Why you can't find any 22 ammo!

[Cameramonkey]

on a related note, I was in Walmart this AM on the way to work and the ammo cabinet looked pre-panic. thousands of rounds (each) of 9, 40, 45, etc. Also saw almost 1,000 rounds in CCI standard boxes.

Could the panic be subsiding?

Edited for clarity.

 

[Mike.B]

With the high failure rate I have seen from those brands in the past I don't buy it. When you see 30% or better of ammo from a box fail to fire or cycle properly you stay away. If it works in your items for you.

 

[pudly]

I'll repeat my offer then. I've never seen anything remotely like that failure rate with either of those two. My favorite bulk .22 is Federal, but Blazer is a close second.

 

[BogWalker]

With the high failure rate I have seen from those brands in the past I don't buy it. When you see 30% or better of ammo from a box fail to fire or cycle properly you stay away. If it works in your items for you.

I use to have about the same failure rate with Remington bulk ammo in one of my firearms. The problem was the gun, not the ammo. Detail clean your bolt, and if that fails look for a new firing pin and firing pin spring. You may have a broken/worn firing pin or a weak spring.

 

[dusty88]

Is that house near Greenfield ? Window looks familiar.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

on a related note, I was in Walmart this AM on the way to work and the ammo cabinet looked pre-panic. thousands of rounds (each) of 9, 40, 45, etc. Also saw almost 1,000 CCI standard boxes.

Could the panic be subsiding?

1000 boxes?? I was happy to see about a dozen at the Walmart on U.S. 31 South yesterday. They were all gone today though.

 

[Cameramonkey]

1000 boxes?? I was happy to see about a dozen at the Walmart on U.S. 31 South yesterday. They were all gone today though.

no, 1000 rounds. I edited my post for clarity.

 

[Gluemanz28]

I picked up about 6,000 rounds last week at my LGS. $20 for 325 bulk and $30 for 550 bulk box. I have been working on my action targets plate rack and dueling tree. The Grandkids are happy little fellers.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

no, 1000 rounds. I edited my post for clarity.

Rats... I was optimistic!

 

[Hawkeye]

Most recent rumouir I heard was that the big box shops were hoarding supplies of .22 LR to be released on the Black Friday Sales....

 

[BogWalker]

Most recent rumouir I heard was that the big box shops were hoarding supplies of .22 LR to be released on the Black Friday Sales....

I highly doubt that. It sells easy enough as is. No reason to make a special promotion of it.

 

[1775usmarine]

Dupe

 

[pudly]

I highly doubt that. It sells easy enough as is. No reason to make a special promotion of it.

You do realize the door buster specials on Black Friday are all about getting you in the door, right? Seems like dangling affordable and plentiful .22s before gun owners would do a pretty good job of that.

 

[Hawkeye]

You do realize the door buster specials on Black Friday are all about getting you in the door, right? Seems like dangling affordable and plentiful .22s before gun owners would do a pretty good job of that.

Precisely.

 

[AA&E]

Drives ya crazy doesn't it?
I buy every rd I can and sock it back to keep these hoarders from getting it.

That made me laugh for some reason.

 

[AA&E]

I believe there was a member on here a few years back (he's a shooter now), that claimed to have close to 1,000,000 rounds of .22.

IMO, He should sell about 3/4 of that and still have a reasonable inventory for person use/if **** hits the fan.

 

[AA&E]

I've never owned a .22lr, and I don't see myself getting one anytime soon. Why pay what I can get 500 rounds of 9mm for it (reloading), plus the headache of not being able to find it?

I do have 22lr's but I too have come to a similar conclusion regarding reloading. Plus it gives me and my son some time together doing things we enjoy. Passing this knowledge on to the next generation in hopes he can pass it on to his son later on...

 

[lordjackel]

Was at Dick's in Noblesville yesterday. They had 20+ boxes of Federal 325 bulk packs for $19.99. 1 box per person if anyone is interested.

 

[JettaKnight]

Was at Dick's in Noblesville yesterday. They had 20+ boxes of Federal 325 bulk packs for $19.99. 1 box per person if anyone is interested.

Yuck.

What I'm looking for is the Federal 510 - LRN SV. Or CCI SV and select.

 

[cosermann]

...assuming you paid on average 5 cents a round and assert you have 237,500 rounds my high school math skills tell me you have over $11,000 in the cost of your .22 inventory...

OP said 23,750 rounds, not 237,500 rounds. Only $1,187 (and 50 cents).