Is anyone finding reasonable priced 22 ammo? The only stuff I can find is about 17 to 18 cents a round!
22 LR Ammo Availability
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Colorado Cowboy
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swampokie
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The disappearance of 22 ammo is one of the most puzzling things ive ever seen. We can put man on the moon but not 22 ammo on the shelf. Where theres demand there should be money to be made. I don't understand why ammo companies cant expand and ramp up production and make billions. Puzzling...
Its the government and hoarders causing the issue with supply. Government is on a large buying spree and panicked buyers are picking it up even if they dont need it . Hoping that in the next year or so the new equipment is in place to add more production to the ammo companies.
A lot of them were leary of ramping up and buying to much equipment for fear of ot just being a short rush. So that put them way behind on catching up
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A lot of them were leary of ramping up and buying to much equipment for fear of ot just being a short rush. So that put them way behind on catching up
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Colorado Cowboy
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3 weeks ago our local Rifle/Pistol Club (I'm a Director) held our annual gun show. It is at the Co Fairgrounds and was the biggest ever as we have expanded it and is now called Gun Show & Sportsman's Expo. Record attendance and vendors and the club cleared over $15 grand. I had a table and spent 3 days there. Lots of vendors had .22 ammo and lots took most of it home. Way too expensive was the reason. CCI box of 100/ $22.00 and most was over $100 per brick.
I personally think the supply is getting better and will continue to as long as the price stays high. IMHO hoarders are the reason for most of the .22 ammo situation.
I personally think the supply is getting better and will continue to as long as the price stays high. IMHO hoarders are the reason for most of the .22 ammo situation.
I think the problem is they realize that once the shelves are full people will quit buying it so fast. Right now people buy it fast for fear they won't be able to get it in the future.
Colorado Cowboy
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I thing you are exactly right! Also even tho we bitch how expensive it is, .22 rimfire is really still pretty cheap compared to other ammo and you can store lots of it because of its size.
libidilatimmy
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Somebody's getting their hands on it. A quick search on GB pulled up over 1000 auctions. However, everyone and their dog wants top dollar for it.
Work2hunt
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I've been able to get my hands on a few bricks recently for $30-35 per brick depending on what brand. Limit of 1 or 2 per customer still. Not the good quality stuff put it still works great for plinking with the kids.
swampokie
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jims
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I found CCI mini mag 100 ct boxes at Walmart last month for $7. I was at our local Cabela's one evening a couple of weeks ago and they were stocking the shelves with 500 ct boxes of Winchester 22 Super X's. I recall they were $30-35 a brick. There are web applications that let you track Walmart inventories. It's not always reliable but it has allowed me to run to local Walmarts few times and find recently stocked .22 and .22 mag ammunition.
Musket Man
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It was on shelves briefly here sometime last fall but then it went away again and havent seen any since. I agree ppl are buying it anytime they see it because they dont know when they will be able to again.
IdahoSkies
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There is always a trickle around, but I agree. Its a "demand" side shortage, not a supply side. The demand is caused by the re-sellers and the folks who have been burned in the past and want to stock up some. This leaves the weekend shooter who generally only picked up a brick when he planned to shoot it that day high and dry.
They are out there, and prices are really all over the place (occasionally I can still find them at .05 a round on the shelf), but most of the time its .08-.12. Occasionally its even been worth it to me to pay the shipping and handling from some place, like Palmetto, when there was a good deal. But find .22 these days is like a full time job.
They are out there, and prices are really all over the place (occasionally I can still find them at .05 a round on the shelf), but most of the time its .08-.12. Occasionally its even been worth it to me to pay the shipping and handling from some place, like Palmetto, when there was a good deal. But find .22 these days is like a full time job.
Humblesmith
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- Sep 26, 2013
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I asked the guy at my local outdoor store and he said they get some in fairly often, but retired guys come in every morning just to hoard 22 ammo. He said one guy said he had over 20,000 rounds and was in the store every single morning looking for more, but never went shooting. What a waste. I don't have time to go look all the time. I have about 350 rounds left that I've been frugal with, just not shooting much so it won't run out. I figure in 15 years these hoarders will die and there will be a billion rounds for sale at garage sales for a dollar. Meanwhile I can find a little, but it's twice as expensive as it ought to be.
RockChucker30
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Here is a really good article on the reasons behind the 22 shortage:
http://sierrabullets.wordpress.com/2014/04/07/why-cant-i-find-22-lr-ammunition/
Hoarders and price gougers are part of the problem, but the big reason for the shortage is that demand exceeds supply.
If there are 70 million gun owners in the US and even half of them own a 22 and would like to purchase even one brick of 500 rds, then that means the immediate demand is for 17,500,000,000 rounds. With a production capacity of 25-30 million rounds per day, suppliers are at almost a 2 YEAR backlog of production. Sure, money is flowing into increased capacity, but that doesn't happen overnight, and right now would you invest several million dollars into hard equipment to make 22 knowing that the bubble will probably burst in 2-5 years and you stand a chance of dialing back production or even shutting down?
http://sierrabullets.wordpress.com/2014/04/07/why-cant-i-find-22-lr-ammunition/
Hoarders and price gougers are part of the problem, but the big reason for the shortage is that demand exceeds supply.
If there are 70 million gun owners in the US and even half of them own a 22 and would like to purchase even one brick of 500 rds, then that means the immediate demand is for 17,500,000,000 rounds. With a production capacity of 25-30 million rounds per day, suppliers are at almost a 2 YEAR backlog of production. Sure, money is flowing into increased capacity, but that doesn't happen overnight, and right now would you invest several million dollars into hard equipment to make 22 knowing that the bubble will probably burst in 2-5 years and you stand a chance of dialing back production or even shutting down?
I agree with Humblesmith, people are hoarding it like crazy without any reason, and one day the hoarders will realize that their hoard no longer has any value. I also heard first hand from the guys at Walmart who say every morning it's the same line of guys who show up early every day to see what came in overnight and snatch it up. I was fortunate a few weeks ago when I went to Walmart early on a Saturday to get my oil changed and while I was waiting I wandered over to the sporting goods dept and the guy had just found a case of 22's that they missed the day before. Of course I bought my 3 brick limit. But then again, I am an NRA certified firearms instructor, and even though I only teach about 2-3 classes per year, I quickly burn through 2 bricks for 15 students to qualify at the Promarksman level. It's out there, but you just have to be in the right place at the right time, and eventually the maddness will come to an end.