New norm for 22 bricks?

[AJMBLAZER]

Just bought three boxes of plain ol' CCI .22LR 40gr lead round noses for $3.50 per 50 at Walmart. They had a shelf full of it yesterday.
That's not much of an increase over what it was before last December.

My local WM sells the bulk packs of Rem/Win/whatever .22LR in the low $20's but I haven't seen any since supply is low and demand is high. That's again pretty close to what it was selling for around here last December. Couple bucks more.

Just got a Bass Pro catalog. They're listing the usual bulk packs in the high teens to mid $20's. Again, about normal.

Now if I could just get more MiniMags.

 

[M.Fusion]

I'm still angry I can't buy a brick of 22's for $10 again!!!

Omg! What year was this? The cheapest I've bought a brick of .22lr was $23

 

[ladyT]

This ^^^^^

The high price of ammo is one reason the kids & I fish more these days.

I think there's more to the "shortage" than meets the eye.

I know, take off the tinfoil hat - they ain't listen' anyway!

GF

I have to agree about the statement that there is more to this shortage than meets the eye. Tuesday is the frst of october and while its somewhat better one would think after this much time production would have caught up with the increased demand. Another thing that bothers me is the lack of 45acp guns. There are probably about 20-30 for sale in the city and thats it. I can find Springfield plastic but non plastic of any brand, forget it. Kimbers, maybe one or two.

 

[Gunhacker]

I hate to say it, but I suspect the wildcard in the continued higher prices could be due to the continued high demand/panic buying from California, of both ammo and firearms. For the last few years we have been faced with the threat of new legislation that would ban internet/mail order purchasing and add draconian requirements for making local ammo purchase (pass a background check, obtain a purchasing permit, quantity limit per month, etc)... and that's just at the state level, certain urban cities want to pass laws to take it even further.

There is even pending legislation that seeks to ban certain bullet types and material from sale here.

I've not seen any change at the Wal-Mart where I used to get ammo from... the shelves are still barren. CA is a large state with a ton of gun owners/shooters, and until the spigot is finally turned off by our law makers, people will be buying because paying higher prices now to get what we can in quanity, is better than what it will cost in this state in the near furture, when "cheap ammo" will mean needing to drive out is state to Nevada, Arizona or Oregon... if they will still sell ammo to us.

 

[Old cop]

I recently saw a brick in my LGS for $60 . . . . I walked away.

 

[hangnoose]

CALLING A #325,350,375 COUNT A BRICK!

Just a tad over (with tax) my self imposed 8 cent per, or 40$/#500 brick. I wanted to try NEW TO ME, cci 40 gr copper plated 1200 fps AR TACTICAL 22 lr's. any feedback on them?

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Decent stuff. Nothing special though. Runs through all my guns, and my dad's Chiappa AR22 upper, just the same as Remington and Winchester bulk boxes that have more for less.

 

[hangnoose]

GETTING RAPED

NO sellers can "RAPE" you unless you bend over for them first. IMO all ammo prices are gonna go up to some degree and not ever return to where they were. Draw your own REALISTIC line in the sand and stick to it. I'm guessing the new norm at 20-25$/500 for the cheap stuff up to 40$/500 for the more premium. That's my GUESTIMATE.

 

[hangnoose]

MARKETING

ADD 5-10$ more for ANYTHING that says TACTICAL, or ZOMBIE on it.

 

[arizona98tj]

I just received my Natchezss catalog today, They have bricks of 525 count 22's for sale. Price $39.95. If it is going in their catalog I assume it will be their "normal" price. unless someday they go "on sale".

This past Monday, I bought a brick of 500 at the local Cabela's for $21.99.

I guess some retailers will charge whatever they figure they can get away with while others will be more reasonable.

 

[Just another 22 shooter]

Just a tad over (with tax) my self imposed 8 cent per, or 40$/#500 brick. I wanted to try NEW TO ME, cci 40 gr copper plated 1200 fps AR TACTICAL 22 lr's. any feedback on them?

Good stuff. If I had to choose one 22rf brand this is what I would shoot. Heck my Sig Mosquito loves it, so you know its gotta be good.

 

[df06]

At a gun show in St Paul this morning, there were a few scattered bricks and some of the 525 and 550 federal bulk packs. Cheapest I saw was $45. I let them sit right on the table.

 

[ladyT]

I hate to say it, but I suspect the wildcard in the continued higher prices could be due to the continued high demand/panic buying from California, of both ammo and firearms. For the last few years we have been faced with the threat of new legislation that would ban internet/mail order purchasing and add draconian requirements for making local ammo purchase (pass a background check, obtain a purchasing permit, quantity limit per month, etc)... and that's just at the state level, certain urban cities want to pass laws to take it even further.

There is even pending legislation that seeks to ban certain bullet types and material from sale here.

I've not seen any change at the Wal-Mart where I used to get ammo from... the shelves are still barren. CA is a large state with a ton of gun owners/shooters, and until the spigot is finally turned off by our law makers, people will be buying because paying higher prices now to get what we can in quanity, is better than what it will cost in this state in the near furture, when "cheap ammo" will mean needing to drive out is state to Nevada, Arizona or Oregon... if they will still sell ammo to us.

You know I had not considered that impact.

 

[Robotech]

In the last few months, Dunham's Sports had been selling Rem Golden 525 bulk packs at $21.99. This last week they had the Golden 1400-round bucket bulk packs at $65. Not great prices, or the most accurate/consistent rounds, and seldom in stock, but I manage to find something often enough to keep shooting.

 

[big&slow]

.22 gouge

Just returned from vacation at Topsail Island, NC.
Thought I'd take a visit to "Surf City Guns"
Everything I saw was 20% higher than MSRP.
500 rounds of CCI mini mags $100!
Will not be returning.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Pre 2008 a brick was under $10.

After the first shortage in 2009 a brick was rarely under $20.

I'm still angry I can't buy a brick of 22's for $10 again!!!

Omg! What year was this? The cheapest I've bought a brick of .22lr was $23

As I said in the post you quoted, those bricks that were under $10 each were back in 2008, not all that long ago. I remember the regular price was either $8.99 or $9.99 depending on where you bought and Cabela's would run sales for only $6.99/brick. And yes, that was up until 2008 when the current administration took office.

How old are you that you never paid less than $23/brick of 22LR? Seriously, a brick of 22's could be had for as low as $6.99 only 5 years ago. I still have some of those bricks in my 22 ammo box. 5 years ago isn't all that far back...

 

[zoom6zoom]

Bricks always used to be 1000 rounds, too... not this 450 or 500 stuff

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Never seen them bigger than the 5xx sizes.

I do remember when they were $8.99 or so though.

 

[freddy137]

Remington .22LR Gold Bullets, 525 rounds / brick for $23.95 at Bass Pro Outpost in Tallahassee at their grand opening last week, limit one per customer.
One of the managers told me they sold 550,000 rounds of .22LR in the first six hours the store opened.

I was there and he wasn't exaggerating. There was plenty of .223 and 5.56 at less than 10 dollars a 20pack but the .22's were gone. Two weeks later I did get some Remington s by the 500 brick at the right price, it was less than $25 a brick.

 

[JIMBO1950]

I like to drive so i pay the price for gas, i like to shoot alot and i pay the price for ammo.If you want to play you gotta pay!