of the day. Also if you ask
the associate to scan the tags they can tell
you if it is in (in the "back"), happened to me
twice now (oh, I didn't know we had some).
I buy every time 22lr is around 6cents/rnd.
There is an election coming.
I think the 22lr drought is not quite over.
I see 22lr at all stores but in very small
quantities, and 10cents/rnd and up.
Not in the quantities before Sandy Hook.
I would not base that on Walmart quantities.
There are employees there, that buy all 22lr
before it gets to floor. Remember Walmart
employees get an employee discount.
It's pretty bad when a friend of mine that
works at Walmart can't even get any 22lr.
That's why I always advocate put out the 22lr
at different times of the day. Also if you ask
the associate to scan the tags they can tell
you if it is in (in the "back"), happened to me
twice now (oh, I didn't know we had some).
I buy every time 22lr is around 6cents/rnd.
There is an election coming.
Stopped at my LGS last Friday........... .22Lr " Sale"......$24 for 300 pack of CCI (Was $27.99) and $22 or 23 for the 325 pack of Federal........ .22mag $15.99 and $16.99.
Also pushing Sport IIs ....about $525 IIRC ...... older orders being filled over the past two weeks.................
Also pushing Sport IIs ....about $525 IIRC ...... older orders being filled over the past two weeks.................
Thanks, but I've still got around 7,500 small pistol primers. Time to replenish.
CATI1835
US Veteran
I was at Academy Saturday. They had an large supply of .22 ammo. They had CCI standard and Minimag, CCI subsonic, two flavors of Remington, the new Browning offering, Winchester, Federal and about 6 others I don't remember. All were in 50 or 100 round packaging, no bulk. There was a 500 round limit. My wife and I both bought our limit. Pricing? The Minimag was $7.99/100, standard velocity was $6.99/100. Subsonic was also $7.99/100. Others were similarly priced. Yes, it is higher than it was 5 years ago, but what isn't? I believe this is the new norm.
CATI1835
US Veteran
My weekend score. The Federal bulk was from a local gun show. The rest came from Academy. And I did leave plenty for the next guy.
2ffat
Member
MidWay has CCI standard velocity for sale, 1500 rnds for $150 in metal box.
M3Stuart
Member
Just use ammospy or one of those websites that will send you an email whenever its in stock, then order online.
Cabelas (one near me) has Rem T-bolt and plated HP for about $35/500 all the time. You can have it shipped or pickup at the store.
The only reason I quit ordering online is that most of the time I'd go in there they'd have the same stuff sitting on the shelf with a 1200 round limit.
Cabelas (one near me) has Rem T-bolt and plated HP for about $35/500 all the time. You can have it shipped or pickup at the store.
The only reason I quit ordering online is that most of the time I'd go in there they'd have the same stuff sitting on the shelf with a 1200 round limit.
I would say that as long as you are limited to how many you can buy then I would say the drought is still on going. I only expect things to get worse and there are two reasons for that. One is political and the other is I'm shooting more 22lr and 22mag so therefore it's going to dry up.
TeaDub
Member
Locally, it has gotten much better. My LGS has bulk packs of Remington and until recently the Federal Auto match for 6-7 cents per round. A brick or three can be had. Sales have slowed A LOT. Even 300 round packs of mini mags were available for weeks at under 10 cents a round. Even the CCI, AR Tactical reared it's head. The variety is what gives me hope.
I have cut way down on my 22 usage. I may have to grab another case and start enjoying my rimfires again. I miss the days when burning through a brick was just an afternoon of fun. And we usually just picked up the ammo on the way to shoot.
Nov could get ugly tho. It's a shame that things are just getting better and we may be starting over. I'll always keep 2-3 thousand rounds so I'm not caught flatfooted again. Even if I haven't been shooting volume as much, I want to be able to break them out occasionally.
I have cut way down on my 22 usage. I may have to grab another case and start enjoying my rimfires again. I miss the days when burning through a brick was just an afternoon of fun. And we usually just picked up the ammo on the way to shoot.
Nov could get ugly tho. It's a shame that things are just getting better and we may be starting over. I'll always keep 2-3 thousand rounds so I'm not caught flatfooted again. Even if I haven't been shooting volume as much, I want to be able to break them out occasionally.
fiasconva
US Veteran
How many of us would have ever thought that 50 rds of 22 would cost as much as 50 rds of 9mm?
Where I live, ammo cannot be delivered to a home. I have to go out shopping or order from Cabelas and have it shipped to a store for pick up.
I'm seeing a lot more of it these days - now that all the retailers like Cabelas, Wal-Mart, Academy, Bass Pro, etc. have got their prices for bottom of the barrel bulk 22 jacked up into the 8-10 cents per round range, and the better quality stuff is going for 12-15 cents per round.
Kinda reminds me of all the "oil shortages" over the last 50 years. Its in short supply until they get the prices jacked up to where they want them - then suddenly you can find and buy as much as you can afford.
Kinda reminds me of all the "oil shortages" over the last 50 years. Its in short supply until they get the prices jacked up to where they want them - then suddenly you can find and buy as much as you can afford.
In Australia we have never seen a low supply issue sometimes mini mags arnt in stock. But they always have cci sv's in stock in the last 2 years they always have 5000 round boxes for $300us ish each which is a good deal here.
Powder can be hit and miss but never taken more than 2 weeks to get I want.
But then again your ammo prices are way cheaper. I buy bulk 308 steel cased ammo at $.70c us a round. Decent stuff a $2+ per shot.
Decent 223 $1. Per round Bulk steel cased $.30us/round
Powder can be hit and miss but never taken more than 2 weeks to get I want.
But then again your ammo prices are way cheaper. I buy bulk 308 steel cased ammo at $.70c us a round. Decent stuff a $2+ per shot.
Decent 223 $1. Per round Bulk steel cased $.30us/round
Same here. Walmart barren, but others always have some stock.
ArchAngelCD
Moderator, SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
And it will remain that high until we refuse to pay the inflated prices. Even though I don't like it I refuse to pay more than 5¢ a round. Even that is hard to swallow when we were paying only 2¢ a round just 7years ago before this false shortage began.
My local sporting goods stores have plenty. Last week Walmart for the first time in 3 yrs had some when I typically go there after 7pm.
I don't think anyone putting their foot down and not buying ammo until the price goes down will see ammo prices drop to what they consider an acceptable level is. New shooters are joining the fold every day and they don't remember $5/100 22LR prices. $9/100 22LR at walmart is still much less than $24/100 9mm at Walmart.
If you want to keep shooting you'll pay the prices as long as you can afford them I guess.
When I shot 4H skeet in High School 25yrs ago, those 100rnd packs of Federal shotshells were ~$6 each. Now they are $23 and that is about as cheap as shotshells get.
I don't think anyone putting their foot down and not buying ammo until the price goes down will see ammo prices drop to what they consider an acceptable level is. New shooters are joining the fold every day and they don't remember $5/100 22LR prices. $9/100 22LR at walmart is still much less than $24/100 9mm at Walmart.
If you want to keep shooting you'll pay the prices as long as you can afford them I guess.
When I shot 4H skeet in High School 25yrs ago, those 100rnd packs of Federal shotshells were ~$6 each. Now they are $23 and that is about as cheap as shotshells get.
The days of 2 cents a round of 22lr have gone the way 19 cents a gallon of gasoline. One just has to adapt or quit shooting.
I can still get mini mags at Academy or CCI SV's for $7.99/100. Wish I could pick up some 9mm at those prices but the prices today are in a sweet spot compared to the recent past for 9mm so when I have free cash I try and pick some up.
I can still get mini mags at Academy or CCI SV's for $7.99/100. Wish I could pick up some 9mm at those prices but the prices today are in a sweet spot compared to the recent past for 9mm so when I have free cash I try and pick some up.
StakeOut
US Veteran
Look into Walmart's Perfecta 9MM at less tan $10/50
True, we do have to adapt.
BUT, this isn't the same as the 19 cent gallon of gasoline. That was 60 or 70 years ago, and it is to be expected that a lifetime of increasing taxation and inflation would result in today's gas prices.
2 cents a round was the price for 22LR ammo less than 10 years ago. What else has gone up 400%-500% in that period? In the last 10 years the price should have gone from 2 cents to less than 3 cents per round if it were just due to normal inflationary forces, and I know taxes haven't gone up that much in the last 10 years either.
No, this is something different. This has been an artificially created shortage, that then was exacerbated and prolonged by panic buying, hoarding, and profiteering. Like I said in an earlier post, now that the "normal" price is 4-5 times what it was before the "shortage" the supply is magically increasing.
Imagine that...
I seem to recall paying $7-$8 a brick for the cheapest bulk ammo in the late 70s- early 80s which equates to $20-$23 today
I for certain remember buying CCI MiniMags in 100 round boxes for $1.59 in the mid 70's. I can picture the boxes with the price tag on them in my head just as clear as day. The same thing is $10-$12 minimum today - when you can find them. That's a 6-7 fold increase. Definitely more than inflation at work there.
But the real measure isn't comparing today's price to 40 years ago, it's comparing today's price to 5 or 6 years ago - right before the shortage. Most of the increase has happened since then. Which I believe is exactly the intended consequence of creating the artificial shortage in the first place. Just my opinion.
Seven to seven-fifty per HUNDRED in the mid 70's?
WOW!
Were they gold-plated or something?!?
Or did you mean $7-$7.50 per BRICK (500)?
ChattanoogaPhil
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Wife and I went to the Cabela's that was recently built here. I'm here to tell ya... they had tons of 22. CCI, Remington, Federal, Norma... on and on... everyone was just walking on by. And so did I.
So yes, demand isn't what it used to be and supply is following accordingly. Falling prices next.
So yes, demand isn't what it used to be and supply is following accordingly. Falling prices next.
Seven to seven-fifty per HUNDRED in the mid 70's?
WOW!
Were they gold-plated or something?!?
Or did you mean $7-$7.50 per BRICK (500)?
5 years ago [emoji14]
OK, now I getcha. Even that seems a little high at 7 cents a round.
But still not nearly as bad as current prices - which are close to double that at retail stores around here.
