What should .22 cost?

[pvtjohnson]

Hi everyone.

I bought a Ruger 10/22 on the weekend, and I am looking to stock up on some .22 ammo. Nothing fancy, just bulk packs. Anyways, I've never bought .22 before, and I'm wondering what it should be worth. Canadian tire has packs of 1,600 CCI ammo in a ammo can for 129.99. Is that a good price? Anyways im just curious on what .22 ammo should be priced at.

 

[trebor2880]

Bulk packs, Win. 555, Federal Champion 525, usually go for between 20 and 30 bucks at CTC or Walmart.

 

[silverfoxdj]

Seems okay for CCI but other bulk plain jane ammo should run around .05 cents a round IMHO

 

[Steyr1]

$34 at CT last week for ~500 packs.

 

[pvtjohnson]

Thanks for the replies. Figured I'll go stock up today, just needed a ballpark on prices. Also I get a kick out of looking at all the boxes of ammo when I get them home.

 

[Chuckbuster]

$130 for 1600 rounds is over $40/500. I'd look for something else before paying that much for bulk .22 ammo.

 

[Deuce636]

I just paid $200 for a case of 5000 Blazers on the weekend

 

[pvtjohnson]

Looks like im hittin up wallyworld this afternoon!

 

[joe-nwt]

Really, when you get down to it, 22lr ammo has not really gone up in price that much over the years. I mean, 40 years ago a box cost about a dollar. Now its $2.50-ish. In the same time span we've seen gasoline go from about 9¢ a litre to what, $1.25? A corvette coupe from $5600 to well over $70,000.

22lr is still a great buy all things considered.

 

[condomboy]

$130 for 1600 rounds is over $40/500. I'd look for something else before paying that much for bulk .22 ammo.

if I remember correctly there was a thread about the 1600 ammo cans earlier and they were said to be MiniMags and $130 for 1600 MiniMags is a good buy

 

[woobie]

Go to your local gun shop or if you don't have one Walmart, Canadian Tire, TSC etc etc and buy one of each 50pk of .22 rounds. Go out and burn through it all and see what shoots the best for you and your rifle.

Then start buying bulk.

 

[ciphery]

In an ideal world the ammo would be free... LoL
But Win555 should be $27-30 and go on sale for $18-20

 

[AlbertaGunslinger]

Usually CCI Mini Mags are $7 per 100, you are paying more for the ammo can. As someone mentioned winchester 555 packs are the best deal for about $22 at walmart, federal 525 packs for $24 are great as well.

 

[magdump]

My Ruger SR-22 loves the minimag round nose. The hollow points jam occasionally.

 

[blasted_saber]

Around $25/500 (plus tax) for generally plinking ammo

 

[boltonscouter]

Somehow I have a mental block paying more than $0.05 per round for bulk packed ammo. I can usually find it for in the 4.5 cent range. I think the most I've paid is $0.06 per round and that was just because it was CCI Blazer. As others have stated, buy a whole bunch of different 50 round boxes of ammo and try them to see what your rifle cycles best and is most accurate with. Last thing you want is 1600 rounds of ammo your rifle doesn't like ......... that's no deal at any price!

 

[hometownhero]

For mini mags they are $7-8 per 100. For bulk ammo it should be around $22 per 500. Mini mags are alot better then the bulk box crap

 

[jackrabbit000]

I just buy the Federal Champion at Cabelas for $94.99. 2100 rds in an ammo can (4 x 525 packs)

 

[pvtjohnson]

I bought a pack of winchester 333's from walmart. See how they go in the 1 0/22 when i get back from work

i wish we had a cabelas in calgary.

 

[SandRoad]

Really, when you get down to it, 22lr ammo has not really gone up in price that much over the years. I mean, 40 years ago a box cost about a dollar. Now its $2.50-ish. In the same time span we've seen gasoline go from about 9¢ a litre to what, $1.25? A corvette coupe from $5600 to well over $70,000.

22lr is still a great buy all things considered.

I have some 50 round boxes of 22s from 40+ years ago, and many were in the $1 to $2 range. As you note, relatively speaking, they are much cheaper now than they were back then.

if I remember correctly there was a thread about the 1600 ammo cans earlier and they were said to be MiniMags and $130 for 1600 MiniMags is a good buy

Also, as for the OP's deal, I know that some places are selling CCI Mini Mags, 1500 in an ammo box for around $125. Is the ammo actually Mini Mags, not Blazer?

If so, then the price is very reasonable.