.09-.11 a round is the norm here in metro atl when buying from individuals.
i have been in the cumming ga walmart and have seen either federal or cci in stcock,but you have to hit it at the right time.
they have gotten savy to the flippers and changed the times they put it on shelf and do so randomly,plus if you stare at the ammo case the person that works that area heads over to electronics.
so many people have gotten into shooting since 2008 that demand is high and production cant keep up.
my wife never could figure out why i had her buy a brick of 22lr(when it was 5.97 a brick)every time she went to walmart,stuff ads up.
The hoarders buy all the 22lr at the local Walmarts. Group of retired guys get it all.
I haven’t seen any at Walmart in a long time. They have 45acp, 9mm and 5.56 but no 22…
What is Walmart charging for a brick of 22lr?
the 325 pack of federal automatch was 17 or 18…not 35 like some people charge and the cci mini mag 40 or 36 grain was 36 for 500 plus tax
I was at a local Sportsmans Warehouse and at 0945 there were 10 guys standing at the door with another 5 or 6 still in their cars since it was cold and windy. All of them but one was an older retired guy. At 5 minutes to the doors opening an employee came out and said there were no .22’s and 7 of the 10 left along with most of the cars. The other 3 went in and checked at the gun counter for powder. When they were told there was no powder, they left as well. I wonder how much of that ammo is showing up on the internet for sale at double the price? kwg
Probably more than we think. Probably a lot goes to the LGS as well.
In my location about all 22 LR is going to and out of LGS at $.09 a round or more. One was rebagging it in sandwich bags and charging $.25 a round the other is reselling in origin packages marked up… at least I can get 9mms, 45, 223/5.56, 308, 12 GA. locally.
I scored 1000 win m22’s @ .05 a round. Yea Tuesday!
I finally found some 22lr at our Rural King store. 333’s are
going for $16.99 each. I was there to buy something else and decided to check on the ammo.
I was surprised they had any. I didn’t buy all they had. Called a friend and he bought some and left some for others.
Then I went and bought a S W 15-22. Should be a lot of fun to shoot for very little money. I am paying $.45 a rd for 5.56 and only .05 for .22lr. I know which one I will shoot the most
Just back ordered 4,000 rounds of Federal 22lr from midway. Estimated in stock date is November. Arggg. I know thats a long way off but I figured I needed to be a bit more proactive with my ammo supply.
This is what happens frequently. OWG’s waiting at opening time for ammo to be delivered and buying it all out.
Its a perpetual cycle and its why the shortage continues…
I ordered. 5 boxes of cci from midsouthshooters in Feb last year. Still waiting.
I hate that shit! Drives me nuts.
I can take a hint.
There’s a lot of times when a guy will be asking about components or parts and knowing where he is can help a lot. i.e. “I see you’re in AZ… stop by Iraqgunz’s house and he’ll fix it for free” or if there’s a hazmat product like primers, someone near him may have a few to let him try without shipping issues, etc.
OWGs… Olympic Winter Games? One World Government?
Anyway, I can’t see how this is going to go on indefinitely. Yes, there are more guns out there than ever, many of them .22s. Yes, there are more people shooting more .22lr than ever. On the other hand, a lot of guys are clearly just hoarding. Once they’ve hoarded enough, then hopefully they’ll stop or better yet, start selling. Then rather suddenly the bubble will pop and ammo will be available at reasonable prices again.
Don’t believe it? Just think of where .223/5.56 was six months ago (available nowhere, or wretchedly overpriced), and where it is now (available everywhere, typically at less than $400/1,000 for brass-cases).
OWGs = Old White Guys, I reckon.
very unreliable in both my s&w M&P15-22’s (consistent failures to extract, which leads to an immediate double feed) and in my friends umarex m4 clone
will not run in my tacsol glock .22 upper where cci runs almost flawlessly.
however, i find that if i alternate a cci ar tactical, mini mag or win m-22 with a round of aguila, the gun will run well. i believe it is because the cci’s have lubed/waxed bullets and the aguilas do not.
after i’m through the ones i have, probably won’t buy any more.
I hope you are right, but I won’t hold my breath…
Consider this though: why is 9mm still hard to find in some areas?? I’m already seeing plenty of 40 and 45, but why no 9mm???
The reason that 223/5.56 became available sooner is that there are many other rifle calibers that people use (7.62, 5.45, 300BLK, etc) besides that. So people who had other options such as 7.62x39 and 5.45 are able to stock up on those, while giving a break to 223/5.56 and letting supply catch up. Its also reloadable so people can reuse their brass and handload.
Not so much with 22’s. There’s really no other caliber like 22lr and its not reloadable. That is probably the major factor. 17hmr and 22WMR are still non-existent or hard to find locally. People who have 22lr guns will have no choice but to keep buying it until they feel more secure and that the current political climate has calmed down (or they run out of money).
You got it.
install the free Chrome extension Page Monitor. you bookmark all your favorite online ammo resellers and the extension notifies you when the product page changes (i.e., the text “out of stock” changes to “add to cart”).
Using this I was able to accumulate…um, a LOT…of .22 at reasonable prices last year. MidwayUSA, Gander Mountain, natchez, etc.
It goes fast, so set the timer to check every 5 - 10 mins and you’ll start scoring ammo every week or couple of days. In fact, I found myself starting to get choosy.